Mr Beer tri can

[Pints]

Has anyone tried Mr beer tri can? I'm thinking 3 cans of the northwest pale ale to 21 litres. Nothing else. Thoughts? 

Abv and Ibu approximately? 

Cheers

[Kegory]

I haven't.

But I did make their Bewitched Amber Ale, 1 can to 8.5 litres. I got an ABV of 4.7% before priming calculations.

Mr Beer have information on their website. Have you checked it out? It seems a little confused, though. The Bewitched Amber Ale cites ABV, SRM, & IBU for a 2 gallon mix but the North West Pale Ale cites the same but this time for 8 litres. I guess your brew will be a little higher in all three metrics.

[Classic Brewing Co]

34 minutes ago, Pints said:

Has anyone tried Mr beer tri can? I'm thinking 3 cans of the northwest pale ale to 21 litres. Nothing else. Thoughts? 

Abv and Ibu approximately? 

Cheers

I have brewed all of the Mr. Beer range many times, my favourites were NW Pale Ale & the IPA's.

I have a Craft Fermenter & made it to recipe & for a bigger batch just doubled the recipe & everting including the water& it turned just out fine, the only difference is I added 500gm of Malt to boost body & head retention.

If you are going to try 3 x cans I would just triple the ingredients, not a scientific answer but I cannot see the difference, with extract brews I don't worry about the ABV etc as it will sort itself out.

[Pale Man]

2 hours ago, Pints said:

Has anyone tried Mr beer tri can? I'm thinking 3 cans of the northwest pale ale to 21 litres. Nothing else. Thoughts? 

Abv and Ibu approximately? 

Cheers

Around 5.5% and 71IBUs. Will be rather bitter.

[Uhtred Of Beddanburg]

8 hours ago, Pints said:

Has anyone tried Mr beer tri can? I'm thinking 3 cans of the northwest pale ale to 21 litres. Nothing else. Thoughts? 

Abv and Ibu approximately? 

Cheers

If you not worried about the bitterness go for it. Otherwise 23 litres and 500 to 750 grams LDM?  Or a brew enhancer?

I have done a double and used flavour hops Amarillo and Cascade etc. Much better than a standard kit. Although the kit is nice on its own compared to others.

Edited June 14, 2023 by Uhtred Of Beddanburg

[Shamus O'Sean]

16 hours ago, Pints said:

Has anyone tried Mr beer tri can? I'm thinking 3 cans of the northwest pale ale to 21 litres. Nothing else. Thoughts? 

Abv and Ibu approximately? 

Cheers

The choice is yours.  If you like a Pale Ale with an IBU of around 71, go for it.

But I would just brew 3 times everything.  3 cans and 3 times as much water.  So brew to 25.5 litres.  It will just give you 3 times the same beer as 1 can done to 8.5 litres.  So around 4.9% and 59 IBUs.  I have occasionally bought 2 of the Craft Recipe of the Month and just brewed a double batch in the bigger Coopers fermenter.

[Pints]

Thanks for the replies everyone. My HB shop has a sale going on coopers kits and just wanted to do a cheapo. 71 IBU sounds a wee bit high so maybe i will do as Shamus suggests, just maybe a litre or 2 down so like 24 or 23L. Cheers