Munton's kits

Gaunnyno · Post by **Gaunnyno** » Saturday Jul 29, 2006 11:00 am

Hey

Just going to brew my first brew - woo! how excitement!!

Bought a Munton's Kit (17litre, Scottish heavy ale) & it just says to add sugar to the fermenter but doesn't say how much. Any Ideas?

Cheers

Hillbilly · Post by **Hillbilly** » Saturday Jul 29, 2006 11:05 am

Don't use any sugar, use malt with some 'safale' yeast try to keep it fermenting @ 20C and you won't be disapointed.
Hillbilly.

lethaldog · Post by **lethaldog** » Saturday Jul 29, 2006 11:10 am

Deffinately dont use normal white sugar as hillbilly said use some light dried malt which you can get from any homebrew store, amount you would want to use would be 1 kg unless useing liquid malt which would be 1.5 kg.

Gaunnyno · Post by **Gaunnyno** » Saturday Jul 29, 2006 11:15 am

Wow

you guys are quick

Thanks a lot, will get on to it now.

Cheers

chris. · Post by **chris.** » Saturday Jul 29, 2006 11:16 am

A little amount of dextrose wouldn't be bad in a heavy ale. Too much malt could be too cloying. A coopers brew enhancer, or similar mix of malt & dex/sucrose, would be my choice.
I'd be guessing 1kg would be around the amount you'd want to use for a heavy ale @ 17L.

ACTbrewer · Post by **ACTbrewer** » Saturday Jul 29, 2006 11:31 am

So it wasn't a 2 tin kit?

I would still go with 1kg of dried malt.