The new (released 2010) Coopers fermenter vessel (FV) is the best you can buy, but a bit expensive. They could have included a kit of Euro Lager for that price, rather than the old kit. The FV is made of thick polypropylene, and the rounded bottom is great for tilting to get every bit of beer out. The tap has N-buna rubber seals. Keep these in good condition by applying some olive or vegetable oil. The yeast love oil and will devour all traces in the beer. PP will absorb most UV light (bad for hops and yeast) but it's still a good idea to keep the fermenting brew in a dark place, or wrap in a beach towel. Keep ants and bugs out of the FV. I use a cover of curtail voil and a big elastic belt to clamp it. Do not use any sort of scrubbing device on the FV as PP scratches easily. Soak with some bleach or oxy-cleaner it it's really dirty. If you dry hop with one of those hop tea bags (I make my own 15g hop bags) make sure the ferment has stopped and the brew is *fully* cleared. Add the tea bag for between 24 and 48hrs *only*. Adding teabags to fermenting beer will see all flavour lost to the sediment.

You cannot go wrong with this Coopers kit. It has everything you need, the fermenting vessel and included accessories are great. I am not a fan of lagers and believe they should have included the Coopers Australian Pale Ale in this kit instead of the lager tin. If you are new to brewing or wanting to get into partial extract or even full grain brewing, this is the vessel you want. I highly recommend getting yourself some hops (Cascade or Citra), some Coopers Brew Enhancer 2 and the Coopers Australian Pale Ale tin along with a couple boxes of Coopers Light Dry Malt for your second brew if you want to step it up a notch. Great kit and a great gift idea for fathers day or any other occasion.

Great price and grate value make grate home brew try coopers cerveza after your first mix and coopers 2 in one DIY BREW inhanncer with 500g of dextrose tea bag of citra hops to drop in and a 9g yeast don't use normal yeast with can as not enough because it only contains 7g but you can keep for later usage if want store in cool dark place for up to 3 months make up 9g if have scales let forment for 8 days then take out top cediment reducer then leave for 6 more days before bottling your home brew