Design your own kit

[wxmexile]

Was having scan at the Hamstead Brewing centre website after being referred to it on another thread on here, anyway though it deserved a thread of its own as it has some really interesting sounding kits that i haven't seen before, and loads of interesting bits and bobs. Also well impressed with the design a kit section - you can basically have a kit made to your own spec from various bases and then additions. . how cool is that!! its probably been mentioned on here before but worth a reminder to check this site out if you haven't already!

http://www.hamstead-brewing-centre.co.uk/itmidx22.htm

http://www.hamstead-brewing-centre.co.uk/index.htm

[Cozzyb]

Seems pretty interesting, not a vast amount of choice, but a cool idea overall, shame about the piss poor site though tbh.

[twentyfootwilf]

I did a Design a brew from Hampstead Homebrew shop just before last Christmas. I wanted a medium bodied bitter so made it up as follows:
1 can of medium design a brew base extract http://www.hamstead-brewing-centre.co.uk/itm01559.htm , a Coopers BE2 ( used purely because I had a spare kicking about in the cupboard), ideally I would use 2 cans of base extract but wanted to use up the BE2, 1 Challenger hop teabag http://www.hamstead-brewing-centre.co.uk/itm01576.htm , 1 caramalt teabag http://www.hamstead-brewing-centre.co.uk/itm01568.htm, 1 torrified wheat teabag http://www.hamstead-brewing-centre.co.uk/itm01566.htm, 270g crystal malt steeped 30 mins (again just some I had left over from a previous brew, so chucked it in) Gervin ale yeast, (not sure what their Design a Brew yeast is but I had a gervin in the fridge so used that), made up to 21l, Original gravity 1040.

Turned out a very nice standard darkish bitter, a bit of fun making up the ingredients and easy to brew. All things considered quite a nice idea if you fancy an experiment of flavours.

[twentyfootwilf]

Seems pretty interesting, not a vast amount of choice, but a cool idea overall, shame about the piss poor site though tbh.

I didn't think the site was that bad

[Cozzyb]

Seems pretty interesting, not a vast amount of choice, but a cool idea overall, shame about the piss poor site though tbh.

I didn't think the site was that bad

Its mostly me being picky, I won't do business with anyone who won't buy a professional looking site, always looks dodgy to me, but obviously in brewing cases, its mostly because its a small shop that can't afford a fancy site, so ignore me

[strideredc]

Great idea but the site really lets it down...


Its mostly me being picky, I won't do business with anyone who won't buy a professional looking site, always looks dodgy to me, but obviously in brewing cases, its mostly because its a small shop that can't afford a fancy site, so ignore me

He has a point!