Been lurking here for a while, from Marshall, MI, a small town blessed with 2 breweries (Darkhorse and Grand River Brewing). Long time (on and off) homebrewer looking to get back into the hobby, most recently after a break from illness. Started with beet sugar and Blue Ribbon canned malt extract from a local grocery store and made a fair amount of cidery-tasting beer-like substance in the late 70's and early 80's.
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Welcome to the group, and welcome back to brewing, from Minnesota!
I did a couple kits like that in the early '80s, then quickly gave it up when I found the results to be bad swill. I remember those 64oz cans of hopped extract with the crappy packet of yeast taped to the top. The state of the art is so much better now.
I did a couple kits like that in the early '80s, then quickly gave it up when I found the results to be bad swill. I remember those 64oz cans of hopped extract with the crappy packet of yeast taped to the top. The state of the art is so much better now.
Welcome back to the hobby, and the group, from Colorado 
When I started brewing, I'd only drank American macro beer. I was impressed by the kits - they still had more flavor than the macro beer. But as stated, it's come a long way since then. I suggest reading the on line How to Brew (howtobrew.com) or the updated paper version.
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