Ale kits for a newbie?

[colliecrew]

Hi all,

Just join the forum and world of home brew.

I'm looking for some advice on the best ale kits for a home brew beginner, preferably kits that are fool proof :wha: !

Also, does anyone know of any ale kits that taste like Badger's Golden Glory or Harviestoun's Bitter and Twisted?

Many thanks

Campbell

 

[donny_1972]

Try Tom Caxton real ale it is pretty fool proof and nice tasting afetr about 4 weeks in the bottle.

 

[slowjoe]

Iv'e done a few tom caxton real ale as said fool proof and perfect results everytime.

 

[snail59]

Not done a Caxton kit so cant comment on those but have done a COOPERS ENGLISH BITTER and that turned out well.

NO KIT IS FOOL PROOF THOUGH.

You will need to be spot on with the cleaning/sanitizing/sterilizing (i now await the wrath of the man that is all knowing as I can never remember if it is sterilizing or sanitizing ) other wise it will not matter how good the kit is it will just be vinegar. Don't let that put you off it is not hard work and the end product will be worth the effort. What ever kit you choose there is a vast wealth of knowledge within the forum and the how to guides are well worth reading.

Regards Mick.

 

[BigYin]

St Peters Ruby Red Ale - top kit, highly recommend it :thumb:

 

[colliecrew]

Thanks for all the recommendations and advice.

I think I'll give the Tom Caxton a go!

 

[shearclass]

Also, does anyone know of any ale kits that taste like Badger's Golden Glory

Your local supermarket shuold stock some peach fruit cordial, just add water, no need to ferment!

 

[StubbsPKS]

Any two can kit will produce a decent brew. The one can kits tend to end up thin and watery due to the amount of sugar you need to add to reach your target Original Gravity.

I have only done the Wherry Bitter and the Milestone Raspberry Wheat 2 can kits, but both turned out quite delicious

 

[mickeyt69]

Also, does anyone know of any ale kits that taste like Badger's Golden Glory

Your local supermarket shuold stock some peach fruit cordial, just add water, no need to ferment!

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[luckyeddie]

Also, does anyone know of any ale kits that taste like Badger's Golden Glory

Your local supermarket shuold stock some peach fruit cordial, just add water, no need to ferment!

Oh, you little devil you.

:rofl:

 

[shearclass]

Ha! Golden Glory is the only beer to date that my girlfriend likes (though bless her, she at least tries every beer i buy) and the only reason i had it was because she bought me some for my birthday last week.

I literally could not believe what i was drinking, it doesn't taste of beer! I can appreciate how they may be refreshing in a beer garden in the sun perhaps, so I'm not knocking it.

Apologies I had nothing more productive to add to the thread!

let me know how your Tom Caxton works out. I've just been given a Tom ?Caxton Kit, again for my birthday, by my mam. Wouldn't be something i'd have picked myself, but will see how it goes. Interesting that it contains some sort of hop oil.

 

[abeyptfc]

Any two can kit will produce a decent brew. The one can kits tend to end up thin and watery due to the amount of sugar you need to add to reach your target Original Gravity.

I have only done the Wherry Bitter and the Milestone Raspberry Wheat 2 can kits, but both turned out quite delicious

i second the raspberry wheat beer, absolute tremendous out of the corny! coopers draught and real ale r good, id try the real ale with 1kg of light malt extract, or 500g lme and 500g brown sugar brew to 20 litres,

 

[mickeyt69]

I would reccomend Brupaks Fixby gold and anything by brupaks they were the best kits i did a few quid more than most but somuch better