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It's funny reading the responses to this thread-- I must sound like a real alcoholic. I was really just trying to think of a way to make my beer go a little bit farther... I tend to drink faster than I can produce. I've also had lots of nice commercial brews that were stronger-than-average, so I...

Thanks for the response, guys. I suppose I should have been a bit more clear about my question, though. As delicious as "hooch" sounds, I was hoping to make something that tastes much the same as the 5% ABV that I've made so far, but maybe at 6 or 7%. I'm not using table sugar, I'm using the...

Hi All, I'm still very new at all this (brewing my second batch of Cooper's extract) but I'm having a great time so far. I'm too young to pretend to be sophisticated about beer, so I'll level with you all: I started homebrewing to get drunk for cheap. That said, I love the the process, and I...

I also started my first batch with a Cooper's kit. I read the booklet, but skipped the video. I don't even know where to find a working VCR. I used the malt extract that came with the kit, though. I brewed for about 5 days, and my beer was bottled for a week before the urge to taste overcame me...

I speak with absolutely no experience, as I am still drinking my first batch of kit beer (which is still green, incidentally. :) ) The Coopers kit that I received for my birthday came with 30 700(ish)mL PET bottles and caps. I found them to be very easy to bottle into, and the caps are simple to...