The in-laws had heard I'd got into home brewing and kindly bought me a John Bull London Porter kit (1.8kg) for Xmas with a bag of Munton's 'homebrew enhancer' (eeeugh). Trouble is, I've just bought a boiler and am moving onto half mash. So, my puzzle is, what ME, grains and hops do I need to add to the JB LP kit to make it up to 40 pints of porter without using the 'enhancer'?
So far, I'm thinking about 3lbs of amber ME, plus choc or patent malt plus hops in the boil and finishing. Does this sound about right?
Any tips on which hops I should use for an *English* porter?