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Thanks clibit, do you mean just use extract instead of the kit?

I'm thinking of making a double IPA based on a Thomas Cooper IPA kit. I want to add more bittering hops so will probably add these to a boil using the kit extract. Can anybody tell me: a) if this will work, b) what quantity/variety of bittering hops, and c) is it more trouble than it's worth...

Brewdog have an all grain kit to make Punk, but £40 seems a little steep! Not sure what's included in the kit but even so.....https://www.brewdog.com/item/740/BrewDog/Brooklyn-BrewShop-Punk-IPA-homebrew-kits.html?image=3

Try Youngs American IPA, it's not the same but a very hoppy strong IPA.

With you on this. Punk IPA was the beer that got me into the very hoppy IPA style, and popular or not I love the stuff.

Tesco Double IPA by Btewdog. Suspect it might be (fairly sure it is) Hardcore IPA, 9.2%, £1.99 for 330ml, had three last night - not a session beer!

It is ground coffee mixed with cold water, left overnight and then strained and added to secondary or,as I did, straight into the bottle. Search YouTube for espresso stout and that should turn up the one I watched. It has added a definite coffee flavour, rather than coffee "notes", to my stout...

Ended up bottling this with 3/4 tsp of sugar per 500 ml and adding a "coffee toddy" as found on YouTube somewhere. By far my best brew yet after 3 weeks in the bottle.

Got my Young's IPA on this morning. Made as per instructions - nearly, brewed short to 20 litres, SG 1066 so looking at a fairly robust brew.

The kit yeast

This has been in the bottle for over a month now, best beer I've done so far, no "homebrew" taste, nicely carbonated, very easy to drink. I dry hopped with 30g of saaz and it seems to have worked ok. Next time it's on offer I'll do this again.

Got my Coopers Stout on just now. Used 1kg dark muscovado sugar and 300g of dark DME. Brewed short to 18 litres. OG was 1059 so going for a strongish brew.

I'm no expert, but I don't think Mexican Cerveza is a lager, it is a light ale.

Got this on today, added 1kg brew enhancer, 500g LDME. and used 20l of bottled spring water (on offer - 2 for £1.80 at Morrisons). I intended to use a different yeast instead of the kit yeast but forgot to go and get it :doh: oh well, next time. SG was 1046.

Disappointed with this. Primed bottles with one carbonation drop and ended up with a load of flat beer that is not pleasant. Much darker in colour than I'd expected and a bit sweet for me. Saving it for emergency use only.

Is this available in the UK, can't find it but REALLY fancy this!!

They've got the Coopers starter kits at £52.00 too.

Already done it, but with 750g. OG was 1050 so could be a bit stronger than intended. Oh well I'm sure I will cope.

Bought two cans of Wilko's Light Pilsner this morning. I'm going for the 2 can approach and will add brewing sugar. Hoping to get it up to around 5 - 5.5%, so how much sugar will I need to add if I'm doing 23l?

I did a couple of experimental bottles using Brewing caps, mixed 50ml of cherry syrup with apple juice in a 500ml bottle, added yeast and left it 5 days then in the fridge for 3 days - not bad but a bit sweet, maybe leave it to ferment more of the sugar out next time.