Pale Ale Kit recommendations

[Jbrew]

Hi All

Can anyone recommend a good pale ale kit . I have read the reviews and the 1 can kits seem a little on the thin side whilst the two can kits seem overly dark

The larder is looking a little empty :hmm: so brewing something that doesn't take months to mature would be good

Any advice very very welcome

 

[fbsf]

The Coopers Australian PA, made with 500g pale malt extract and 500g brewing sugar comes out very nicely. Should be ready to drink in around 6-8 weeks (2 weeks fermenting, 4-6 weeks in the bottle).

Failing that, you could do an extract brew if you have a big pot. The Malt Miller sells 3kg of pale malt extract for £15ish, hops are around £3, yeast £2. Just dissolve the malt in water and boil with the hops, then strain into your bucket and ferment as normal.

Shipping is around £7 though, so it's probably worth buying two lots of malt as you can re-use the yeast and you should have enough hops for 2 brews - this will cost you £42 for 2 brews (£21 each, so not really any different to a 2-can).