This was originally going to be a 1.8 gal test batch, but I made mistakes in what I had on hand so I just compensated by increasing the volume.
I have a bunch of 1 and 2 oz hops on hand. In the 1 oz division I have Simcoe, Centennial, Bravo, HBC 342, Santiam, Perle, Mt Hood, Warrior, Cluster, Palisade, Liberty, Willamette, and Columbus. Of those I have 2 packs of Centennial, Liberty, and Willamette. So I figured one of the latter 2 as I like to have 1 of each on hand.
But I'm buying 2 Mr Beer fermentor kits and a 3 pack refill today, and I'll be subbing out all of the booster for DME and adding a 20 and 5 min hop addition to them all so opening up a larger hop bag is OK since I can spread it all out. I have less to choose from there, and only Cascade as an additional offering.
One of her friends seems to be strictly a light lager drinker. The other two are more open. One almost got into home brewing.
Mr Beer booster:
"Booster™ is made from corn syrup solids, and is ideally suited for use as a brewing adjunct. It provides a full and balanced range of both fermentable and unfermentable sugars that is designed to mimic the carbohydrate profile of all-malt wort, consisting of 8% glucose, 56% maltose, 16% maltotriose, and 20% dextrine."