muntons Blonde kit

[nikko]

Hi, i purchased a muntons kit that asks for 1kg of dextrose sugar, is there any other substitution i can use instead of dextrose. DME, LME, Honey. and if so how much of it do i need to replace the 1kg of dextrose? I was also thinking of buying 4lb's of 2-row and putting it in the oven for a hour in 3litres of water and straining that out. and adding the 3litres to the kit? what do you guys think let me know please.

your replies are appreciated.
thanks.

 

[bradsul]

The simplest thing to do is replace the 1KG of dextrose with 1.2KG of the lightest DME you can find. If you want to try mashing some 2-row I would do a little research (check through here and on the wiki, also howtobrew.com).

And welcome to HBT!

 

[grasshopper1917]

You can use a little dextrose to help the fermentation but like bradsul says it is best to sustitute with some malt extract

 

[ChefBoyrD]

I used plain table sugar my first time for both fermenting and priming. I let it brew longer by a few days and after about 2 weeks in the bottles it was great. Oh and I used a secondary fermenter after.

 

[Sadu]

You can use table sugar instead if dextrose, it is similar. However DME or dry malt extract is going to taste much better. But it costs a lot more. Your homebrew shop might also sell brew enhancers - these are a mix of dextrose and DME and are a better choice than table sugar but cheaper than DME.