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i did prime the beer in the bottles. i guess i worded it wrong. the way u put i guess i brewed correctly with the extract from a can method. all im saying is that its much easier than boiling the full batch, then waiting for it to cool, transfer it to the fermenter and then transferring it to a...

ive made my first beer using Cooper's kit and it was great. They have simplified the process a great deal and me being a newbie i wonder if all those steps i read about are really necessary. I just stirred the malt extract can they gave me into the primary fermenter with 2 litres (0.5 gallon)...

I just made my first batch of beer using Cooper's malt extract and it's great!! Ive tasted a few homewbrews and they all have a certain characteristic. The smell. That fine strong malt smell that it identifies it almost immediately as a homebrew. From what ive read the method of homebrewing...

i dont think they have laws for homebrewing!!! usually when a law doesnt exist, the european law applies, i'll have to look into it.

hi all, Homebrewers in Cyprus can be counted with the fingers of one hand, so I come here in search of fellow enthusiasts smilem