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Thanks to all that replied. Great info and a lot to take forward 👍🏻

That’s a very good point. Not that fussed about getting all the way to 9%. That’s the ABV of the supermarket brew dog beer Hazy Jane that I think they are trying to imamate with the Mangroves juicy IPA Kit. I would just like the Mangroves juicy IPA Kit ( that tastes like Hazy Jane ) to have a...

Yep I have a hydrometer. I used to check the OG when I first started using the kits. Don’t bother these days because I normally brew Similar ABV kits (4-5 ABV). I find the estimated ABV with the kits are normally there or there abouts so it’s an unnecessary step. Will definitely dig it out tho...

Ok. That’s makes prefect sense. Sounds pretty straight forward too. This definitely sounds like my next logical step, rather than try to tweak a ready made kit just make my own 👍🏻 Bet the quality of beer is much improved too from the shelve bought ready made pre hopped extract?

I have. They don’t do one. Maybe some confusion over what Im calling a “kit”. Cheers

Oh right, maybe some confusion on what I’m referring to when I say “kit”. Think you are absolutely right, only so far I can go with these UK “kits” and maybe time to embrace extract brewing. Just start of slow and simple 👍🏻 Thanks

I see what you are saying. Hard to know what to add if you have no idea what you are starting with! Not sure what lager yeast they use I’ve only done the juicy ale from the range. Think someone far more experienced than my self has answered your question tho.

Absolutely want to give it the best chance of turning out something decent. Some great advise on here already from my one post. Will continue to do a bit of reading up first before jumping in head first. Thanks 👍🏻

That’s what holds me back. Do I just make the same kits time again to instructions but Safe in the knowledge that it will work or do I push the boat out to create something more interesting and rewarding but at the risk of it going horrible wrong? Thanks for the tip with IPA’s will bear that in...

Great advise thanks. Seems this might be a lot more complicated than first thought 😂

Thanks for the reply and advise 👍🏻 I have looked at those online Calculators before by they all way over my head. Seemed more aimed at gain brews with steeping times and boil times etc. I just open a can, Pour it in the fermenter, add hot water to 23 litres and it’s done 😂

Great links thanks. Extract

That’s true. I didn’t want to mess with the favour to much tho. I have read that just adding sugar to raise ABV can thin the beer out? My thinking was instead of adding a bag of malt to the kit or sugar was to add the exact same kit to it again so raising the ABV but not changing the favour...

Hi all. Been using the online kits to brew for a while now. Always follow instructions to the letter and only add what it tells you too. I’m now wanting to branch out a bit and start trying to create my own brews by tweaking the kits, adding different malts, hops etc. Only thing holding me back...