Low IBU Kits

[DizzyDazz]

Can anyone recommend low IBU beer kits? Mr DizzyDazz has just informed me he doesn't like bitter beer, the problem is not many kits give you the bitterness units.

 

[britton]

Just chuck him

 

[DizzyDazz]

Good idea. LOL.

 

[Cwrw666]

Brown ale is a good one, relatively low in bitterness. If he likes Hobgoblin he should find it ok.

 

[MyQul]

Coopers canadian blonde ale is very low IBU to the point of blandness. Add some hop tea and/or a dry hop and you'll probably get what he's after

 

[DizzyDazz]

Coopers canadian blonde ale is very low IBU to the point of blandness. Add some hop tea and/or a dry hop and you'll probably get what he's after

What hops would you use to add flavour rather than bitterness?

 

[MyQul]

Flavouring hops

Seriously though it depends on what you want to turn it into. If you want something English you could go classic and use EKG, Fuggles or Challeger . If you wanted to go American, any of the C hops (cascade, citra, chinnook, cluster, cenntennial). If you want something more lager like (it'll be a blonde ale though, not a lager), saaz is what you want

 

[DizzyDazz]

Mr DizzyDazz was rather taken with a pint of Maltsmiths IPA while on his hols and according to Maltsmiths blurb, they use Citra, Chinnock, Columbus, Centennial hops so maybe the American hops are the way to go...

 

[marshbrewer]

When I was modifying kits, before I went all grain, Cooper's Canadian Blonde, late/ dry hopped with Saaz and fermented with Nottingham yeast (aka Wilkos Gervin ale yeast) was a low IBU crowd pleaser.