Stopgap Kit, advice please!

[Chard]

im hoping to go AG but wont have my brewery built and ready for at least 3 weeks. i have one keg on the go but an upcomming party will make short work of that!

what im looking for is a kit- something super yummy, probably an ale, thats fairly quick to condition and favours the bottle to the keg.

i was looking at the St Peters ruby red but it looks like its a slow conditioner. i was also looking at fixby gold but my LHBS doesnt stock it.

anyone got any good ideas for kits that will send me to AG with a bang?!

**EDIT** - forgot to mention im planning on heading to the LHBS tomorrow or sat to get the brew on as soon as poss!
- - might also be worth mentioning i generally prefer 2 can kits

[barl_fire]

im hoping to go AG but wont have my brewery built and ready for at least 3 weeks. i have one keg on the go but an upcomming party will make short work of that!

what im looking for is a kit- something super yummy, probably an ale, thats fairly quick to condition and favours the bottle to the keg.

i was looking at the St Peters ruby red but it looks like its a slow conditioner. i was also looking at fixby gold but my LHBS doesnt stock it.

anyone got any good ideas for kits that will send me to AG with a bang?!

**EDIT** - forgot to mention im planning on heading to the LHBS tomorrow or sat to get the brew on as soon as poss!
- - might also be worth mentioning i generally prefer 2 can kits

Well if you want something that conditions quick, better in bottles and avoids the lengthy clearing times of two can kits (as it's pitch black) but tastes as good as a two can kit then I can highly recommend the modification to the John Bull London Porter kit I tried recently (see my signature). Only been bottled 2 and a half weeks and I'm not embarrassed to share bottles of this with friends and relatives already, all who've been very impressed by it. Tastes and pours like a commercial bottled ale and without a doubt the best homebrew kit I've done so far. First brew I've ever done where the head clings to the glass in rings so you can count how many mouthfuls you've had.


Your local HBS may not do it, but I picked up three of these kits from Thrifty for £26 with free postage which is an absolute steal for a 1.8kg kit of this quality bought online

[Chard]

cheers for the quick response mate but looks like a bit too much effort. that said i hadnt thought about the hop steeping idea. i need some styrian goldings for my 1st AG so i may well get involved with the hop tea.

also the mention of progress reminds me i need to plant my newly shooting progress into a bigger pot!

[jubby]

Woodforde's Admirals reserve is a fairly good kit if you can get it to ferment down to a half decent gravity. I've never brewed it, but i have sampled a few! A couple of teaspoons of gelatin will clear it quickly. If you like the lighter stuff, Great Eastern is good too, especially with a handful of Cascade steeped for a bit.

[barl_fire]

cheers for the quick response mate but looks like a bit too much effort. that said i hadnt thought about the hop steeping idea. i need some styrian goldings for my 1st AG so i may well get involved with the hop tea.

also the mention of progress reminds me i need to plant my newly shooting progress into a bigger pot!

Aye agreed, the grain steeping is a faff and quite alot of effort, but the kit would be a no-brainer to do it just with the molasses and hop tea. I just chuck 25g of hops into the kit tin after pouring out the contents and top the tin up with boiling water, leave 15 min then sieve into the wort. I reckon even just with the dme and molasses you'd get an ale with really good body from this kit. If you want to pick something up this weekend though this probably ain't gonna be the project that fits the bill