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[rfed32]

i really want to brew my own beer i think in the long run i will save money and i think it would be fun. im a in between the mr beer kit and something similar to this kit http://www.midwestsupplies.com/brewing-starter-kit.html the mr beer kit kinda looks a little cheap and i guess for $40.00 thats what you get. what do you guys think??

 

[hoppymonkey]

I bought a kit for $20 on CS just like that one on midwest supplies. I have seen several for between $40-$50.

 

[Daybis]

I have a Mr. Beer kit, that's what I started with, but I quickly upgraded to a Midwest kit. I wish I would have saved the $40 and went straight to the Midwest starter kit.

 

[Manfish]

Mr. Beer kits are great... for what they do. They mane good beer, but you really need to go AG to make great beer!

p.S... I started with 3 Mr. Beer kits and gained valuable experience with them... yet now my equipment is much bigger and better!

 

[yodalegomaster]

Everyone starts with this type of kit, It has every thing you need to make a single batch of beer, hold on though, It can get out of hand really quickly after you find out how mutch fun and how good the beer is.

 

[superjunior]

you really need to go AG to make great beer!

not true my Friend

 

[Shackled]

Id go with the midwest kit or something similar personally. Much more flexibility with something like that vs Mr. Beer. IMO anyways.

And somewhere on here I saw a quote that said Brewing your own beer to save money on beer is liking buying a fishing boat to save money on fish.

 

[Hannable1975]

And somewhere on here I saw a quote that said Brewing your own beer to save money on beer is liking buying a fishing boat to save money on fish.

If someone would PM me and tell me how, I want to add that as a quote to my signature - truer words have never been spoken!

 

[Daybis]

Id go with the midwest kit or something similar personally. Much more flexibility with something like that vs Mr. Beer. IMO anyways.

And somewhere on here I saw a quote that said Brewing your own beer to save money on beer is liking buying a fishing boat to save money on fish.

This the one? https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/why-do-you-homebrew-people-nuts-158559/index5.html

I have yet to save money. hehe..

 

[Manfish]

not true my Friend

I would be up to the challenge of tasting anyone's beer that isn't AG to see if I can find a truly great, non-AG, beer. I have had really good extract beers, but as good as they were, they were not great in comparison (my personal batches included).

Just my humble opinion....

 

[Sudtirol]

Do a search on Craigslist, I found two complete kits used a couple of times, one was $60.00 and the other was $70.00.
Here is one of the adds:

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/for/1952729029.html

 

[impur]

If you want to buy new i went with this kit and couldn't be happier.

http://www.midwestsupplies.com/brewing-starter-kit.html

 

[bumstigedy]

I started out with a Mr. Beer kit that my wife bought me for Christmas one year. Now I think she regrets having ever bought that for me due to all the time and money I have spent on brewing. My first Mr. Beer batch tasted like crap. I did a few more and they got progressively better. In hindsight, I wish I would have started out with a 5 gallon kit.

 

[Manfish]

My wife suggested to someone they get me a MrBeer for Christmas last year also... she hasnt said a word, yet, but I am betting she wishes she hadnt suggested it too lol