perking up a youngs lager kit

[beertrix]

iv just purchased a youngs deffinative lager kit because it was £6 from wilkos im sure it will be a bit scabby at best brewed as standard so is there any suggestions as to what i could add to the kit to perk it up a bit??????
cheers
scott

[crafty john]

I did a youngs definitive bitter kit with 1 kilo of spaymalt and it wasn't very good at all, lacking in falvour and body I suppose that's why they are only £6.00 you could try buying another and using them both with a bag of light spraymalt that might do the trick.

[Lister]

i have to agree i tryed a youngs definitive as well it never came out very well but at least it was drinkable (just) i personally get on well with the geordie stuff personally and its only £1 more at wilkos

[beertrix]

mmmm not looking then i knew it would be shit i dont why i went for it ....T W A T...

[boingy]

I brew that lager kit regularly to keep a stock of drinking lager, especially in summer. It's the only non-grain beer I brew.

I replace the sugar with Tesco budget golden syrup (2 jars @ 77p each) and add some hop tea to boost the hoppiness.
The end result is extremely drinkable and similar to the standard, mass-produced UK lagers. It clears star-bright a few days after fermentation stops and needs almost no maturing. It will never win any prizes but sometimes an ice cold lager is just what I need.

I've made my latest batch up to only 4 gallons to see what that does to the flavour.

[minimilo]

I made a cheapo Youngs lager kit with the following as an experiment -

500g light spray malt, 300g smart price golden syrup, 200g white granulated sugar, 20g Styrian hops boiled. Made up to 20 litres

Turned out well (when fresh), nice and clear.

Cheers