http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9joewkjJ10
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
Were they really all that bad?
Would the result nowadays be better because of better equipment, greater knowledge and improved technique?
better base ingredients
more tolerant better quality yeast
Starsan ;)
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!