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What is Hopped Malt Extract?
Hopped Malt Extract (HME) is a highly concentrated form of wort, which has been
professionally crafted for MR.BEER® by Coopers Brewery, LTD in one of the most
advanced brewhouses in the world. With the use of HME, all you need to do is add the
2 remaining ingredients — yeast and water. This cuts down your typical homebrew day
from 9 hours to about 30 minutes! Here is how to finish the brewing process in your own
home.
See the
Brewing with MR.BEER® Guide
for more
details on the Coopers brewing process.
Now, you’re ready to brew!
There are four ingredients needed to produce beer: malted barley, hops, yeast,
and water. The brewing process combines malt, hops and water to produce
wort (pronounced wert). The wort is then combined with yeast, and with a
little patience, the wort is transformed into beer. As any commercial brewer
can attest, producing wort is a highly labor-intensive process that requires
thousands of dollars of equipment in order to produce high quality beer.
Fortunately, we do that work for you in our state-of-the art brewery and deliver
it to you in the form of hopped malt extract.
BREWING
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1. Remove the yeast packet from under the lid of the can
of hopped malt extract (HME), then place the unopened
can in hot tap water.
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2. Using the sanitized measuring cup, pour 4 cups of water
into your 3-quart or larger pot. Bring water to a boil, and then remove from heat.
3. Open the can of HME
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and pour it into the boiled water. If your refill includes liquid malt extract (LME), pour it
into the boiled water as well. Stir until thoroughly mixed. This mixture is called wort.
4. Fill fermenter with cold (40-55°F or 4-12°C) water to the 4-liter mark on the back.
5. Pour the wort into the keg, and then bring the volume of the keg to the 8.5-liter mark by adding more cold water.
Mix vigorously with the spoon or whisk.
6. Sprinkle the entire yeast packet into the keg, then screw on the lid. Do not stir.
