The art of beer making - part 1

After months of speculation I finally went to the local supermarket and bought a Micro Brew Kit from Coopers. The total costs were about 55 USD and the kit included the following:

• 1 plastic fermenter (30 liter)
• 1 airlock
• brewing sugar
• carbonation drops
• 1 adhesive digital thermometer
• 1 hydrometer
• 1 plastic spoon
• 30 plastic bottles (740ml)

The kit also included an instructional video (VHS) which turned out to be completly useless since I don't own a VCR anymore (it broke down ages ago). More importantly, the kit included a can of Coopers Lager Home Brew (1.7 kg malt extract and some yeast) for making the first brew. Since I'm not a big fan of regular lager, I will save the lager can for some future experiements and try out a wheat beer or a stout instead (I will report back when the brewing will commence).

Finally ready to unwrap my pre-Christmas present.

The beginners kit in all its glory.

Top-down view.