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IBT_4XS BBQ sounds nice thanks.

Thats what I thought, anyway wasnt a wasted day daughter bought me a wilko wine starter kit so now got a demijohn to try some supermarket wine recipes:D

Popped into the local b&m today to see if they had any in stock, asked the assistant if they had any to be told they dont sell them as they dont have a drink licence, never heard this before am I right in thinking you dont need a licence to sell kits?.

@darrellm same kits mate different extract mines is malt enhancer, anyway finished work early yesterday and just went ahead and made it up following bounces instructions brewed short to 18l got an sg of 1040 checked this morning and its bubbling away nicely,hopefully will turn out ok. Thanks...

Yep terry it does say 2 x 1.5kg on the description, maybe somebody else who has ordered one of these kits could say what they recieved.

ok got a reply from the hbc saying this is the right amount of lme for the kit so will just go ahead and brew it short. Thanks bounce good instructions will do this on friday see how it turns out.Cheers guys will let you know how it goes.

The stuff I have just says pure malt enhancer on the bag, will wait and see what they say. Cheers mate.

Thanks guys ordered 4 kits and only got 3 have already been on to them about that, never actually checked the lme until this morning when I opened one of the kits to get the instructions, will take your advice and email them. Brew day cancelled until further notice:( Thanks Again.

Thanks for that couple more questions how much water do I mash the grains in and how much for sparging.

Thanks for the info mate unfortunately dont have a h&b nearby, the kits are irish red ale and blonde ale was going to do the red ale today any help with that one would be great.

Only thing I have to hand at the moment is a bag of sugar think I will just brew short, would 20l be ok?

Sorry should have said its liquid malt extract.

Hi folks so after doing some kits for a while decided to try some extract brewing, ordered a couple of hbc extract kits which stated they came with 2 x 1.5 kilo of lme what I got is 2 x 1.2 kilo bags of mangrove jacks malt enhanser, question is should I add somthing else to make up the shortfall...

Hello everyone, so after over 30 years away from homebrew decided I would try my hand at it again, bought the equipment and my first kit youngs american ipa started it on the 16/1/15 and got it in the keg today. Must admit the sample I tasted was amazing no homebrew taste at all not like I...