Good morning fellas,
I am looking for some suggestions on picking a brewing kit. Planning to spend between $150 and $300. I have found several kits, shown below, but dont know about the quality or the advantages of one over the other. Any feedback on the following kits, or recommendations of another manufacturer would be greatly appreciated.
Oscar
Here's what I've found in my price range:
Austin Homebrew Supply Deluxe Brewing Kit - $240.49
The kit includes:
7.9 gallon plastic primary fermenter
Your choice of a 5 gallon glass or plastic carboy secondary fermenter. See menu below.
3-piece airlock
3/8" standard auto-siphon
6 feet of 3/8" siphon hose
Spring-loaded bottle filler
Nylon grain bag
21" stainless steel spoon
Triple scale hydrometer
Fermtech Thief
Floating thermometer
7 gallon bottling bucket w/spigot
Bottle capper
Bottle caps
Cleaner/Sanitizer
33' wort chiller
Faucet adapter
Advanced Homebrewing Book
Toll-Free Technical Support
Brewers Best Advanced Home brewing system $169.95
Beer Making Plus Kit with Secondary Fermenter and Ingredients
Includes:
6.5 gallon fermenter with lid
6.5 gallon bottling bucket with spigot
Two 3 piece air-locks
One-step sanitizer
Siphon unit (racking cane, 4 ft. hose & springless bottle filler)
Crystal thermometer
Triple scale hydrometer
Bucket clip
Quality bottle capper
50 Bottle Caps
Bottle brush
"Home Beer Making" book
21" Stainless steel spoon
Fermtech Auto-Siphon
John Palmer's "How to Brew"
5-gallon Better-Bottle plastic carboy
Rubber stopper
Your choice of one Alpine Brew Kit
Step-by-step instructions
Midwest Homebrewing Supplies - $169.
The Complete Brewing Package Equipment Kit #2 with Irish Red Ale Includes:
Instructional Homebrewing Video or DVD
71 page instructional book
5 Gallon Glass Carboy
6.5 Gallon Plastic Fermenter with Lid
6.5 Gallon Bottling Bucket with Spigot
8 Oz. of Easy Clean No-Rinse Cleanser
Drilled Universal Carboy Bung
Airlock (Keeps air out of the fermenter)
Hydrometer (Determines alcohol content)
Bottle Brush
Carboy Brush
Twin Lever Red Baron Bottle Capper
Bottle Caps
Liquid Crystal Thermometer
Bottle Filler
Fermtech AutoSiphon upgrade
Siphon Tubing
Shutoff clamp
A 5-gallon Stainless Steel Brew Kettle
Irish Red Ale Recipe Kit
And 2 cases of 12 ounce bottles
I am looking for some suggestions on picking a brewing kit. Planning to spend between $150 and $300. I have found several kits, shown below, but dont know about the quality or the advantages of one over the other. Any feedback on the following kits, or recommendations of another manufacturer would be greatly appreciated.
Oscar
Here's what I've found in my price range:
Austin Homebrew Supply Deluxe Brewing Kit - $240.49
The kit includes:
7.9 gallon plastic primary fermenter
Your choice of a 5 gallon glass or plastic carboy secondary fermenter. See menu below.
3-piece airlock
3/8" standard auto-siphon
6 feet of 3/8" siphon hose
Spring-loaded bottle filler
Nylon grain bag
21" stainless steel spoon
Triple scale hydrometer
Fermtech Thief
Floating thermometer
7 gallon bottling bucket w/spigot
Bottle capper
Bottle caps
Cleaner/Sanitizer
33' wort chiller
Faucet adapter
Advanced Homebrewing Book
Toll-Free Technical Support
Brewers Best Advanced Home brewing system $169.95
Beer Making Plus Kit with Secondary Fermenter and Ingredients
Includes:
6.5 gallon fermenter with lid
6.5 gallon bottling bucket with spigot
Two 3 piece air-locks
One-step sanitizer
Siphon unit (racking cane, 4 ft. hose & springless bottle filler)
Crystal thermometer
Triple scale hydrometer
Bucket clip
Quality bottle capper
50 Bottle Caps
Bottle brush
"Home Beer Making" book
21" Stainless steel spoon
Fermtech Auto-Siphon
John Palmer's "How to Brew"
5-gallon Better-Bottle plastic carboy
Rubber stopper
Your choice of one Alpine Brew Kit
Step-by-step instructions
Midwest Homebrewing Supplies - $169.
The Complete Brewing Package Equipment Kit #2 with Irish Red Ale Includes:
Instructional Homebrewing Video or DVD
71 page instructional book
5 Gallon Glass Carboy
6.5 Gallon Plastic Fermenter with Lid
6.5 Gallon Bottling Bucket with Spigot
8 Oz. of Easy Clean No-Rinse Cleanser
Drilled Universal Carboy Bung
Airlock (Keeps air out of the fermenter)
Hydrometer (Determines alcohol content)
Bottle Brush
Carboy Brush
Twin Lever Red Baron Bottle Capper
Bottle Caps
Liquid Crystal Thermometer
Bottle Filler
Fermtech AutoSiphon upgrade
Siphon Tubing
Shutoff clamp
A 5-gallon Stainless Steel Brew Kettle
Irish Red Ale Recipe Kit
And 2 cases of 12 ounce bottles