I am prepping to brew a coconut stout/porter and had an ingredient list pieced together that comes to around $50. I then found this pre-built kit for half the price. Do you guys see any downsides to buying a pre-built kit?
Is it that the grains are sitting in a box on a shelf for X days/months versus build your own being more fresh?
I pieced together this recipe for ~$52
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/coconut-cream-stout-competition-runner-up.394244/
Then I found this for $22
https://www.morebeer.com/view_product/38957
Thanks
Is it that the grains are sitting in a box on a shelf for X days/months versus build your own being more fresh?
I pieced together this recipe for ~$52
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/coconut-cream-stout-competition-runner-up.394244/
Then I found this for $22
https://www.morebeer.com/view_product/38957
Thanks