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Hi Scott. It's the pink grapefruit ipa that appeals to me. Did you use brewing sugar, beer enhancer or the lme? Cheers Dicko

Hi labrewski I've been checking out the mangrove jacks range and there are a few to choose from. American ipa, juicy session ipa and the red grapefruit ipa. Which one did you do? Cheers Dicko

Hi bizzo I've never heard of this one is it a lme kit, no grain steeping or boiling of hops? Cheers Dicko

Sounds good I'm sure you'll enjoy it. Give us an update when you taste it proper. acheers. Cheers Dicko

Hi pavros Yeah you're right it has been mentioned in the past. I knew there was reason just couldn't remember why. Cheers Dicko

Hi labrewski Have you made either the youngs or festival IPAs and if so how does the mj compare? Cheers Dicko

Sounds like you're not too keen?

Hi labrewski I had a look at the mj American ipa at the weekend and noticed they recommend 1kg of brewing sugar or lme yet the lme comes in 1.2kg pouches. Roughly what % does it come out at? Cheers Dicko

Thanks guys. The MYO American ipa do you add any extra fermentables or just brew as is? Cheers Dicko

Hi Marconi I really rate both of them. Very refreshing with big hop flavours. Some say the festival can be bitter but i think thats because the hops have been added to early as the instructions say to add on day 5. I prefer to add when the gravity is 1010 or lower and never had any problems. I...

Hi ezze I've heard of this one but never seen it for sale. Has anyone done a review on it? Cheers Dicko

Hi all I'm gonna have a go at making as many American ipa style brews as possible and I'm looking for some suggestions. So far I've made the youngs IPA and the festival ipa. What others american IPAs can you guys recommend. Thanks in advance Dicko.

Hi cakeraptor For future brews a good way of checking if your brew has carbed up is to use a pet bottle as It will firm up as it carbs. A good indication that all is well. Cheers Dicko

Hi scrumpy Ive made the festival and the youngs IPAs a number of times and there's not a lot between them. It all comes down to personal taste and the liking for a well hopped beer. 😛 By the way the festival can ferment down to 1005 so take a couple of gravity readings before bottling. Cheers...

Hi scrumpy. I've made this kits a number of times and never added the hops until the gravity has dropped to at least 1010. Im sure it's been mentioned on the forum that if you add the hops to early it makes the finished beer very bitter. Good luck. Cheers Dicko

No problem The batch I'm drinking at the moment is over 12 month old and it's superb. Cheers Dicko

Hi Damien. I never batch primed mine I used half a tsp per 500 ml bottle. But I would imagine 90-100g would be sufficient, It depends on how well carbed you like your stout. By the way when I brew it I brew to 20l and it comes out around 4.8%. Cheers Dicko

Hi jonathan If you're looking for more body but don't want to add extra fermentables brew short. A few years ago a member, terrym I believe it was (thanks terry), suggested I try this recipe. 1 can coopers stout. 500g dark spray malt. 500g golden syrup. 100g dark muscavado sugar. 1tbls of...

Hi Scotty Never even concidered mosciac what sort of quantities did you use? Cheers Dicko

Thanks for the replies guys but I only do kits. I've made the coopers European lager before and dry hopped with saaz, I was just wondering what the alternatives were. Cheers Dicko