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Kits - The Best Ale, The Best Lager.
Posted: Tuesday Jul 18, 2006 10:00 pm
by The Carbonator
I am interested to find peoples favourite kits, so i'll start with:
- The Country Brewer American Ale Wetpack. ( To instructions. )
- Xtract Pilsener 3kg can. Nothing added.
cheers
Posted: Tuesday Jul 18, 2006 10:06 pm
by Rod rocket
wals pilsener, 1kg ultra brew, 24g hallertau. YUM!!!
Posted: Wednesday Jul 19, 2006 8:40 am
by ACTbrewer
Munton's Nelson's Revenge
Posted: Wednesday Jul 19, 2006 9:39 am
by Chris
X-Tract bitter.
X-Tract pilsner or lager.
Damn that X-tract range is tasty as far as kit beers go.
Posted: Wednesday Jul 19, 2006 12:51 pm
by The Carbonator
bloody oath they are.
Posted: Wednesday Jul 19, 2006 1:09 pm
by Wassa
Xtract Pilsener and Wals Lager with 1kg Malt and 20gm of hallertau dry hopped.
Never had a bad Wals and the Xtract range is great as well. The Wetpack Lager takes some beating as well.
Posted: Wednesday Jul 19, 2006 1:14 pm
by Chris
I've only done the Wals wheat, and was pretty disappointed with the flavour from primary. I consequently decided to make it a blueberry wheat- that was a great beer.
Posted: Wednesday Jul 19, 2006 10:20 pm
by Chris
This post made me start thinking about X-Tract again- after a few months in the Vic wilderness. I went and bought both a lager and a pilsner today.
I still don't know when I'll run them, as I've got an IPA, Russian Imperial, and another AG lager to run before I even get to them. And I still haven't bottled my last lager.
Posted: Wednesday Jul 19, 2006 10:49 pm
by Wassa
You will not be disappointed with the Xtract Chris!!!!
They are all great brews!!!!!
Posted: Thursday Jul 20, 2006 11:43 am
by Chris
I haven't done the PA yet. The only one I'm yet to brew. I bought what I thought was a PA, but it turned out to be a bitter in a mislabelled can. It was well worth it though. The best bitter I'd ever had.
Posted: Thursday Jul 20, 2006 11:58 am
by gregb
Chris wrote:...I've got an IPA, Russian Imperial, and another AG lager to run before I even get to them. And I still haven't bottled my last lager.
Chris,
What is your recipe for the Russian Imperial?
Thanks,
Greg
Posted: Thursday Jul 20, 2006 5:46 pm
by MattyV
Favourite Kit would have to be
Morgans Royal Oak Amber Ale. A great base for a James Squire Amber Ale clone. Hmmm
Posted: Thursday Jul 20, 2006 8:19 pm
by The Carbonator
Ive never tried that one. Thanks for the tip, Matty V.
Posted: Thursday Jul 20, 2006 10:22 pm
by MattyV
If you're like me and love that style of beer, then you won't be disappointed. Brewed with a nice liquid malt, some crystal, a nice hop and some Safale yeasties and it comes out a treat. Cheers,
Posted: Friday Jul 21, 2006 6:28 pm
by gregb
ALE:
Coopers India Pale Ale.
Details of mine:
Coopers IPA kit.
Amber Brew (500g Dextrose, 300g LDME, 200g DDME)
Yeast as supplied (Yep, the kit yeast.)
Bottled 26 Jan 06, fantastic drinking for almost no effort.
Or the Coopers Stout and Old Dark Ale recipie.
LAGER
Wals Pilsner.
See other posts extolling its virtues.
Cheers,
Greg
Posted: Sunday Jul 23, 2006 6:24 pm
by Lebowski
The morgans blue mountain lager and the muntons pilsner are very nice.