Pimping mild kit

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pas8280
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Pimping mild kit

Post by pas8280 » Fri Dec 30, 2016 10:10 pm

I have not used a kit in 7 years but having moved house very recently and not being in a position to get a grain brew on for a while I picked up an out of date John Bull mild kit for £4 from tesco and was wondering how best to pimp it up ? I have hops a plenty for a hop tea and will be using one of my own yeasts but gave no idea how to pump it further. Any advice graciously accepted.
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Re: Pimping mild kit

Post by Clibit » Sat Dec 31, 2016 1:11 am

Some fresh hops are a good idea. Then it's grains and sugars. Do you want it to stay as a mild? You could convert it into a porter or stout with steeped specialty grains. You could Americanise it a bit with American hops, or stick to English' hops.

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