Retailers "own brand" kits

[soupdragon]

Hi all

Apart from the likes of love brewing's beerworks craft series kits and the bruphoria range from the homebrew company, does anyone know of other online shops selling similar kits?

Not looking for any inclusions of steeping grains or hops to boil, just plain old mix extract with water, ferment then dry hop when appropriate.

I've scoured the net but those two companies are the only ones I can see that fit the bill.

Cheers. Tom

 

[TastyMcbrewski]

I might have misunderstood the question but Get Er Brewed have an experimental range that looks good (including an NEIPA I am keen to try)

 

[soupdragon]

I think you understood well enough. How did I miss those? That's another option to add to my list. Thanks Mr Mcbrewski

Cheers. Tom

 

[BrewMeHappy]

I bought an IPA kit from Hampstead Homebrew a little while ago under their Heart of England brand. They might have something you're looking for.

 

[soupdragon]

Just had a quick browse. Interesting, thanks.

Cheers. Tom

 

[Ezza]

Excellent thread, just what I was looking for.

 

[soupdragon]

Found another one.
The home brew shop do their own kits too

Cheers. Tom

 

[rbunsen]

Found another one.
The home brew shop do their own kits too

Cheers. Tom

I would be very interested if anyone has any opinions on the Home Brew Shop own kits.

 

[alice-edmund]

I have just ordered a HofEngland Premium PIlsner but doubt it will be brewed until summer. I'm no gourmet, drink most things and use kits, pimping them occasionally. But I do keep records - so give me 4 months.

 

[HSD]

Do these fit the bill? Good kits

https://darkrockbrewing.co.uk/beer/part-grain-beer-kits.html

 

[soupdragon]

Do these fit the bill? Good kits

https://darkrockbrewing.co.uk/beer/part-grain-beer-kits.html

Not really as my original query was about malt extract only kits. I'm sure they make a very tasty brew though.

Cheers Tom

 

[GhostShip]

I might have misunderstood the question but Get Er Brewed have an experimental range that looks good (including an NEIPA I am keen to try)

How have I missed these?!! I need to get a new kit ordered and you may well have just sorted it for me!

 

[HSD]

Not really as my original query was about malt extract only kits. I'm sure they make a very tasty brew though.

Cheers Tom

My bad, they do a smaller range of own label extract kits look good also, got my eye on this one:

https://darkrockbrewing.co.uk/beer/...-rock-session-series-canadian-craft-beer.html

 

[soupdragon]

Close but I'm thinking more along the lines of 3kg ish of extract. It's good to have options though. They sound similar to Wilkie's https://www.wilko.com/en-uk/wilko-limited-edition-canadian-ale-15kg/p/0507801 which I presume is a Muntons kit? Although that doesn't seem to include dry hops where the dark rock does, plus Wilkie's kit is only 1.5kg compared to 1.8

Cheers Tom

 

[Sandimas]

I suspect there aren't a lot of companies offering these kits as it's a bit limiting just dry hopping. I'm not sure what they use as the base in terms of extract, but that would have to be pre-hopped and bittered, and you'd ideally want a range of bitterness to suit different styles, which wouldn't be economic to produce.

You could always do it yourself: get a generic kit in the style you like, then buy some hops in that style e.g. dry hop English bitters with Fuggles, Challenger, Goldings, Target etc. 20-30g is a good place to start.

In fact Coopers have a lot of recipe suggestions on their website, some are as simple as a dry hop, others have a small grain steep (which can be done in a small saucepan, no need to mash)
https://uk.diybeer.com/brewing-info/recipes

 

[Dazzelknight]

Dark rock make excellent PG kits, ok not EK but that little extra effort makes a huge difference in quality

 

[GhostShip]

Just ordered the Citra IPA kit from Get 'Er Brewed.

 

[damienair]

I’ve brewed the James Blonde Ale from the Bruphoria range from the Homebrew Company. I have not had the pleasure of sampling it yet. It is conditioning away in my Garage. I’ll be trying it in a couple of weeks.

 

[GhostShip]

I’ve brewed the James Blonde Ale from the Bruphoria range from the Homebrew Company. I have not had the pleasure of sampling it yet. It is conditioning away in my Garage. I’ll be trying it in a couple of weeks.

I was looking at that one a while back. Be really interested to know how it turns out!

 

[damienair]

I was looking at that one a while back. Be really interested to know how it turns out!

I’ll write up a review on it. I looked previously and could not see any reviews on this kit. I like a Blonde Ale. Looking forward to it. I’ll leave it for another couple of weeks to condition.
I’ll have 5 kits then. Looking forward to BBQ season.