I came home to transfer batch #4 (St. Peter's Ruby Red) into the barrel on Friday only to find another kit waiting for me !!!
So batch #5 (St. Peter's I.P.A @ 5.5%) is in the bucket !!!
This only makes about 34 pints but has exactly the same amount of ingredients so's shaping up to be awesome !
When I barreled the Ruby Red the smells where epic. I've not tasted the St. Peter's ones yet, but I'm really hopeful. They certainly seem to the the high-end of the 2-can kits.
BTW - I finished drinking batch #3 last night . . . It was the 1-can kit Sammy bought for me. The last pint was moody and the one before didn't taste right (but I still drank it).
It wasn't terrible, and it did grow on me but I'd never consider a 1-can kit again.
FYI - With batch #5, that makes 194 pints of homebrew. All the kits have been free or a present . . . I've only spent out on the kegs and lids . . . even my bottles, capper and steriliser, sugar has been FOC from Lakelands . . . my new favourite shop that I've never shopped at !!!