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The ingredients are in place. Lets go!
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The contents of the stout kit
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Prepping the HME
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Utensils sanitizing in the mini keg
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1 gallon of cool fresh water
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Pouring in the water that will be used to create the wort
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Mr. Beer booster
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Pouring the booster into the water
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Even with constant stirring the booster WILL clump
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The HME (Hopped Malt Extract) is opened
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Pouring the HME into the water & booster - making the wort
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Pouring the HME into the water & booster - making the wort
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Pouring the wort into the keg
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Topping off the keg with the rest of the water
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The yeasty boys are ready to party!
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The yeast is in, ready to start its work
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And now my friends, we wait
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2 days into brewing - you can see the condensation forming at the top of the mini keg
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My sanitizer is ready, time to clean bottles & caps!
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Bottles lined up (making beer w/ Mr. Beer)
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Bottle caps & capper (making beer w/ Mr. Beer)
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First sample of my beer! (making beer w/ Mr. Beer)
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Bottles sanitizing (making beer w/ Mr. Beer)
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First bottle capped! (making beer w/ Mr. Beer)
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First bottle capped (cell phone pic)
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Getting ready to fill a bottle (making beer w/ Mr. Beer)
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Each bottle needed 3/4 tsp sugar added (making beer w/ Mr. Beer)
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Once it got close to the end I needed to prop up the end of the keg (making beer w/ Mr. Beer)
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Capping a bottle (making beer w/ Mr. Beer)
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All done! (making beer w/ Mr. Beer)
