This review is from: New Brewers Complete Homebrew Beer Making Kit by Monster Brew (Misc.)
In general, I’d recommend that you would go to a local brewing store and work out exactly what you need and want to get started brewing your own beer. You’d likely end up with a setup that is pretty similar to this one. That leaves price and flexibility as the main issues. Glancing at a brewing catalog, it looks like this setup isn’t a bad deal pricewise. And of course if you don’t have a local brewing store, then buying this one is that much easier. Do compare the items included in any of these kits, there are a lot of them listed on amazon, some for as little as half of the price of this one. And remember that you can save a lot of shipping cost by buying kits without bottles. Use your own collected bottles.
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This review is from: New Brewers Complete Homebrew Beer Making Kit by Monster Brew (Misc.)
Ordered and received kit in Jan 2011. Started brewing March 3 2011, drank first bottle around April 4. Bavarian Hefweizen, very good taste, about 5-6 percent alcohol or 10-12 proof. Must follow directions and keep everything clean. Quality kit contained everyting to make your first brew, but I’ve added a few things like hops bags and thermometer and extra bottle caps. I do not recommend buying inexpensive kits. I also recommend buying “Joy of Home Brewing” to go along with the kit. The kit directions are basic, the book has helpful tips. The price I paid was better than what I would pay locally, in this area, by about $40. I prefered new bottles, as I didn’t want to mess with finding and cleaning bottles with non twist off caps. Extra 12 oz. bottles run about $12 for 24 bottles. First batch figures out to about $3 per bottle, which includes the cost of the kit. After that it’s about 50 cents a bottle. As a side note, I started my second batch May 19. Enjoy! 🙂
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This review is from: New Brewers Complete Homebrew Beer Making Kit by Monster Brew (Misc.)
Overall a great kit, but it came shipped with a broken Hydrometer and siphon… been unable to contact the company to get it replaced. I couldn’t wait any longer so I made my first batch this weekend and I had everything I needed for the first part. I’m going to have to get creative with the transfer from the one bucket to the other. Would be a 5 star if the parts were packaged better or they would respond to the broken parts.
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An excellent beginner’s kit,
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|Broken Items,
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