Something for summer

reichs

hello all
hi there ive been haveing a look around and theres so so many beers out there to choose from now i know we all have different tastes but im looking to cut the list down with the help of anyone willing to share there thoughts the beer im after is something that will flow down nicely on the summer evenings im thinking something nice and smooth a lager and something like Enigma but fairly strong around the 6% mark also i was wondering what would make a nice bitter shandy any ideas on that would be good and on the subject of shandy is there a brew kit that is just based on a shandy ?maybe a niche in the market for somebody there as i havent seen any.Thanks for takeing the time to read and thanks for any advice.

HBO_Staff

You can narrow the search down using the tab on the bottom left to select the lager styles:

http://www.home-brew-online.com/beer-kits-c1/lagers-and-pilsners-t176

Not that many are around 6% in strength though so you may need to add a little more sugar to get the strength up, if it is a 5% refill ingredient then perhaps add another 500g of sugar/spraymalt light to increase it. There are also genuine customer reviews on many of them too, so that often helps to give a good idea of what they turn out like.

There are no shandy brews available that we are aware of, but any of them could be diluted with lemonade or simair to make a more lighter and refreshing brew, you might consider a lighter beer such as Sundew or St Peters Golden, or there are some others here too:

http://www.home-brew-online.com/beer-kits-c1/light-and-golden-ales-t171