marksteffler - Reviews
Muntons Continental Lager | August 18th 2010 | |
With Muntons you can't go wrongThis Lager really can fool you into thinking you've made a trip to Bavaria. Like all Munton Connoisseur kits this is another hit with friends. No off tastes or sulphur nose. This matures fast so get ready for a treat 2 weeks after conditioning. Served ice cold you get a lacey white head all the way to the bottom of the glass. You may not get the same results but you should. I've got to be the low-tech prince of brewing but make superb brew every time. Bleach to sanitize (they cringe) table sugar instead of dextrose (they flinch) and being in Florida my fermenting temp in summer is a constant 80F (26.6C). Have made hundreds of various kits ... Muntons seems best. Cheers. |
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Muntons Bock Beer | August 5th 2010 | |
Favourite of friends and familyMy friends say never stop making this! I make it with 4 cups of common table sugar and no more. Warning! any more sugar will impart that cidery sour taste the beer kit brewing companies warn you about. If you need more alcohol buy the malt or corn sugar. Fermentation is about 5-6 days then straight to bottles to condition. It's really good in 10 days but you get that last 5% in 3 weeks time. |
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Muntons IPA Bitter | August 5th 2010 | |
This and Bock is all I brew nowMuntons (connoisseur version)My personal favourite. Brewed with 4 cups of common table sugar - Warning if you use any more sugar you will get that cidery taste the brew kit companies warn us about. If you need more alcohol use malt. Ferments in 5-6 days then straight to bottles - no secondary here. Nice clean taste with enuf bitters to clean the palate. No off tastes to speak of, no sulpher nose or funny banana notes I've tasted in other beers. I hope this helps someone and wanted to add that this forum is a great idea. Thanx Mark email with questions I've easily made 100 of these with no bad results. |
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Coopers India Pale Ale (IPA) | August 5th 2010 | |
Head won't stay and just a bit of sulpherthere are a million scientists in here that can tell you how to make it so i won't go there. The taste is what matters. Have made maybe 4 of these kits according to directions using yeast supplied. It is very slight but there is a hint of sulpher that i don't care for. If you don't tell non-brewers they don't notice ... it's that subtle. Did I drink it all? - you bet! It's just that there are better kits out there. |