hopped DME with kits

[brewjohn]

I am thinking of using hopped DME with a Copers bitter can , as I like well hopped bitter. Would 1 kg be too much bitterness or should I split 50/50 hopped DME 500g and light DME 500g . Also does the hopped DME have to be boiled or just added like the unhopped one.

cheers John Brown

[Jack Hackett]

I would make up a 'hop tea' and add that to your brew along with whatever non-hopped fermentables you choose to use with the kit (Medium DME works well for a Coopers Bitter). That way you have more control over how much hoppiness you want to achieve in your brew.

Here's a recipe for you
1 can Coopers Bitter
150g Cracked Crystal Malt
500g Light Dry Malt Extract
500g Glucose or Dextrose
15g Goldings Hop Pellets

Method
1. Mix the cracked grains with about 1 litre of water and bring to the boil.
2. Boil gently for 20 minutes then add the hop pellets and turn the heat off at the same time. Let the hot mixture stand for about 10 minutes.
3. Pour the hot mixture through a fine strainer into the fermenter. Gently pour some hot water through the collected grain to rinse all the goodness into the fermenter.
4. Add the other ingredients to the fermenter plus some hot water if necessary and mix thoroughly.
5. Add cold water up to the 23 litre mark and stir well.
6. When the temperature is below 30 deg.C. add the yeast and make your beer the usual way.

Enjoy

[brewjohn]

Thanks for that Jack souds about right for want I am aiming for. Just a point some folk are against boiling crystal and just steep them.