Dark Rock kits

[Branny]

I’m sure you’ll be pleased with the finished products.

The bonus of being cans (as opposed to those annoying pouches) and the inclusion of Pure Brew with the enhancers for £22.25 seems great value for kits that are so well received.

 

[White Rose Al]

Keep an eye on Dark Rocks YouTube channel, sounds like they will be showcasing kits

 

[GazzaW57]

Well it’s now been some 6 to 8 weeks since I bottled my Riwaka Pale Ale, and I’m afraid I’m a tad underwhelmed by the final result. I’m not sure whether I’m just used to IPAs, or whether I’ve done something wrong, but I’m afraid I just don’t find it very palatable. I followed the excellent instructions to the letter and all I’ve ended up with is an over carbonated beer that’s very bitter and lacking in any real flavour, I’m going to leave it for a further 2 to 3 weeks, to see if that improves it in any way. The IPA from the Range I did a while back, has improved in the bottle quite a bit over the past 10 weeks or sp, so I hope this will be the same.

 

[Dave.A]

Well it’s now been some 6 to 8 weeks since I bottled my Riwaka Pale Ale, and I’m afraid I’m a tad underwhelmed by the final result. I’m not sure whether I’m just used to IPAs, or whether I’ve done something wrong, but I’m afraid I just don’t find it very palatable. I followed the excellent instructions to the letter and all I’ve ended up with is an over carbonated beer that’s very bitter and lacking in any real flavour, I’m going to leave it for a further 2 to 3 weeks, to see if that improves it in any way. The IPA from the Range I did a while back, has improved in the bottle quite a bit over the past 10 weeks or sp, so I hope this will be the same.

I have just done the Riwaka and as you, was expecting something good. I was very disappointed. Agree with everything you say about it, in fact, I am thinking of throwing out the last 8 litres or so that’s left.

 

[Bitter_Dave]

Fermentation ambient temp of 22/23 c seems a bit on the high side, especially considering temp of beer will rise above this. FG of 1.006 also seems a bit low, which might make it taste a bit thin and therefore accentuate the bitterness?

I've not made these kits before so can't comment what they should be like though.

 

[GhostShip]

My Riwaka is currently in the brew fridge and will be going out to the shed tomorrow or Saturday. Sorry to hear you guys have been underwhelmed, but I'm thinking something might have gone wrong? The Partridge Brothers giving it 10/10 means it must have something going for it. I'll post a review of mine in due course.

 

[Dave.A]

My Riwaka is currently in the brew fridge and will be going out to the shed tomorrow or Saturday. Sorry to hear you guys have been underwhelmed, but I'm thinking something might have gone wrong? The Partridge Brothers giving it 10/10 means it must have something going for it. I'll post a review of mine in due course.

I don’t think there was actually anything particularly gone wrong with mine, just not to my liking/taste. However, I think I may have found something of an answer. I have tried 5 of the series so far and found that quite a few use the same can of extract and the only real difference is the type of hops used (check the 6 digit product code on the cans) and a different enhancer in the case of IPL which, is similar to, but a bit better than the Riwaka (to me). The one that I have liked (Citra) has a different can of malt than the others, the Nectaron was ok, but didn’t really float my boat, not living up to its hype. I didn’t get the product code from that can unfortunately so which malt that one uses, I can’t say.
The ones I am not keen on, all use the same malt extract so seems it’s just not to my taste.

 

[goffski]

I got this kit ready, hopefully I'll get it on the go this weekend.

I've done a few Dark Rock kits, extract and part grain and I've found them all to be great.