Ive just bought a Muntons Premium Gold beer kit and notice that there is no mention of sugar in the recipe. Do I need to add sugar?
A. Muntons Gold and Premium Gold beer kits contain sufficient malt and hops to produce five UK gallons (23 litres) of beer without the addition of any sugar other than for priming in bottle or barrel. Your question tends to suggest that you have never used an all malt kit before. With cheaper beer kits containing 1.5 – 1.8kg of malt extract it is necessary to add 1kg of sugar to extend the brew length by adding additional fermentables. The sugar will convert directly into alcohol and carbon dioxide but will leave no additional residual body. In fact the sugar will produce a far “drier” beer than the commercial equivalent leading to comments that the beer is thin or watery and yet has the ability to blow your socks off!
