Brewmaker Irish velvet dark stout.

[Batman1]

I've been given the above titled Stout with a BBE date of jan 11.

Not too bothered about the BBE date as it is in a can and I will only waste a bag of the sweet stuff.

There is a sachet of yeast in the top with no date on it, should I get another yeast or just go for it. What sugars should I use?

Thanks in advance, Dave.

 

[PD]

I'd go for half kilo beer enhancer and half kilo of dark spray malt.
If your unsure about the yeast a couple of hours before you start your brew set the yeast off in a small sterile bottle with sugar and water. If the yeast is viable it will set off lovely. If not get a new one... :)

 

[Batman1]

Thanks for the reply, I'm off to Balby homebrew shop tomorrow, I will pick up a yeast while I'm there.

 

[Pearlfisher]

I've got this one to make for the autumn , I'm going to add a 1.5k can of youngs dark malt extract to it.