kit question

[cowboy3829]

Has anyone tried the beer.simply beer kits from midwest? I'm thinking of ordering a few, and wondering how they are.

 

[kh54s10]

I can't say directly to their kits. But they are associated with Northern Brewer, afaik, and the kits look quite similar in my quick look. I haven't done kits in over 5 years but all the ones I did were NB. My opinion is that you cannot get any better. I have heard nothing that NB kits are any different than they were. So assuming that Midwest kits are essentially the same, I would be comfortable in recommending them.

 

[MaryB]

They have okay reviews on the thread that was posted about them after they came out. Basic beer kits that would be a good starting point to tweak was the drift I got.

 

[RM-MN]

The kits simply make beer. If you want your can modify one of those kits into a more flavorful or more alcoholic beer but they make decent beer just as they are.

 

[brewbama]

I've used NB quite a bit early on. I believe kits are a good way to get you comfortable with your brewery and process without the concern that the reason something went wrong was due to the recipe.

 

[cowboy3829]

Thanks for all of your help! My plan was to buy a few of these as starters, so I can learn to play around with recipes. I only have 3 brews under my belt so it sounds like this is the way to learn.

 

[vgmohag]

I made 5 of these kits before switching to all grain. The beer turned out great.