Beer kit enhancer

[Dubstepaaar]

I recently bought muntons beerkit enhancer from Wilkos.
I also bought a wilkos ipa can/kit thingy.
now I already have some brewing sugar which vin classe brewing and wine making sugar, is this ok to use with the products that I’ve bought ??

 

[VikeMan]

It's ok in the sense that you'll still make beer. But what's the reason you want to do this? Does the IPA kit + enhancer not produce a high enough ABV for you? Do you want to have a bigger beer with less body?

If you just want to use it because you have it, I'd recommend saving it for something more purposeful.

BTW, you could use some of the sugar as bottle priming sugar, if the kit didn't come with any.

 

[Dubstepaaar]

Thank you I wasn’t sure if I could use that sugar from priming.
The kit didn’t come with sugar, it’s just one can with yeast and hop pellets.
I was going to use that sugar anyway but I noticed that it’s only 4% so I was wondering if I could up it without ruining the flavour too much with the enhancer? I’ve never really used/heard of it before.

 

[Dubstepaaar]

I’ve just noticed you use it instead of the sugar
Is it better than using sugar ??

 

[VikeMan]

I’ve just noticed you use it instead of the sugar
Is it better than using sugar ??

The "enhancers" are usually sugar, maltodextrin, and maybe some malt extract. "Better" is subjective, but yes, I'd say it's probably better than just adding sugar, for most styles.

The "brewing and wine making sugar" is almost certainly corn sugar, which is great for priming.

 

[Dubstepaaar]

Thank you, I’m going to follow your advice on this one.
you’ve been a massive help