Sugar ...

[snakebräu]

After talking to the woman in the shop I bought myself "Cooper's Beer Enhancer 2" to use with my Coopers IPA kit

Oor pal's Da' reckons we should just use Granulated Sugar....

And I'm sure I read somewhere on the internet that Rice Syrup (ordered online @ http://www.vit-shop.co.uk/store/p/12542 ... -330g.html) should add to the ABV without comprimising flavour.

So my question is can/should I use all 3 or just the enhancer and the rice syrup and just prime the bottles with sugar. Being an IPA I don't want it super strong but don't want it to be like juice neither ..

 

[Dunfie]

All three will increase the alcohol in the finished beer but the beer enhancer will help with the balance and produce a more rounded beer whereas the sugars will make the beer a bit thinner.

The coopers kits are supposed to be very good so I would just stick to the beer enhancer for the main ferment and then sugar for bottle conditioning.

 

[eggman]

You'll get a better tasting beer using the bke, just use granulated sugar for priming as it's much cheaper :