Wilkinsons real ale kit.

[anniemo]

Sounds like you've done a couple of kits and know the basics, so how about giving a Tribute Extract recipe pack a go? A little more complex than 2-can kits (you'll need to get a boil going and drop hops in at certain intervals) but not that complex, and you will end up with a beer close to Tribute:
http://www.brewuk.co.uk/tribute-extract-recipe.html

Thanks Darrell! Kits I've used so far have been the two cans job in a fermentation bin then syphoning off in to a bottom tap king keg and adding sugar. This extract method seems a bit more complex but I'd consider giving it a go. As you can tell I am fairly new to this and would just like to have a successful brew under my belt but the selection of kits is rather mind-boggling.

 

[Featherhat]

Wilko real ale was my first beer kit for over 20 years and I shall probably drink the last of the keg tonight. In my opinion this is a very nice beer. Nice colour, good head,malty aroma and just enough bitterness, undercut with a subtle fruity sweetness a bit like malt loaf. I bought the kit when it was on offer and if I remember correctly, I only paid sixteen quid for it, the same price as a one can kit with enhancer. I left it about a fortnight before I started drinking it and it's got progressively better as I've gone down the keg. I would definitely brew this again.

 

[anniemo]

Great, thanks! I've heard good things about both the Wilko Real Ale Kit and Woodeforde Wherry from research I've done online. It also seems that something between 6-10g of yeast is required and also 80g sugar. Would you also recommend fermenting the yeast in tepid water before adding to the bin?

 

[anniemo]

Quick update: I purchased a Woodeford Wherry kit and after a lot of advise from my dad bought a new fermentation bin with a better lid and a bubbler valve. So far so good and it's been bubbling away nicely over the last few days. Wish me luck, I'm hoping third time lucky :pray:

 

[Lesinge]

Been over a month a half since I brewed this but this is still very bitter...I was hoping it would mellow by now..hope it changes as it is quite a promising beer but bitterness without a real hop profile just doesn't work for me.

2 months and one week since brewing and this is a nice floral beer. Pity I am down to the last dozen bottles! leave this one for at least a month outside to get the best out of it.