Desc Homebrew Kit Reviews - Feed http://www.hbkitreviews.com/hbkr-rss.php This was my first attempt at a partial, the results were fantastic. Beautiful flavour and body, can't recommend highly enough. Will be making again. - Rating:5/5 http://www.hbkitreviews.com/search-TCB Wetpak - American Pale.html made with can of morgans liquid crystal malt, 400g dextrose & steeped fuggles hop bag. kit yeast & fermented around 24 deg for a week. after 6 weeks is a tasty drop however next time will lose the dex, maybe steep some choc grain & bump up the hops. - Rating:4/5 http://www.hbkitreviews.com/search-Morgans Iron Bark Dark Ale.html I can't believe these things cost more than Coopers. I gave it every opportunity to shine by adding all the good stuff: 1.5kg Dark Liq Malt, 50g black malt, 50g chocolate malt, 25g Newport @15min & 12g Nottingham yeast. These ingredients are wasted on this kit. The result is drinkable but I think that's down to using good ingredients. Definitely won't be buying any more Cascade kits. - Rating:2/5 http://www.hbkitreviews.com/search-Cascade Chocolate Mohogany Porter.html I made this along with a "Better Black Beer" pack (500g light DME, 500g dark DME, 250gm dried corn syrup) from the local brew shop. While I was a little concerned that I'd bottled it too soon, after a few weeks bottle conditioning the results are quite promising - smooth, well balanced flavour and a modest cream head. It deserves longer bottle conditioning, but whether it gets it is another thing... Well worth trying as an alternative to the regular Coopers Stout kit. - Rating:4/5 http://www.hbkitreviews.com/search-Coopers Irish Stout.html made with brewbooster (250 ldm, 250cs, 500 dex) top up to 23l used kit yeast.fermented at 22-24 deg for 5 days. after a month has a good head but lacks body & needs hops for flavour & aroma but showing definate potential. - Rating:3/5 http://www.hbkitreviews.com/search-Coopers Australian Pale Ale.html pitched 22deg using #15 brew blend bottled. left for 4 weeks very drinkable. Clear consistency good head, will improve still. LHBS said leave it for 4 mnths. Dont think i can wait that long ..will do again but will try using feremnted coopers yeast out of pale ale. - Rating:4/5 http://www.hbkitreviews.com/search-Coopers Sparkling Ale.html Just an update on the last review posted. Its now been three months in the bottle and it is getting there. I had one the other day and it tasted like a beer, so hopefully sooner rather than later it will be a good drop. All in all, give it time! - Rating:3/5 http://www.hbkitreviews.com/search-Black Rock Dry Lager.html 500g DDME, 1kg, yes 1 kg of morgans MB choc malt, 100g roasted black grain (steeped), 300g dry corn syrup, Chinook @ 20 and dry, 21 ltrs @ 22 degrees for 2. Very rich and a bloody good winter beer - Rating:5/5 http://www.hbkitreviews.com/search-Beermakers Old.html Well I tried the Coopers Canadian Blonde with a few additives and came up with a real nice beer. Started with Coopers malt extract pack, added 500gr. light dry malt, also 250gr. dextrose & 250gr.corn syrup. Used coopers yeast supplied and added 20gr of hersbrucker hops four days into fermentation after 20 minute boil. Fermented out at low end of temp. scale 18-20 degrees, not hard with those temps in Tassie, OG 1042 FG 1008. Kegged in fridge for four days then filtered and gassed over three days. Good head retention stuck to the sides of the glass. Didn't last long as everyone got stuck into it, so making a couple of more batches same recipe. All round a very pleasing beer. - Rating:5/5 http://www.hbkitreviews.com/search-Coopers Canadian Blonde.html Kit was brewed with Coopers Brew Enhancer 2 [500g Dextrose, 250 each of Maltodextrin & Light Dried malt Extract] and 10g Cluster hops simmered for 10 minutes. Fermented with kit yeast at 18-20'C, and after 3 weeks has become a nice drinkable brew. Not bad at all in my opinion, and if you're a fan of Tooheys New then this is the place to start - easy, cheap & very drinkable. If this kit isn't treated well it will be ordinary, so be warned! 4 stars. - Rating:4/5 http://www.hbkitreviews.com/search-Tooheys Draught.html