My local home brew shop, May and Brett make their own beer kits.  I bought one the other day, together with 500g dark spraymalt based on the detailed instructions above.  The till didn’t say anything, but when I got to making the beer the instructions (on the back of the label) said I needed 1kg of the spray malt.  It did say I could make it up with everyday sugar though – but it won’t be as dark as it might be.

The process was exactly the same as the Christmas Ale, but this makes three times the volume (23 litres rather than 7 litres).  I hope I (and anyone I share it with!) like it – that is 40 pints or about 46 bottles of beer.

I didn’t check the OG since this was not mentioned in the instructions – they say just wait until the bubbling stops, then check that the SG is stable.