Brew kits in the 80s

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Re: Brew kits in the 80s

Post by brewpete » Fri Apr 10, 2020 8:10 pm

Was that the one in Newcastle next to the bus station Gemini I think it was called

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Re: Brew kits in the 80s

Post by Horden Hillbilly » Sat Apr 11, 2020 7:24 pm

brewpete wrote:
Fri Apr 10, 2020 8:10 pm
Was that the one in Newcastle next to the bus station Gemini I think it was called
It was Union surgical stores at Sunderland, which became Bob's home brew before it closed.

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Re: Brew kits in the 80s

Post by bassman » Tue Jan 19, 2021 10:41 am

Anyone remember the "dry kits" from Youngs? My dad used to swear by them in the 70/80s. He only used to make up to 24 pints as the dried ME and hops supplied weren't really up to making 40 pints.

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Re: Brew kits in the 80s

Post by orlando » Tue Jan 19, 2021 11:29 am

No. I was so appalled by the results of kits in the 70's I didn't brew again until 2011. :lol:
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Re: Brew kits in the 80s

Post by robert2957 » Wed Aug 17, 2022 9:27 am

With all respect I do not think that the beer kits of the 1980s were that bad. The chapos were rubbish and the top price ones were a take on. But Boots bitter was OK as were many others.

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Brew kits in the 80s

Post by LeeH » Wed Aug 17, 2022 10:26 am

Never had them, but if they were as bad as Geordies bitter, we’re not missing much.
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Re: Brew kits in the 80s

Post by Marshbrewer » Wed Aug 17, 2022 3:19 pm

I remember my first home brew attempt (if you ignore doing ginger beer) was a Boots Lager kit, probably aged 14 or so in the mid 1980s. Bottled into old Newcastle Brown bottles using the plastic caps - whatever happened to them - they were a good idea - popped off before the bottles exploded and were reusable? Results were nothing like lager, but it was encouraging all the same. However, started drinking in pubs and clubs not long after that, so didn't brew again for years.

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Re: Brew kits in the 80s

Post by Jim » Wed Aug 17, 2022 4:26 pm

LeeH wrote:
Wed Aug 17, 2022 10:26 am
Never had them, but if they were as bad as Geordies bitter, we’re not missing much.
They weren't - I tried that once and ended up chucking it away. Boots kits (though not exactly gourmet beer) were nectar by comparison to that.
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Re: Brew kits in the 80s

Post by Blackaddler » Thu Aug 18, 2022 6:42 pm

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