Easy brew but a little light in body

Posted by Dan on 31st Jan 2011

This was the kit I selected for my first ever real home brew. The instructions were incredibly simple to follow. The finished result was a bit too hoppy and a bit too light in body for my taste in a stout but was still an enjoyable drink. This brew actually got better the longer I let it sit in the bottle (8+ weeks).

I will order this kit again for the price but will probably modify it with some malto dextrin to add some body to it. Not sure how to combat the hoppiness of the kit, though.

I would most certainly recommend it for a beginning brewer. Very forgiving kit.