Feels like I'm starting over again

[Inky]

Hey lads,
Haven't brewed in ages and feels like I've forgotten everything I have picked up and I'm gonna jump back in the deep end so to speak. I have 3 coopers kits, a wheat, a Canadian and and ipa and have 3 muntons DME extra light. My question is, do I need to use brewing sugar with each kit and the DME and if so then how much roughly? Any help this idiot would greatly appreciate it 

[Leann ull]

Your in good company we are all idiots around here.
Dme is for malt profile and abv
Sugar is just for abv and your beer will taste thinner.
Have a good look at what LE posted in the Wiki section, I'm sure that will give you a more comprehensive answer.

[LordEoin]

I wouldn't bother with any extra sugar, just use the kit can + LME can.

Here's a few things that'll turn them from ok beers to good beers:
1 - brewing to 20 liters
2 - change the wheat beer yeast to wb06 if you're looking for a hefeweisen. Ferment at around 18C for clove 23C+ for banana. The yeast in this kit is similar to us05 and makes a fairly bland wheat ale.
3 - dry hop the IPA. cascade or something similar works well.
4 - steep around 250g carapils or crystal for each to freshen them up and give better head retention.
5 - use plenty of sanitizer. if you don't have sanitizer use 3ml distilled vinegar, 3ml thin bleach, 2l water. never mix bleach and vinegar neat.

[Edited by safety police, credit to Delzep]

[delzep]

I wouldn't bother with any extra sugar, just use the kit can + LME can.

Here's a few things that'll turn them from ok beers to good beers:
1 - brewing to 20 liters
2 - change the wheat beer yeast to wb06 if you're looking for a hefeweisen. Ferment at around 18C for clove 23C+ for banana. The yeast in this kit is similar to us05 and makes a fairly bland wheat ale.
3 - dry hop the IPA. cascade or something similar works well.
4 - steep around 250g carapils or crystal for each to freshen them up and give better head retention.
5 - use plenty of sanitizer. if you don't have sanitizer use 3ml distilled vinegar, 3ml thin bleach, 2l water. never mix bleach and water neat.

never mix bleach and vinegar neat you mean