I'm a lover of belgian ales so when i saw festival had brought out this beer kit I had to try it 
Really easy kit, just like any other really - you just have to remember that this particular kit from their new range is the only one that is brewed to 18 litres - or 19 litres if your coups and can't count :ugeek:
Made it up with my usual set-up, used Asda bottled water (5L bottles), got plenty of air in the wort as I mixed it up and it smells great! The only difference I made was I used Wyeast Belgian Abbey II yeast with the activator built into the sachet. I didn't particularly like the yeast and it's gimmicky popping of the inner sachet, give me Whitelabs any day please. Took a trial jar to read off the OG which was 1.066. Based on the kit destructions it advises a final gravity of 1.007 - so mine works out at around 7.8% when it's in its bottles.
Had a cheeky swig from the trial jar and you get a massive smack in the face from the concentrate wort, cannot wait to try this - it seems like its going to have a fantastic body. With the hops supplied in the kit (saaz pellets I read somewhere) it is surely going to turn out pretty close to a Belgian Dubbel.
I'll report when fermentation has finished and no doubt another cheeky swig from the trial jar.
Really easy kit, just like any other really - you just have to remember that this particular kit from their new range is the only one that is brewed to 18 litres - or 19 litres if your coups and can't count :ugeek:
Made it up with my usual set-up, used Asda bottled water (5L bottles), got plenty of air in the wort as I mixed it up and it smells great! The only difference I made was I used Wyeast Belgian Abbey II yeast with the activator built into the sachet. I didn't particularly like the yeast and it's gimmicky popping of the inner sachet, give me Whitelabs any day please. Took a trial jar to read off the OG which was 1.066. Based on the kit destructions it advises a final gravity of 1.007 - so mine works out at around 7.8% when it's in its bottles.
Had a cheeky swig from the trial jar and you get a massive smack in the face from the concentrate wort, cannot wait to try this - it seems like its going to have a fantastic body. With the hops supplied in the kit (saaz pellets I read somewhere) it is surely going to turn out pretty close to a Belgian Dubbel.
I'll report when fermentation has finished and no doubt another cheeky swig from the trial jar.
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