What kit beer are you drinking tonight?

[Cwrex]

New Zealand Brewer's series Golden Ale. Cheap, easy to make and consistently lovely. I prefer red ales, but this has become my 'go to brew' when in between more complicated endeavors.

 

[micklupulo]

New Zealand Brewer's series Golden Ale. Cheap, easy to make and consistently lovely. I prefer red ales, but this has become my 'go to brew' when in between more complicated endeavors.

What did you add to it? I ask because I did the pale ale in that series and was impressed but thought it needed more than 1kg of enhancer and also that a moderate dry hopping would have much improved it.

 

[aw72]

My first wheat beer. Coopers hefe recipe. Not bad at all. Good carbonation and nice fruity taste.

 

[micklupulo]

MJ American Pale Ale and at four months in the bottle I think the peak has been passed. Maybe the subtlety of the hops is giving way to a general bitterness previously offset by more complexity. Still drinkable though!

 

[Nufc76]

As the title says - What are you drinking tonight?

Mangrove jacks juicy IPA one of the best kits I’ve made

 

[Jon1964]

Festival Golden Stag...still not clear but tastes great,nice hop bite to it .

Just ordered my 1st golden stag to Brew. Looking forward to it.

 

[DavieC]

@Jon1964 ,I had one of mine on Friday, tasting better and better with each week in the bottle, taste is excellent.Still not alltogether clear but improving. I'm sure you'll enjoy it

 

[Jon1964]

@Jon1964 ,I had one of mine on Friday, tasting better and better with each week in the bottle, taste is excellent.Still not alltogether clear but improving. I'm sure you'll enjoy it

It's due to be shipped out tomorrow.
Got my first 2 brews in barrels, conditioning now in spare bedroom at 18 degrees. That's a young's American IPA and a courage directors.
Got these two to start now
Which one first

 

[DavieC]

Oo..I've still got a few bottles of Admirals reserve that I did last year,It's really nice now, but I wasn't sure about it when it was young, although to be fair I had a job keeping it cool when fermenting in hot weather.

 

[The Cat]

Oo..I've still got a few bottles of Admirals reserve that I did last year,It's really nice now, but I wasn't sure about it when it was young, although to be fair I had a job keeping it cool when fermenting in hot weather.

Was my first one this year - really enjoyed it I bought another one to do sometime soon.

 

[jof]

A pint of Wilco Cerveza as recommended from this forum.
My nephews first attempt at brewing (I went to his student digs to supervise the first brew & took my crown corker & caps to his for bottling too).
And I have to say its pretty good for a kit.
Slightly low on taste - but I'm working on that and have supplied him with 100g of saaz hops

 

[Bigcharlie]

Coopers wheat beer. pretty good.

 

[Didge]

The range IPA, it's going down well but not quite as good as my recent brews but I'm needing to empty the pressure barrel for something different, and hopefully a touch tastier.

 

[GhostShip]

Sitting here drinking my very last bottle of Mangrove Jacks‘ Juicy Session IPA. I’m very sorry to see it go - absolutely cracking beer which I really can’t fault. It’s perfectly named - not too strong, but full of juicy fruits and hop aroma. A truly outstanding kit beer.

 

[micklupulo]

Sitting here drinking my very last bottle of Mangrove Jacks‘ Juicy Session IPA. I’m very sorry to see it go - absolutely cracking beer which I really can’t fault. It’s perfectly named - not too strong, but full of juicy fruits and hop aroma. A truly outstanding kit beer.

Commiserstions. I have never done this one but having seen so many glowing reviews decided I would like to but no site I have looked at has it in stock. Maybe it's the current rush on good kits but I think it was originally introduced as a limited edition and perhaps the limit has expired though I hope not!

 

[GhostShip]

Commiserstions. I have never done this one but having seen so many glowing reviews decided I would like to but no site I have looked at has it in stock. Maybe it's the current rush on good kits but I think it was originally introduced as a limited edition and perhaps the limit has expired though I hope not!

https://wickedbrewing.uk/collection...jacks-craft-series-beer-kit-juicy-session-ipa

 

[DavieC]

Wilko hoppy copper bitter, made with 500g DME and 250g sugar but needs a dry hop next time...and maybe a flake!

 

[Pavalijo]

Commiserstions. I have never done this one but having seen so many glowing reviews decided I would like to but no site I have looked at has it in stock. Maybe it's the current rush on good kits but I think it was originally introduced as a limited edition and perhaps the limit has expired though I hope not!

My local, Wicked Brewing Brighouse has it. They will deliver.

https://wickedbrewing.uk/collection...jacks-craft-series-beer-kit-juicy-session-ipa

 

[obscure]

Youngs Harvest Scottish Heavy kit beer out the fermentor



I wanted something to bulk up my stocks so made this with a 1.2KG pack of malt extract and 200g of sugar, bringing it in at 1.038, fermented with CML BEòIR yeast. It fermented down to 1.012 putting it at 3.4%, all this to say despite the name it’s not really a Scottish Heavy (the kit instructions called for 1.5KG of sugar) but I didn’t intend it to be one, what it is is even straight out of the fermentor a rather drinkable mild, I’ve legged it in a 12L corny and a couple of 5L stainless steel mini kegs, where it should serve as a easy drinking session beer.

 

[labrewski]

Davy crockets hop rocket by
the homebrew company very nice and a bit too easy to drink
attempting the how to guide on ag on here so hope all goes well