Help picking out a Beginner Kit

[Sandimas]

As you're near BrewUK, suggest picking up a Tiny Rebel Cwtch kit - a 2-can kit with added hops that knocks spots of most other kits I've tried
https://www.brewuk.co.uk/tiny-rebel-cwtch-3-0kg.html

 

[RØARS]

i mean its also about accessibility, what's in stock and where. for instance, I can go pick up from brew UK instead of paying delivery, so that affects my choices. but I DO get what you mean.

 

[RØARS]

As you're near BrewUK, suggest picking up a Tiny Rebel Cwtch kit - a 2-can kit with added hops that knocks spots of most other kits I've tried
https://www.brewuk.co.uk/tiny-rebel-cwtch-3-0kg.html

sounds very interesting what's different about a "2 can" kit? and 26£ seem like a lot. sopose that comes with being a limited edition

 

[kelper]

Two-can kits have more body. But I have really enjoyed some one-can kits.

 

[obscure]

It’s not a case of all one can kits are bad, the issue is that kits made with huge quantities of sugar have a very thin taste. Some of them do work, I am quite, found of Youngs Harvest Yorkshire Bitter, which is a decent enough session bitter, though given your preferences this wouldn’t be one for you.

I’m also found of the Scottish Heavy Kit (again Young’s) but it is so much better made with malt extract instead of sugar. The issue of course is this brings up the cost to be almost if not in excess, of the price for a two can kit.

 

[Magicfinger]

I have just started brewing again after 30years. I was sent St Peters golden ale. What a superb brew, now doing a second brew. I can recommend this two can kit and totally fool proof. As other people say you pay the price you get a good beer.
Good luck.
Regards
Andy

 

[kelper]

St Peter's IPA is sublime.

 

[Barley Rubble]

There really are so many great beer kits out there that it is hard to just pick one out. It just comes down to your personal taste really. I suggest you select one that matches somewhere near your favourite beer type and just take the plunge. Follow the directions on the kit but also do remember to follow the 2+2+2 rule. 2 weeks fermentation, bottle or keg, then 2 weeks conditioning at room temperature and then 2 weeks in a cooler environment. After the 6 weeks, try a bottle or pint from your keg. You may well surprise yourself how good it turned out! What ever kit you decide to go with, all the best....but, just get brewing!!!!!

 

[Barley Rubble]

I have just started brewing again after 30years. I was sent St Peters golden ale. What a superb brew, now doing a second brew. I can recommend this two can kit and totally fool proof. As other people say you pay the price you get a good beer.
Good luck.
Regards
Andy

I see that this is your first post Andy so welcome to the forum. Glad to have you on board.

 

[kelper]

Just seen this for £12 with FREE delivery Gozdawa Legacy Brewery 5 styles 23L/40 pints home beer making kit brew refill | eBay
and
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gozdawa-...beer-making-kit-brew-refil-hops-/372794364340

 

[kelper]

The OP is asking for recommendations for cheap kits. No point recommending kits at £25 and over!

 

[RØARS]

i totally understand if its cheap and bad its bad and cheap,

its just a little while back I bought a young premium rum barrel-aged kit but while waiting for a friend to return our barrel's some rat snuck into the shed and had a field day so feel pretty stung by the unexpected loss.
(they even ate the wood chips!) so I'm just looking to get started again.

the reason I ask about kits is without having a pre-made beer to taste as a sample of that specific homebrew kit, or a good description of the end product on the box/site (which most don't seem to) its hard to know whats good and bad.

so I want to know what people think are good, what are your recommendations, what beer kits do you think I will like. iv been drinking a lot of hobgoblin red lately getting bored of it, and finding it a bit thin, had a couple of proper jobs but I cant drink more than one or two before the strong hoppiness becomes to much.

i change my tastes based on season so winter i go dark, winter lightning, spring reds, summer go blond fresh punchy, autumn go back to a more robust oaky beer. #

i really liked Loch Lomond's ipa that you can occasionally get a Lidl
and my dream brew would probably be a Saison with NZ hops with maybe a little bit of mosaic mixed in.

i have a couple 5gallon barrels and a couple of fermentation bins. specific gravity hydrometer, hose, a burb valve thing you fill. enough bottles to empty a 5g barrel, just need to borrow a bottle capper and get some caps.

so yes my mum knows what she's doing and iv done enough research to be able to do full grain, i just want to do something cheap and simple to make sure i and our equipment can get it done right before waisting like 30£ on something i might not like

and to make sure I'm buying something of good quality that you fine fellows can highly recommend.

 

[kelper]

All the Muntons-made kits I've done have been good. some are based on real, branded beers.

Have a gander Beer Kits - Muntons

I'm sorry if they are out of your budget but you did ask about beers that a similar to beers you can try!

 

[Pavros]

As I said in post #14 above, have a look in the reviews section of the forum to gain some feedback from members on the kits that they have made. This may give you an idea of whether it is a good or bad kit and also whether it is something that you may want to drink 40 pints of.