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[tgolanos]

What a stupid thing to say considering coopers Australia has brew enhancer as well.

https://www.danmurphys.com.au/product/DM_455223/coopers-brew-enhancer-no-3-1kg

I fail to see the stupidity. I did say "our part of the world"... I still think it's a weird product, no need for the childish retort.

 

[bracconiere]

you know that thread "why do you come to homebrewtown"...where else can people get in a fight about something called, beer enhancer! lol, love it!

 

[Jayjay1976]

Sounds like marketing speak for "add a bunch of sugar to complete our "kit", sorry we're too cheap to do it ourselves", bunch of nonsense. Munton's, Cooper's, Mangrove Jack; all hucksters.

Not sayin' you can't make a good tasting beer with it, you just need to get your hands on some DME.
Good luck!

 

[bracconiere]

Sounds like marketing speak for "add a bunch of sugar to complete our "kit", sorry we're too cheap to do it ourselves", bunch of nonsense. Munton's, Cooper's, Mangrove Jack; all hucksters.

Not sayin' you can't make a good tasting beer with it, you just need to get your hands on some DME.
Good luck!

like what i've heard of early 80's homebrewing...

 

[TGFV]

Not to sure why everyone is so confused by the beer enhancer or adding extra Extract.

It's an extremely common practice in the middle to low end Extract kits brew series all over the world (coopers, mentions, mangrove and a few others do it, though don't worry mangroves are at the top end of these).

Don't brew without adding the extra fermentable, and I would recommend using the LME/DME route. Brew enhancers are overpriced and mediocre.

Really, all it would take for most people here is to simply look at the companies websites for a few moments (both Coopers and Mangrove mention it). Especially when it comes to giving advice to a very new brewer.

 

[crazyeyebrow]

My only options are glucose caster sugar or normal sugar been looking everywhere that's all I can find

 

[TGFV]

My only options are glucose caster sugar or normal sugar been looking everywhere that's all I can find

If you do add sugar, just a warning it will heavily thin your beer out. If you want for a lower Abv (making more of an ISA) you could opt in to doing it with a pound of sugar (instead of a kilo). It will still thin it out noticeably but not terribly with those kits (done it before out of curiosity more than a few times, and works good for making a surprisingly crush able BMC - esque beer).

Do you mail order your material?

 

[crazyeyebrow]

If you do add sugar, just a warning it will heavily thin your beer out. If you want for a lower Abv (making more of an ISA) you could opt in to doing it with a pound of sugar (instead of a kilo). It will still thin it out noticeably but not terribly with those kits (done it before out of curiosity more than a few times, and works good for making a surprisingly crush able BMC - esque beer).

Do you mail order your material?

Yep takes 3 days minimum to get to me no homebrew store around me

 

[TGFV]

Yep takes 3 days minimum to get to me no homebrew store around me

That's not terrible for time to wait, just may mean having to put it off for a bit, but extract kits like yours are quick to do so it isn't a huge dilemma.

I would order the DME and wait. And if you have the money to burn, I would order bulk for the next time.

 

[crazyeyebrow]

That's not terrible for time to wait, just may mean having to put it off for a bit, but extract kits like yours are quick to do so it isn't a huge dilemma.

I would order the DME and wait. And if you have the money to burn, I would order bulk for the next time.

Was just really looking forward to getting it going sunday

 

[Kharnynb]

you can always brew it and adjust for less volume, but that would increase the "hoppiness", maybe go for final liquid amount of about 17 liters with 500 grams of basic sugar.

edit. adding dme instead of sugar will make for a nicer beer most of the time, as it increases body and malt flavours.

 

[Pappers_]

arrived home this evening to greet my little package that was delivered today a pouch kit of mangrove jacks pink grapefruit ipa the whole reason i got the homebrew bits to make tasty beers like this had my sunday planned to get it on the go and hop my first batch of blonde i done last sunday this is the only day i have time for this due to work and famliy so looks at the pack which says on the front only this i need are the basic tools this pouch and a certain amount of beer enhancer now no warning was given on description on site i got it from said extra ingredients needed so where do i stand now do i need to reorder enhancer and wait til next sunday or do wise brew heads here have any escape route for me ps please help

Reading/decoding this post made my head hurt. Sentences, man - use sentences. You know, separate complete thoughts through the use of periods and capital letters.

 

[Dland]

Perhaps if you weigh the included ingredients, you could scale back and lower the volume of the brew while maintaining its strength.

I know it is your first shot at this, but the info on basic ratios needed can be easily found, even on this forum.

 

[crazyeyebrow]

Reading/decoding this post made my head hurt. Sentences, man - use sentences. You know, separate complete thoughts through the use of periods and capital letters.

Sry I'm not intellectual enough for u my grammar hurts your head full stop. Lol

 

[mongoose33]

arrived home this evening to greet my little package that was delivered today a pouch kit of mangrove jacks pink grapefruit ipa the whole reason i got the homebrew bits to make tasty beers like this had my sunday planned to get it on the go and hop my first batch of blonde i done last sunday this is the only day i have time for this due to work and famliy so looks at the pack which says on the front only this i need are the basic tools this pouch and a certain amount of beer enhancer now no warning was given on description on site i got it from said extra ingredients needed so where do i stand now do i need to reorder enhancer and wait til next sunday or do wise brew heads here have any escape route for me ps please help

Beer enhancer serves the same purpose as writing enhancers do, i.e., such as using capital letters and periods to denote where sentences begin and end.

 

[Pappers_]

Sry I'm not intellectual enough for u my grammar hurts your head full stop. Lol

Please read the forum's rules https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/forum-rules.647513/ Pay special attention to numbers seven and eight.

 

[crazyeyebrow]

Please read the forum's rules https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/forum-rules.647513/ Pay special attention to numbers seven and eight.

Oh my god would u ever stop nearly every post I looked at has abbreviations go and annoy some one else

 

[HopSong]

There is some good information in the replies to "crazyeyebrow" and, unfortunately, there a lot of smart a$$ comments. This is a beginners forum where a fellow traveler is trying to get some help.. How much does a garbage reply help? I'm truly surprised at Pappers remark.. Staff member/moderator/great brewer/etc... You are supposed to help. Crazy is from Ireland and may not write or speak "American" english with the same fluidity as some of us. Try writing in his native language and you might see his problem with communication. That said... (soap box kicked out of the way)

Crazy.. you are on a learning curve. You can probably make some decent beer with this kit. Unfortunately, there aren't any easy answers to this if you really are set on making beer this weekend. You will either have to put it off.. or.. might I suggest you go to your local brewery, ask to speak to one of the chief guys there and see if they will be able to give/sell you what you need. I have found local breweries in my neck of the woods to be very helpful to home brewers.. many of the brewers started in the same place as you are starting.. in the garage or kitchen.

Cheers and good luck, Crazy. I'm hoping to hear the results

 

[crazyeyebrow]

There is some good information in the replies to "crazyeyebrow" and, unfortunately, there a lot of smart a$$ comments. This is a beginners forum where a fellow traveler is trying to get some help.. How much does a garbage reply help? I'm truly surprised at Pappers remark.. Staff member/moderator/great brewer/etc... You are supposed to help. Crazy is from Ireland and may not write or speak "American" english with the same fluidity as some of us. Try writing in his native language and you might see his problem with communication. That said... (soap box kicked out of the way)

Crazy.. you are on a learning curve. You can probably make some decent beer with this kit. Unfortunately, there aren't any easy answers to this if you really are set on making beer this weekend. You will either have to put it off.. or.. might I suggest you go to your local brewery, ask to speak to one of the chief guys there and see if they will be able to give/sell you what you need. I have found local breweries in my neck of the woods to be very helpful to home brewers.. many of the brewers started in the same place as you are starting.. in the garage or kitchen.

Cheers and good luck, Crazy. I'm hoping to hear the results

Thanks

 

[Pappers_]

Oh my god would u ever stop nearly every post I looked at has abbreviations go and annoy some one else

I tried to point out that your post was unreadable in a nice/funny way, but you didn't get the hint. So then I posted the rule for you. You've now twice told me to go away. I'm not being a grammar nazi or requiring some high level of writing - just make the thing readable. Every 50 words or so, put in a period. Jeez.

Crazy is on a temporary vacation from HBT.