Anyone ever tried any of these?
http://brooklynbrewshop.com/store/1-gallon-beer-mixes
Just curious if it's worth the money.
http://brooklynbrewshop.com/store/1-gallon-beer-mixes
Just curious if it's worth the money.
Have you made any yourself? If so, which ones? I'm trying to decide if I should start carrying them at my store (not a LHBS, but a beer retailer). I have a sample kit coming my way, but I was curious to see if others had good/bad experiences with them already.
Still don't understand the reasoning in the criticism of 1 gallon batches, its for apartments and small houses! I could maybe get 3 gallons to a boil on my stove, but the microwave it too close to the top and the condensation drips in. Its for small areas and hipsters or not, they got me in to it and I thank them for it. Its a great kit to test the waters when confind to a small place or lack of equipment.
I'll be the dissenter here and say they are outrageously overpriced for what you get. You can buy a 5 gallon kit with ingredient kit for a little more sometimes, but usually for about 30 bucks more. Which will be much more beneficial in the long run. Their kits after you buy the initial kit, are 15 bucks, I can get all-grain 5 gallon kits for about the same. Some of their kits don't even include the stuff they are being touted for (I'm looking at you Coffee and Donut).
I just don't see the practicality in these. If you are thinking about getting into all-grain, you have probably brewed already and have SOME of the necessary stuff to get into all-grain. All you would need, at least, is a bag to do some BIAB. That would cost as much as a fine mesh nylon bag would cost. These are not future proof. The bigger kits are. And if you find out you don't like it, a bigger kit is a much nicer gift to give on to someone. At least in my mind.
If you are thinking of brewing and you have no idea what you are doing, these would probably end up not keeping you in the hobby. And that is what I think they are geared toward - the hipster crowd doing anything that seems fashionable, and not worry about how much money they are wasting. Or if they are helping the cause or not. Not much of a repeat business model it seems.
And did I mention that I THINK they are overpriced? All of this is just my opinion, which was asked for.
andymonkey said:For those who say this isn't worth the money and that there are better kits out there, can you please post a link to these kits? I want to start home brewing and would like to start off with a kit that gives me the best bang for my buck. That said, I've read comments stating 1 gallon is to small. 5 gallon seems to much to me, especially since I am starting off. Im also not a big beer drinker, only drink on weekends. Maybe a kit in between, 3 gallons maybe? Lastly, how much beer does this kit actually make (12 oz bottles) ?
There's nothing wrong with brewing a half kit of that's what you want. As far as links to kits, why not try with one of the big online providers, such as Northern Brewer, or MoreBeer.
andymonkey said:For those who say this isn't worth the money and that there are better kits out there, can you please post a link to these kits? I want to start home brewing and would like to start off with a kit that gives me the best bang for my buck. That said, I've read comments stating 1 gallon is to small. 5 gallon seems to much to me, especially since I am starting off. Im also not a big beer drinker, only drink on weekends. Maybe a kit in between, 3 gallons maybe? Lastly, how much beer does this kit actually make (12 oz bottles) ?
andymonkey said:Like I said, im a newb here. I checked those sites out, the cheapest brew kit is $70, which is a 5 gallon setup. Is 5 gallon the standard size for a brew kit?
For those who say this isn't worth the money and that there are better kits out there, can you please post a link to these kits? I want to start home brewing and would like to start off with a kit that gives me the best bang for my buck. That said, I've read comments stating 1 gallon is to small. 5 gallon seems to much to me, especially since I am starting off. Im also not a big beer drinker, only drink on weekends. Maybe a kit in between, 3 gallons maybe? Lastly, how much beer does this kit actually make (12 oz bottles) ?
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