Should I use THe Beer enhancer

[THE TACKER]

My nearest and dearest ordered me a King Keg ,woodfordes werry kit and beer enhancer for Fathers day,After reading about the werry's kit I noticed that no sugar is required ,would it be OK to use the enhacer or would it be better left out ?

[Lillywhite]

Don't use the enhancer with the Wherry. It doesn't need it. Save the enhancer and use it with a cheaper one can kit in place of the recommended sugar.

I would also recommend that you don't brew in the KK. Buy a separate 5 gallon bucket and lid which you can buy for about £8 and then transfer to the KK. You'll get far better results this way. Best of luck with the Wherry. It's a nice drink.

[mickhew]

Also do LOADS of homework/searching on this site, learn about stuck fermentation, how to tackle this, sanitisation, priming, stuff like that.

[THE TACKER]

Thanks to Lillywhite for the advise .Should have said I did already have all the equipment and a old boots P/B which s fine (got my Coopers old ale in it). the nearest and dearest just thought she'd get me a nice new one pluss beer kit for Fathers day. (Just wondering what it's going to cost me).

[pauljmuk]

I'd use enhancer on another brew (if you have bought it). If you were planning on buying it, don't - get spraymalt insted.

[THE TACKER]

Right I've had a good read on stuck ferments and have one question .Would it be better to replace the yeast suppied with the wherry's and use safale 04and if so should a nutrient or beer emzyne be used also ?

[Lillywhite]

Would it be better to replace the yeast supplied with the wherry's and use safale 04and if so should a nutrient or beer emzyne be used also ?

I always use the supplied yeast provided with the Muntons kits and I havn't experienced a stuck fermentation.

I always re-hydrate the yeast in a third of a cup of cooled boiled water and then add a teaspoon full of yeast nutrient to the wort and keep the temperature between 21-23C.

[mickhew]

I've always swapped the yeast for Safale on the Wherrys, as it's considered better, also there is a long post, where someone from Muntons, admitted to there being a problem found with the yeast, not on all kits though, lots of people have no problems, I just prefer to play it safe, as Safale is so reliable, and I believe, if you bottle, it makes a more compact sediment, to make serving easier.

[THE TACKER]

Thanks folks I'm going with Mickhew and going to be safe rather than sorry