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Tom Caxton Best Bitter 1.8kg Home Brew Kit

Tom Caxton Best Bitter 1.8kg Home Brew Kit

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Tom Caxton Best Bitter is a 1.8kg beer kit for brewing 40 pints of full-bodied bitter, dark golden amber in colour with a distinctive malt flavour. A separate hop extract sachet adds a wonderful aroma of country hops.

New to home brewing? Get this kit as a complete starter kit.

Add a 25 litre fermenter with tap, bottling wand, airlock, hydrometer and sanitiser plus the brewing sugar and it becomes our Tom Caxton Beer Making Starter Kit – all you need to add is bottles. Includes a step-by-step guide.

Get the starter kit – £44.99
Key specs
Makes 23 litres (40 pints)
Approx. ABV about 4.5%
Style Best bitter
In the box hopped malt extract, yeast
You'll also need 1kg brewing sugar or beer enhancer
Kit weight 1.8kg

What's in the kit

  • 1.8kg of malt extract
  • Hop extract sachet for aroma
  • Brewing yeast

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How to brew it

Dissolve the malt extract and sugar in hot water, top up to 23 litres, add the yeast and ferment. Add the hop sachet as the kit instructions say, then bottle or keg once fermentation has finished.

A straightforward, good-value kit for traditional bitter drinkers. See the full Tom Caxton range.

Frequently Asked Questions
How much beer does it make?

40 pints (23 litres) from a 1.8kg kit.

What's the ABV?

Approximately 4.5%.

What do I need to add?

Water plus 1kg of brewing sugar or beer enhancer - an enhancer gives more body than sugar alone.

What's the hop extract sachet for?

It gives this full-bodied, dark golden amber bitter its aroma of country hops, alongside the distinctive malt flavour. Follow the kit instructions for when to add it.

What equipment do I need?

A 25-litre fermenter with an airlock, a hydrometer, a syphon, and either bottles with caps or a pressure barrel. Our home brew starter kits bundle the essentials together.