Wherry

Wherry, 1st rebrew since 2013. Not overwhelmed, in your face caramel, some bitterness, makes me think of a toy beer, a facsimile.

4 star all the same, outha tin intatha bin & youn got beer.

couldn't  be easier 

Very Good!

I tried Hombrewing about 30 years ago. The results were horrid enough to make me stop. I started again recently and have done 7 Wherry brews all of which were drinkable, the more recent being very good. I'm a lot more patient than I was 30 years back and have established that the following has produced really good beer:

1) throw away the instructions - they are worse than useless!

2) pitch at no more than 20 degrees

3) Primary ferment for min 3 weeks - it seems longer is better within reason (up to a few months)

4) secondary ferment (I use a barrel) min 3 weeks - it tastes a bit 'rubbery' when first moved to secondary but 3 weeks conditioning solves this

I've experimented with various water methods but found that just boiling the malt in a few pints of water to help with the dissolving and then just adding cold from the tap works for me. I use 70g sugar for the secondary.

I've had 3 or 4 consistently good beers using this method. Just started a Muntons American Pale using the same method but it looks as though it might not start although I've read that the american yeasts can take 3-4 days so will wait and see.

I give this a 5 because with a bit of tinkering as above I think it is a great one to start with as it is so reliable.

Woodfordes wherry

I bought a number of these kits from wilkos when they were on special. First two i made as per instructions and both came out rubbish. Had that homebrew twang to them and way too bitter.

After that i split all the cans up and used them in my own hybrid extract recipes. I would not recomend this kit.

Best English bitter kit

I love this kit. Comes almost everything you need to make a good beer (I add 500gr light malt extract or sugar) and after two months bottle conditioning the taste was priceless.

Pros: comes with good yeast

3kg malt extract 

Really tasty

Comes:takes about 2 months for best results

No dry hops included

All time favorite

This kit is my all time favorite, simply can't get get enough of it. But it is better to make it as 21 litres to get more body.

First kit for newbie

Easy to follow instructions, but would have liked a bit more detail. 

The beer has now been bottled 3 weeks and very drinkable.

For my first ever brew I am very impressed.

Woodforde's Wherry

An excellent kit, dead easy to do, good results and a very drinkable pint of standard English bitter at the end.  Recommended.

Very bitter

A brilliant first choice

wheredoyougetit!

Great quaffing ale

Lungman

For a home brew kit, this is absolutely superb. Earthy, tasty, with a sturdy head and full of character, this hearty beer shows the others how it's done. Using only the kit, i followed the instructions and it came out better than any other kit i've tried. Considering it's just a kit and travelled halfway across the globe, this kit deserves every one of my five-star rating.