BrewOnBoard
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Although AG is to be strived for, sometimes pre-hopped kits make sense, especially for me because of long shelf life and ease of process. In other words it's quick, cheap beer on hand.
So let's rate the pre-hopped kits that have been tried and see if we can figure out which ones are worthwhile. Also any general tips for improving the kits are welcome here. Notice that in an attempt to be realistic, even the 5 star isn't as good as a well crafted micro or a top-rated homebrew ingredient kit because I doubt that's possible with these kits.
Here's the system, 1-5 stars:
* A starving college student would drink it, but nobody else. (think hooch/icehouse)
** Drinkable in a pinch. Wouldn't serve it to guests or brew it again. (think MGD)
*** Drinkable. Worth brewing again. (think PBR)
**** A decent table beer. (think Carona)
***** As good as the better macros or a good ingredient kit. (think RedHook)
My first brew was a cooper's Dark ale kit with the recipe followed exactly:
I give this one 2 stars. I drink it when I'm out of store bought beer and I'm feeling poor. It has some weird flavors/smell that I don't like. It could have been a bad process but as brewed by me, it's a 2 star. Won't buy it again.
Let's hear your experiences!
BrewOnBoard
So let's rate the pre-hopped kits that have been tried and see if we can figure out which ones are worthwhile. Also any general tips for improving the kits are welcome here. Notice that in an attempt to be realistic, even the 5 star isn't as good as a well crafted micro or a top-rated homebrew ingredient kit because I doubt that's possible with these kits.
Here's the system, 1-5 stars:
* A starving college student would drink it, but nobody else. (think hooch/icehouse)
** Drinkable in a pinch. Wouldn't serve it to guests or brew it again. (think MGD)
*** Drinkable. Worth brewing again. (think PBR)
**** A decent table beer. (think Carona)
***** As good as the better macros or a good ingredient kit. (think RedHook)
My first brew was a cooper's Dark ale kit with the recipe followed exactly:
I give this one 2 stars. I drink it when I'm out of store bought beer and I'm feeling poor. It has some weird flavors/smell that I don't like. It could have been a bad process but as brewed by me, it's a 2 star. Won't buy it again.
Let's hear your experiences!
BrewOnBoard