20.00 Palmer Kits !

[Enemygod]

I just brewed the wheat beer to spec. It's pretty decent. My dad liked it, which is the main reason I got it.

I'll be doing the amber next. Was thinking of adding some dry hops to it. Maybe Amarillo, centennial and simcoe.

 

[JohnSand]

Thanks.

 

[McGarnigle]

I ordered the saison and am curious about the recipe. Find out soon enough I suppose.

Reporting back: the Saison is great! Still young yet (3 weeks to bottle plus 3 weeks since), but it is really good. Recommended.

I re-used the yeast (Belle Saison dry) for a cider. We'll see.

Edit: this kit is now on sale for $29. Not as much of a bargain, but still a good price.

 

[c673986]

These kits are back on sale at Austin Homebrew and Adventure in Homebrew again. Some as low as $13.

 

[bigdawg86]

I just purchased the Glorious Abyss Black IPA, Nutcastle brown, and Saison. I added the alcohol booster packs to all of them. Total was 66.96 shipped. Can't beat that!

 

[rharris]

I purchased two kits - the Amber for $13 and Cream Ale for $20. I see in this forum a number of other brewers purchased and were excited to brew the kits however I cannot find any reviews of the finished product on the internet. Has anyone actually brewed a kit and tasted the finished product? The kits look beautiful and are a great value but no reviews.... Also, some homebrew shops are selling at less than half retail and Palmer's website no longer links to "buy direct from manufacturer" hmmmmm

 

[jafo28]

I purchased two kits - the Amber for $13 and Cream Ale for $20. I see in this forum a number of other brewers purchased and were excited to brew the kits however I cannot find any reviews of the finished product on the internet. Has anyone actually brewed a kit and tasted the finished product? The kits look beautiful and are a great value but no reviews.... Also, some homebrew shops are selling at less than half retail and Palmer's website no longer links to "buy direct from manufacturer" hmmmmm

I just purchased the Oatmeal Stout and Saison kits. I brewed the Saison on Sunday, and will update when it's ready. Overall the kit was packed nicely, and instructions were clearly written. I'm normally an all grain brewer, but didn't want to brew outside in the heat, so I picked these up. Gotta get the pipeline going again, just kicked my last keg of homebrew.

 

[jafo28]

Took a hydrometer sample a few minutes ago. It's sitting at 1.004, I used dry yeast, Belle Saison. The sample tasted great. I've never brewed a Saison, but have had a few commercial examples, and this kit seemed to nail it. There was definitely peppery flavors in there as well as fruityness.

I pitched the yeast at 66º and just let it warm up on it's own, made it to 76º. I will likely let it sit for at least another week or two before I keg it.

 

[njstout862]

any more reviews of these?

 

[c673986]

I just tried the Snatch the Pebble Pilsner (6 percent/4oz. of american saaz hops) pre-carbed and pre-fined. It's already good. I used the saflager 23 yeast and let it set for over a month, probably 6 weeks before kegging. This sealed the deal and I'll be buying more. AIH and Austin Homebrew are still giving this stuff away.

 

[allanmorgan]

Brewed the JP IPA. In a keg on CO2. Should know soon how it tastes.

 

[c673986]

Drinking the snatch the pebble now and its really good. Still really young tasting....fair amount of bitterness and hop flavor, but I like it.

To the guy making his first sasion, I made 3 this summer, all different yeast. Not Palmer kits, I really didn't like any of them, could just be my preference. My Belle sasion one seems like it had too much yeast in the packet vs. an normal packet. Its high krawsen dropped in 18hrs. Had a strong "nail polish remover" smell to the alcohol. I let is set for a month in primary. This did not go away and eventually was a dumper. I started it cold, low 60s. I planned on ramping it up, but never got the chance.

 

[Ozarks Mountain Brewery]

anyone know what this Instamash Enzyme is

 

[RM-MN]

Drinking the snatch the pebble now and its really good. Still really young tasting....fair amount of bitterness and hop flavor, but I like it.

To the guy making his first sasion, I made 3 this summer, all different yeast. Not Palmer kits, I really didn't like any of them, could just be my preference. My Belle sasion one seems like it had too much yeast in the packet vs. an normal packet. Its high krawsen dropped in 18hrs. Had a strong "nail polish remover" smell to the alcohol. I let is set for a month in primary. This did not go away and eventually was a dumper. I started it cold, low 60s. I planned on ramping it up, but never got the chance.

I hated my first saison sample and considered dumping it. Instead I bottled it and ignored it for 6 months. Mmmmm. Had to make a second batch.

 

[Brownalemikie]

I searched AIH website and couldn't find a Palmer kit for under $28. Where are the $20 kits?

 

[Ogroat]

I searched AIH website and couldn't find a Palmer kit for under $28. Where are the $20 kits?

They're four months ago. It was a sale, and the sale has ended.

 

[JohnSand]

Keep watching for sales. As annoying as the constant emails are, I subscribe to the major online brewing suppliers. When there is a kit sale, I stock up and use the ingredients for other recipes. I think I just bought some $20 kits last week.

 

[Brownalemikie]

Midwest Brewing has 6 different style kits for $19.99 every day of the year. I'll just wait til they FREE shipping and buy 6-8 kits. Love their Stout and Brown Ale. Hell, each kit comes with hops, yeast, specialty grains AND 6 lbs of LME. The LME costs $18 by itself.

 

[BugEyedValiant]

I searched AIH website and couldn't find a Palmer kit for under $28. Where are the $20 kits?

http://www.homebrewing.org/search.asp?keyword=palmer

they are still there

 

[cwwillmon]

Not quite a sale when you have to buy everything separate. Then it comes out to be a not a sale. Mine as well buy a better brand.

 

[rharris]

Well, I brewed the Cream Ale and today kegged after 20 days in primary. I must say I was disappointed in the flavor and am hopeful it will improve over the next few weeks in the keg. I followed the instructions - exactly. I am an all-grain brewer and once in awhile will do an extract. Purchased the kit at a very low price and thought it was a deal. Now I'm having second thoughts. I have the amber kit as well and will brew tomorrow. However with this second kit, I think I will do a full boil instead of following the instructions.

 

[bigdawg86]

I have the Raison D'Saison which just completed two weeks in primary. OG (with 1lb sugar "alcohol booster) my OG was 1.071. I fermented with second generation Yeast Bay Voss Kviek at 94° ramped to 100°. Best I could get was FG of 1.013 which puts me at 81-82% attenuation and 7.6% ABV. The gravity test sample tasted pretty decent. I was thinking about a finishing yeast to drive the gravity down a few more points, but I want to harvest that batch of yeast so probably will just keg. Will report back in a few weeks.

 

[Enemygod]

I have the amber kit as well and will brew tomorrow. However with this second kit, I think I will do a full boil instead of following the instructions.

I just kegged the amber and it turned out well. I dry hopped the crap out of it though, so my opinion on the kit by itself may be worthless.

 

[RM-MN]

I just kegged the amber and it turned out well. I dry hopped the crap out of it though, so my opinion on the kit by itself may be worthless.

Not worthless but maybe not the beer you want. You invested $20 and got the basic beer, then added to it to get the beer you want, the same as I might do with a recipe. Your total cost was still lower than if you had bought the ingredients separately.

 

[Bigfoot65]

I've been drinking the oatmeal stout for a couple of weeks now and its hands down the best beer I've made yet . Now I realize that ain't saying a lot but its damn good !

 

[Ozarks Mountain Brewery]

I have that on tap too, its good

 

[bigdawg86]

I have the Raison D'Saison which just completed two weeks in primary. OG (with 1lb sugar "alcohol booster) my OG was 1.071. I fermented with second generation Yeast Bay Voss Kviek at 94° ramped to 100°. Best I could get was FG of 1.013 which puts me at 81-82% attenuation and 7.6% ABV. The gravity test sample tasted pretty decent. I was thinking about a finishing yeast to drive the gravity down a few more points, but I want to harvest that batch of yeast so probably will just keg. Will report back in a few weeks.

Ok so this beer has been done for nearly one month, but due to my keezer currently on double duty as a fermentation chamber I haven't been able to taste this beer. As mentioned above it was a full boil, fermented up to 100°, and kegged after two weeks. Since I couldn't chill the beer, it sat at room temperature for 25 days under 12PSI of pressure...essentially a month long secondary. I got it into the keezer 24 hours ago and poured a sample goblet.

Surprisingly it was carbed better than expected, but now that is at 36° will likely pick up more carbonation. It was very hazy. It could be due to being the first pour, I expect it to clear up as I go. ***see attached picture***. I almost wanted to say the nose had a slightly unexpected, but pleasant floral note, some reminiscence of a cream ale. It was incredibly clean tasting, with only the slightest hint of spice hop bitterness noted immediately after swallowed (makes sense since bitterness is back of tongue). My wife liked it. Her friend liked it. I'd say this will not last very long! I did a sample pour from a picnic tap, but will not formally tap for a little longer (until a few other beers are ready to tap as well).

On another noted I also brewed the Palmer Black IPA...with a twist. I pitched the same Voss Kviek yeast. It is cold crashing now. Hopefully tastes better than the hydrometer sample did haha.

 

[bigdawg86]

This is the Saison... I really enjoy this beer.

 

[Veets]

Fermented at 100 degrees F? On purpose, or because that was ambient? I've heard of fermenting warmer for certain styles of beers, but never that high. Not saying it's wrong, just that I haven't heard of it before.

FWIW, I made the same Saison this summer, and loved it. Used a couple of dry yeast packets (forget which type right now, but one of the ones recommended in the kit) and let it ferment at ambient in my basement which was around 68 F, so it probably got somewhat warmer with the fermentation. Also thought it was cloudy , but didn't mind at all. That keg went really fast!

 

[bigdawg86]

Fermented at 100 degrees F? On purpose, or because that was ambient? I've heard of fermenting warmer for certain styles of beers, but never that high. Not saying it's wrong, just that I haven't heard of it before.

FWIW, I made the same Saison this summer, and loved it. Used a couple of dry yeast packets (forget which type right now, but one of the ones recommended in the kit) and let it ferment at ambient in my basement which was around 68 F, so it probably got somewhat warmer with the fermentation. Also thought it was cloudy , but didn't mind at all. That keg went really fast!

Yep! Finished at 100°. I have done this 3x with this yeast and it's excellent! The yeast bay recommends 90-100° so I pitch at 60° so I can get my hydrometer reading, then set the ferm wrap to mid 80's for 24 hours, then bump up every 12 hours until at 100 degrees.

https://www.theyeastbay.com/brewers-yeast-products/sigmunds-voss-kveik

I just kicked the keg last night, but the beer was crystal clear towards the end.