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Thursday, 23 July 2020

12 quid doesn't buy you much anymore, but it does get you this...

I'm all about reducing my spending, especially on highly taxed items. 

Now I don't drink much anyway but I do enjoy a beer on a Friday night. A cold one or two really hits the spot. 

I've just got back into making beer kits. I understand that it's not really homebrew, but it kind-of is without buying expensive equipment. 


The kits are about £12, you need a kilo of sugar as well and some simple beer making equipment and empty bottles. It makes approximately 40 pints, that's just under three crates of beer! I was dubious as to how it would taste but so far I've tried a Mexican beer and I have a IPA on the go at the moment ready to try in a week or two. The Mexican beer tasted amazing, everyone who has tried it has loved it and asked for a few bottles. 


So for value I'd recommend giving a beer kit a go if you fancy a cheap tipple (about 40p a pint). A kit should last me months! 

8 comments:

  1. I would call that a win/win, taste and price.

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    1. Yeah! I was so surprised at how good it was!

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  2. Sounds great. They would make great Christmas presents. Am I the first one to mention Christmas?😊



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    1. You are! You loose ten points! Lol!
      Good for Christmas parties as well! I've got a lot of wine brewing at the moment so think that should be good for parties as well hopefully if we can go to them depending on the old corona situation.

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  3. Rather than give away all your bottles, you should offer to teach a beer making class!

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    1. This is only simple beer making. I have a friend that does it properly and between us we have started a group to try to share kit and knowledge. Only a whatsap group at the moment as so hard to meet up with restrictions.

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  4. Kev, it's a great hobby and allows you to experiment with different beers you would not otherwise get to taste.

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    1. Yes! And so cheap. I've started making wine again, something I used to do lots of many years ago. Should be fun!

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