These kits are a nice thing if you just want to make a smaller batch of beer and learn the process - it’s much less intimidating and takes far less space than brewing up a 5 gallon batch with a large carboy. These are fairly decent grain brewing kits and give you a good idea about brewing. I’ve brewed 5-gallon batches and several of these with the Brookly Brew Shop kits and while it is more costly per bottle, of course, it’s just a more pleasant experience in my small kitchen. Decent price here - it’s about $4 less at the source, with 15% off possibly available, but you don’t get the bottles, caps and capper. So, not a fantastic deal, but wowrthwhile if you want to give it a try.
Hmm…this same kit is only $13 at Walmart
Holy crap, what a find - good eyes!
While, IMO, 50 bucks is a bit high for a 1G kit like this, 13 is clearly a steal.
For perspective, the bottling wand alone is easily $15-20.
Buying several for gifts, thanks!
I used to do the Mr Beer kits years ago. After a while I got bored with the whole just add water dynamic.
Any insight on how these kits compare? I wouldn’t mind getting back into the hobby if I felt like it was more of a challenge
Brooklyn Brew Shop kits are the real thing. It’s an All Grain brewing process, just scaled down to a 1 gallon size. I’ve done a lot of brewing on these and it’s a great experience, yet, small enough to do all in your kitchen. You do only get about 8 bottles for what is 3-4hrs of brewing so that’s the main down side. I’ve used their pre portioned packages and I’ve also gone to the local homebrew store and picked out my own ingredients, both ways turned out great.
Up to $71 at Walmart now!
Never could get Mr. Beer to come out right. It all tasted awful.
I live in Florida and didn’t have a way to maintain temp. I always thought that was the issue.
Like tinks29 said, this is nothing like Mr. Beer (I’ve done those, too - not terrible as a very first introduction to the brewing concept, if anyone is interested - but also not a very good result), but this kit is actual grain brewing. Their grain kits are pretty decent, while not outstanding. But with the set up, you can then either continue with their kits or now move on to your own recipes and getting grains, hops etc at a local homebrew shop. In fact, I picked up a book from Broolyn Brew Shop (used on Amazon) with other recipes for their 1-gallon kits.
Never used these kits, but they look decent. They certainly have all the necessary hardware to make real homebrew.
Fwiw, I was going to buy several as holiday gifts for friends, on GP alone…that Wally World price was impossible. Unfortunately, it was apparently literally impossible. 