Morgans Yukon Brown Smoked Ale by Thommo @ 01, Mar 2006
Tries this one on the recommendation from the Local HBS guy as I was looking for something different and he had heard good things from other customers. I was not impressed with this beer at first. Thought it tasted really bad and considered tipping it. (But I'm lazy so I didn't. About six months later I gave one to a mate to show him the worst beer I had ever made and he loved it. After 6 months it was actually pretty good. If you're going to make this kit then be prepared to let it mature for a while. Probably won't make again though.

Morgans Golden Sheaf Wheat Beer by Thommo @ 01, Mar 2006
Did this kit with the Specialty Blend Wheat malt. Came out at only about 3.8%, so if you're looking for more alcahol then perhaps fill fermenter to 20 litres or so instead of 23. Everyone I gave this beer to praised me for it. The first beer I made that really impressed the nay sayers.

Morgans Australian Bitter by Thommo @ 27, Feb 2006
For a while this kit was my staple. Add with Ultrabrew and 12gms of POR hops as a flavour addition (weird, I know.) but I loved it. Give it a go as a good base for a bitter.

Black Rock Bock by Thommo @ 27, Feb 2006
Tried this wanting something different. Bit dissapointed as it seemed a bit light and tasteless. Some of my mates absolutely loved it though. Just a dark lager really. In all honesty, my complaints are more with the style than the kit. If your after something light on taste yet dark in colour, give this one a go. COuld definately be improved with a few additions.

Wal's Blonde 1.7kg by Thommo @ 27, Feb 2006
Tried this recently as a base for a very light APA. Added heaps of Cascade hops, end result was a bit light on body, but I did fill to 24-25 litres so that would be my fault. Great colour however, and would recommend all the Wals kits i have tried. Not as full of hops as the bitter or the Wheat, but they were definately there.

Coopers Canadian Blonde by Thommo @ 27, Feb 2006
Exactly what I was looking for. Something nice and light in color. Can't give a description of the standard kit, as I added some Saaz hops, but the end result turned out awesome. Definately recommend.

GENERIC - Homebrand Lager by Thommo @ 27, Feb 2006
Was pleasantly surprised by this kit. Nothing special, but no where near as bad as I thought it would be. In hindsight if I used again I'd rack to secondary, some of the hops were floating around in the bottles. Yeast did it's job, and the end result tasted like beer. Be a good base for the more frugal brewer to experiment with. Gonna try a two can next and add some hops.

Coopers Stout by Thommo @ 27, Feb 2006
I'm a bit biased here, cause I find it impossible to make a bad stout. The coopers kit is a good introduction to the style. Also good for a two can brew if you're looking for something with some body and bitterness.

Coopers Traditional Draught by Thommo @ 09, Jan 2006
Bought this kit with a view to attempt a coopers Pale Ale clone. Added 1kg of Ultrabrew and 12gm Cluster standard method. Ended up at only 4%AVB but tasted absolutely fantastic. When I took my initial SG Reading and saw that it was low I had a look at the can...they recommend using 1.5kg of LME so I'll try that next time, but I was pretty impressed with the overall finished product. Perhaps a bit light on the body, but the 1.5kg LME next time should fix that.

Wal's Wheat 1.7kg by Thommo @ 11, Dec 2005
This was the second Wal's kit I've done (after the bitter.) I am really impressed with the Wals kits so far. Comes with a decent Wheat yeast, and like all Wal's kits you could still see the fresh hops in the can when you took the lid off. Not sure how it would taste if you just did a kit and kilo, as I steeped some Carawheat and added some Hallertau Hops to mine, but it turned out pretty awesome.

Wal's Bitter 1.7kg by Thommo @ 11, Dec 2005
Thought I'd give this a go, and decided to brew fairly standard just to gauge the Country Brewer kits. Gave it a fifteen minute boil and some Ultrabrew. Nothing else. Tastes the way commercial beers should taste. You can really notice the POR hops, so it's not a kit for those who have a snobby attitude to Ringwood. Good quality kit, and I'd recommend it if you're trying to simply make an improvement on the commercial brews in Oz.