old homebrew kit tv advert

[delzep]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9joewkjJ10

[Ciderhead]

When I was in the Uk as a student I did one of those 20 years ago and OMG , did it taste like piss
Its amazing the quality improvement in kits today

[johnrm]

Were they really all that bad?
Would the result nowadays be better because of better equipment, greater knowledge and improved technique?

[Ciderhead]

better base ingredients
more tolerant better quality yeast
Starsan

[Kevco5]

I done one of those lager kits when I was about 16, kilo of sugar and into the hot press for a week or two! Served it from a roto-keg without even knowing about priming! I remember being impressed with it but what did I know I was 16!
It eventually got fed to the daisies after a combo of my father telling me to screw the gas cylinder in fully + me tampering with the safety valve + a full gas cylinder!