Muntons Irish Stout

[jim_reaper1066]

I brewed a batch of Muntons Irish stout using only the malt extract and 1 kg of corn sugar, and although it tastes like a nice stout it still has that "apple" tast from the sugar and not as much body as Im used to with stouts.
I want to brew this again and was wondering how to give it more body. Should I add 1 kg of the Muntons dark spray malt extract in place of the corn sugar, or double up and use 2 cans of malt extract with nothing else?
Also, I know a lot of the syrup malt extract are advertised as no boil, but I have always boiled these in a gallon of water to dissolve and steralize the bulk corn sugar. Will the boil drive off any of the hops flavor or aroma in pre-hopped kits?

Not too tough to tell im still a newbie brewer even after using kits for years.

 

[UnderThePorchBrewing]

picked up a can for a quick brew and used one can with 1 lb of light DME for 2.5 - 3 gallons. the yeast didn't ferment as dry as I would have liked so is more of a sweeter stout but pretty good. boiled for 15. still needs time to age as it is only in the bottle for 2 weeks so should only improve. next time I need a fast brew for a stout will do this again but use s-04 or notty and add a little bit of ekg or fuggles to add a touch of flavor

 

[Grimster]

I did a Cooper's Irish Stout with 3 lbs extra dark DME and 1 lbs corn sugar and it's awesome, seriously something I'd drink regularly without complaint. I'm not sure if they're that different but I figure they're pretty similar so maybe throw some extra dark in there next time to give it some oomph? Maybe that much corn sugar gave it a thinner cidery taste?

Also how long did it ferment and how long bottled? Maybe it's still just too young?

 

[jim_reaper1066]

Primary fermentation was a week, then it sat in the secondary for longer then intended somewhere around 3-5 weeks at a cooler temperature (16-18 C). I bottled it before christmas and only opened the first one a week ago, unsure what to expect after leaving it in the secondary so long, but it turned out great. Good head retention and flavor, just wish it had more body.

 

[johnnyboy1965]

Ive brewed this kit a few times, all with good results.
You can add 1kg of Muntons BKE instead of sugar, or...
Only make up to 30pts, or...
Use 1kg of dextrose instead of sugar.

 

[rocketcrab]

Just bought one of these [Muntons Irish Stout] last weekend, and would like to use it as the base for a cream stout. Any thoughts on some specialty steeping grains? Or just go with the additional malt extract and some lactose?