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It comes with a 6.5 bottling bucket as well as the other three containers :D

It says Two 5 Gallon Glass Carboys and one 6.5 Gallon Plastic Fermenter, though I think there is actually a second description of the same kit elsewhere on the site where they list it as one 6.5 galllon carboy and one 5 gallon carboy (I'm assuming it's supposed to be two five gallons since...

Thanks for all the help so far. Does that mean the second carboy is just a spare then and not part of a more advanced brewing process? Do I need any equipment to sanitize everything (other than an extra bottle of Star San- 8 oz)? I'll worry about bottles for this in about 6 months ;)...

The kit I was looking at was actually from the same store, the Brewing Intermediate Kit w/Two 5 Gallon Glass Carboys ( glass because I have a sister in-law who is a doctor that has told me several times the dangers of plastic... she knows her stuff, but I think she's a little over paranoid). I...

Wow, fast response, thanks. Now that I'm thinking of this, my original plan was just to find the items in the list below and order them online individually. After looking at the list again it look like a lot of this may be included in starter home brew kit (which I've been looking at getting...

Okay, I've put this off forever, but I'm about ready to take the plunge I think. I don't have a carboy right now since I am just starting, should I look for a 5 gallon glass carboy or a 5 Gallon Ported Plastic Carboy (Better Bottle Brand)?

what temprature should the beer be after you fill the Mr. Beer keg to the line with water (just prior to adding the yeast). I remembered it being warm last time (I could be wrong), but it was fairly cool this time. It may be because the it is now January the water was just colder when I...

I hadn't thought of on the fridge. I was probably going to keep it in a cooler in an inner room of my house where it should stay warmer, or on a high shelf in the closet of that room. I may need to just accept the fact that I should wait until after I return to make it. BTW, I think all the...

Thanks for the advice. Any approximations as to how low I can set the thermostat when I leave if I stick with the provided yeast. Another thing, I checked my supplies, one of my packages of sanitizer has inflated for some reason (the rest are normal), is the inflated one still ok to use?

Quick question. I am going on vacation soon and was hoping to start another batch before leaving, but I would like to keep the heat low while I am away. Will it ruin the beer if I let the temp in my house get down to 55?

I fermented for 3 weeks and let them carbonate for 2.5 weeks. I am going to try one Thursday, but I may put all of them in the fridge at this point. For putting in too much sugar, I almost did the same thing but caught myself. I would try unscrewing the lids (carefully) to let out some of the...

I am trying my first bottle later this week. The instructions say to put it in the fridge for two days prior to drinking. Anyone know the reason for this, and if two days is the right amount of time (the kit tends to tell you to do things for shorter amounts of time than you typically should...

I was about to bottle my first batch (pale ale), but I decided to take a taste first. The good news is that it IS beer, and there is some carbination! the bad news is that it is still very cloudy... I am thinking of letting it go that third week to get a little clearer. It would also give me...

Thanks. There is a small amount of foam in small clusters throughout the surface. If that's all there is supposed to be I'm fine... though I suppose if there should be more foam I am in trouble.

Hello everyone. I finally got around to making my first batch last week. I may have made a mistake though. When I filled my keg up to the 8.5 quart line with cold water I wasn't thinking and grabbed my pitcher of drinking water (i.e. tap water) instead of the purified bottle water I bought...

Any thoughts on if this is an okay recipe for a first timer to cut their teeth on? I would like to have a batch ready at the end of October, and while it looks like it is drinkable after a month the first page also mentions waiting 6 months so I am not sure if I need to start this project fairly...

I just got my kit today, will probably brew my first batch this weekend. I am thinking of using honey also (too many people saying don't use the booster and that the pale ale it comes with is lousy). I was wondering if raw honey is fine or if that would cause any problems (Specifically...

New influx from Woot! checking in! I ordered a couple of nicer beers to try after my pale ale (the four pack of premiums). If I get hooked I will probably get a nicer setup after that, but at the price Woot! had this it was a great way to test the waters without paying a fortune. I am...