Kit Reviews
| Date | Crown | Make | SSG | FSG | Activity Hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/06/2020 | ??? | Young's Red India Ale | 1.049 | 1.011 | 2 |
| 01/07/2020 | ??? | MYO (The Range) American IPA | 1.044 | 1.011 | 1 |
| 01/08/2020 | ??? | Mangrove Jack's Juicy Session IPA Limited Edition | 1.046 | 1.010 | 28 |
| 01/09/2020 | ??? | Mangrove Jack's Red IPA Limited Edition | 1.049 | 1.009 | 30 |
| 01/10/2020 | ??? | Mangrove Jack's Pink Grapefruit IPA Limited Edition | 1.045 | 1.008 | 30 |
| 01/11/2020 | ??? | Bulldog Evil Dog American Double IPA | 1.068 | 1.009 | 24 |
| 01/12/2020 | ??? | Muntons American Style IPA | 1.046 | 1.010 | 23 |
| 03/05/2021 | Green | Wilko Feeling Hoppy IPA | 1.040 | 1.012 | 23 |
| 17/05/2021 | Red | Wilko Thirsty Devil Red Ale | 1.040 | 1.009 | 23 |
| 31/05/2021 | Black | MYO (The Range) American IPA | 1.042 | 1.008 | 12 |
| 12/06/2021 | Mixed | Tiny Rebel Cwtch | 1.042 | 1.008 | 4 |
Young's Red India Ale
- Makes 17L
- Sugar (Included in kit) - Young's Brewing & Winemaking Sugar 1kg
- Fruity, hoppy bitter taste. Probably the best Red India Ale kit.
MYO (The Range) American IPA
- Makes 23L
- A fairly cheap kit but actually tastes very pleasant. Add an extra 50g of simcoe hops to make this great for summer.
Mangrove Jack's Juicy Session IPA Limited Edition
- Makes 23L
- This is very pleasant IPA and juicy is a good way to describe it.
Mangrove Jack's Red IPA Limited Edition
- Makes 23L
- Vibrant sharp ale. Personally prefer the Young's kit.
Mangrove Jack's Pink Grapefruit IPA Limited Edition
- Makes 23L
- This didn't turn out great. For some reason it tastes artificial, almost like plastic. I can only assume something went wrong but all the hydrometer measurements and timings were bang on.
Bulldog Evil Dog American Double IPA
- Makes 23L
- Sugar - No sugar required! Yes the mixture is pre-loaded. Only priming sugar is needed for bottling.
- My god this is strong. It has a nice flavour but could have more. I personally think breaking the hops bags open would help improve this.
EDIT: After 4 weeks this beer was almost unpleasantly strong with a feint hint of wine! Sadly won't be making this one again.
Muntons American Style IPA
- Makes 23L
- Sugar - No sugar required! Malt is pre-mixed in 2 large cans.
- For some reason this brew left a lot of sediment in the bottle. Had to get the bottles really cold to pour. The taste was quite refreshing but the hops flavour was quite weak.
EDIT: I found a bottle of this in one of my crates which had been there for 3 months. It was very nice…a little strong.
Wilko Feeling Hoppy IPA
- Makes 23L
- Sugar - Wilko Brewing Sugar 1kg
- Weak flavour but might try again with less water (20L)
Wilko Thirsty Devil Red Ale
- Makes 23L
- Sugar - Wilko Brewing Sugar 1kg
- As with the Wilko IPA, might try again with 20L instead of 23
Tiny Rebel Cwtch
- Makes 23L
- Sugar - No sugar required! Malt is pre-mixed in 2 large cans. (Same for all Muntons kits)
- Hands down this is the nicest homebrew yet. So good I've ordered two more kits !! The brewing process is a little different by adding hops in boiling water before the malt cans go in.