So far, so good

Brewed this kit a few weeks ago.  It was purchased for me as a gift, so I didn't have too much hope for it.  I brewed it using a better yeast (Mangrove Jack's M42 New World Strong Ale) and added a small bag of sugars to boost it (750g of maltose/dextrose mix).  This pushed OG to 1.050.  Fermented at 20°C and rested at 24°C.  Dry hopped for 4 days using a small amount (10g) of U1/108 hop pellets (local South African experimental hops).  Bottle carbonated using carbonation drops.

Colour is darker than I expected, but it does look a little bit watery.  Has a slight reddish tone to it.  Pretty clear for an unfined beer.  Flavour is excellent, and the fruitiness of the dry hopped hops came through very well.  Before dry hopping I took a sample taste from the hydrometer tube (when checking if it was done fermenting) and I was very, very surprised.  I suspect this is now my go-to "have no time to brew" tins for when BIAB isn't an option.

PS:  The recipe for this tin changed over the past few years, somewhere.  Munton's increased the IBUs and the colour, so it's a bit more bitter now.  I never tasted the first one, but this new one really isn't bad at all.  A bit more expensive than the usual kit prices, but worth every cent if you ask me.

Not what you expect

I made this twice as I was convinced that the first can must have had the wrong label on it. They both came out the same.  It is not bitter at all, its very dark for an IPA and has no hop flavour. It's a very drinkable, just not an IPA or Bitter.

One of the bests

This was one of the best I did so far (7 total),  way better than Coopers IPA.

Strange that they are calling it as bitter because it's actually almost sweet.

I have dry hopped with about 15g Citra for about 6-7 days after the fermentation finished which gave it a freat smell, and added 5.3g / Litre sugar to the bottles.

It was very quickly drinkable (1 week) but 2-3 more weeks in the bottles just made it better, the 45 bottles dissapeared very quickly :)

Definitely I'll make this one again in the future.

Very well balanced and easy to brew.

Writing this review while drinking the results. Added 1 kg of dextrose only to the kit. Used the yeast that came with the kit. No secondary fermentation when this beer was made. I just fermented in a bucket and after the bubbles stopped a week in bottled the next day into glass bottles with flip tops and Samuel Adams bottles that I recapped. After 3 weeks of bottle conditioning started to dink them. Turned out really nice. The beer has a head when poured yet the head will dissipate rather quickly which is to be expected (I only added 1 kg of dextrose.) There is nice lacing on the glassware from the small head that does stick around. The flavor is very very well balanced. Most people who like beer will enjoy this kit even if they may not enjoy home brew usually. Next time I brew this kit I will add dried malt extract to increase the body of the beer and to also increase the malt flavor. I recommend this kit and Muntons brand kits.  

Brilliant

This and Bock is all I brew now

muttons ipa

Nov 2009, Mixed Muttons IPA with Brewmaster English ale pack, very easy drinking with med hop bitterness. used directions on brewmaster pack yeast pitched at 26c, took 4 weeks before showing full character.