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Generally speaking, the darker styles work better for kits. Especially avoid the ones claiming to be lager. The bigger kits which provide all the fermentable material work better than the smaller ones which need you to top up with extra spraymalt. Kit brewing is a good way to learn the important basics like hygiene and gravity measurement without investing too much in it.
Either of the Woodforde’s or St Peter’s ones are pretty reliable:
https://www.geterbrewed.com/beer-kits/woodfordes-beer-kits/
https://www.geterbrewed.com/beer-kits/st-peters-beer-kits/You don’t need to buy bottles if you drink bottled beer, just keep and re-use ones you have. You just need caps and a capper.
Priming sugar is for batch priming, which is the best way to ensure consistent carbonation. When you’re ready to bottle you measure the amount of sugar you need for the desired carbonation level, dissolve it in boiling water and add it to the fermenter before bottling.
Carbonation drops are easier: they’re just lumps of sugar and you pop one in each bottle as you add the beer. You don’t have any control over the level of carbonation, though, and occasionally it doesn’t take.
So I’d be inclined to go for the priming sugar, but if it sounds too complicated for first time out, carbonation drops are the simple option.
Thanks have gone with priming sugar and flip top 500ml bottles, they might be more expensive initially but will save me money on caps.
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