Nothing more to do

From the moment the pouch opened I was certain MJ nailed this one. The malts were just right and the hops excellent quality. The flavour intensity is more than sufficient to permit an extra 500g of ldm above the standard kg of malt booster. Given the style, extra fermentables are virtually mandatory in truth. This one is best sipped, and delivers all the expected fruity floral notes of an AIPA. It takes about 3 months to really peak if you use all the hops. IPAs are supposed to be pungent but it is possible to hold back some here, as the combo herein is truly Bold. There are a couple of issues with this kit. The pouch opening both extract and instructions like all these kits, the yeast is slow to work, particularly so with extra malts, and the recommendation to pitch hops without a bag is downright dumb, given the way these pellets disperse. They are just traps for first timers, not real detractors. Highly recommended for all hop lovers.

Great beer with numerous flavours

I ordered this beer kit after successfully brewing the Mangrove Jack's IPA a few times. I always liked IPA and wanted to brew something a bit different.

Because of my carelessness, I managed to kill the yeasties in the included M44 US West Coast yeast bag. So I had to use the
M42 New World Strong Ale yeast from the Jack's IPA kit. The latter gives a bit more of a fruity taste they say.

After 2-3 weeks in bottles I cracked open the first one.
The first sip made me feel the spring, summer and autumn combined in my mouth. It was an amazing experience. The beer will amaze you with all the neatly balanced flavours it has. Of course, it might not be for the regular lager drinkers, due to it's intense flavour.
It has quite a lot of alcohol, which is of course expected in IPA.

Will definitely order it again to get some more of it's flavours. Hopefully, I won't kill the yeast this time :D