Can you make the brew start to finish with everything included in this kit? or are there numerous items you must also buy to make the beer? if so what
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Everything you "need" is in the kit. My Bohemian was "perfectly fine" if unmemorable as brewed. As your brewing experience grows you will most likely "want" to add other stuff to turn "perfectly fine if unmemorable into damn good and memorable", but you have to crawl before you walk! Agree, read How to Brew by Palmer.
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Everything is included in the kit. You will not have to buy any extra ingredients or supplies.
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No you can brew your own beer from start to finish with this kit. There is nothing else that needs to be purchased to make the beer. Just make sure you follow the instructions correctly and you will be fine on brewing your own beer.
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Aimee, You can make a brew from start to finish. In fact, you make 2 with this kit. However, I would gather $10 or so and get a hydrometer to measure specific gravity before and after fermentation to verify alcohol content and if fermentation is complete. You don't have to because this kit includes "Hopped Extract" which means that you don't need to add any Hops to your brew, they did it for you. It is completely ready to go and the results should be the same every time you make a batch. They take all the science out of the process by pre-hopping the extract. Last note: My friends love the Aztec and Bohemian extracts that came with my kit. I have now moved onto All-Grain brewing with the occasional non-hopped extract brew. Good book to read is "How to brew" by Palmer. Hope that helps!
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Yes you will need a bottle capper tool, fermentation bucket, another bucket with spigot, hose to fill bottles, stainless 5 gallon pot & spoon to stir pot. You can purchase theses products as kits. And of course you will need 48 bottles to put the beer into. Brown non screwtop.
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Yep! It comes with everything you need to make beer except the ingredients. It's a great deal!
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the sanitation packet should be included in the kit. You have everything you should need to make the brew. Try adding fruit in a hops sack to change up the flavor raspberries make an excellent addition.
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If you have the rest of the kit, all the right items that you need to brew are probably in there. That being said, sanitation is KING when you are brewing. Keep it clean, or your hard work will be all for naught, and your beer will taste like sadness. Seriously! Cleanliness!!
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Don't know what you have, Nicole. Assuming you are starting from scratch you will need the "wine making hardware" which can be purchased from Amazon or at your local Wine/Beer making hobby shop. That includes 1 six gallon carboy (really need two), a hydrometer, floating thermometer, stirring paddle, six gallon fermenting bucket, corking tool, wine "trap" to perform hydrometer readings, air lock (preferably 2), 6' of clear tubing. In addition to these basics I'd recommend an auto syphon. Once completed you will need bottles which can be purchased or have someone you know at a pub to save their wine bottles for you....remove labels (recommend removing with hot water, then run cold water over the glued area and remove hardened glue with a single edge razor blade. Rinse in super hot water then sanitize before filling. This kit will make 30 bottles (750ml) or 15 of the 1.5 liter. I like to fill some of both.
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The mister beer kit comes with a couple of beer samples. You'd buy this product to continue brewing, but maybe with a different variety.
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No, this is a good starter set for any beer kit. It has pretty much everything but a 5 gallon cookpot and bottles. The first kit I brewed was True Brew Irish Stout. True Brew has excellent kits if you haven't brewed before, with great step by step instructions and even caps for your bottles. I would definitely go with one of them if you are just starting out. Two other things you might want to consider that aren't in the kit are the Jet Carboy & Bottle washer and a stand capper. The hand capper that comes in the kit works fine, but if you are a capping 48 bottles it will wear you out. The stand cappers also hold the bottle while you cap so you are less likely to spill or miss cap.
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This kit comes with a can of beer mix, 8 bottles (quarts), and a fermenter keg. Also comes with instructions that are easy but must be followed. There are other kits out there with no bottles which you need so pick this one. This kit is okay but buying refills has become way more expensive since a different company bought them out (Coopers).
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You will need basic brewing equipment. ..A kettle, a bucket, airlock, bung, hoses, siphon, carboy, sanitizer. ..Probably missing a few things but the good news us is that there is a kit for most of this stiff as well. ... That is how we started out.
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Every thing is included to start brewing. You may add additional ingredients if desired (fruit, spices, sugars) but they would be for taste or final alcohol content with the later.
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You can use growlers. We did a mix of bottles and growlers. We have been buying our ingredients pre packaged at Hop City <www.hopcitybeer.com> in Birmingham, AL. Only brewing IPAs right now. Everything you need is in the package. Not a bad way to go in the beginning.Gene
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This kit can be used for pretty much any fermentation you want to try. I've done my own ale recipes, wine coolers, and many kits. Think of this product as a box of kitchens supplies and you can use them create anything you can think up.
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It is a complete kit. I bought this as a gift for my 78 year old father. Instructions very easy to follow. The hardest part for my dad was finding a place with the right temperature. Beer tastes great. Everyone he gave some to loved it and asked for more. He actually asked me to get him refill packs. It is a really good starter kit.
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This is a great kit for a beginner, I brew about 1 batch a month and this kit is perfect. If you are looking for perfection get a kit with a glass carboy.
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I can't answer this at the moment because we haven't used the beer making kit yet. In the directions it mentions that the brewing must be done at 70 degrees F. It is still snowing outside right now.
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No, this is a good starter set for any beer kit. It has pretty much everything but a 5 gallon cookpot and bottles. The first kit I brewed was True Brew Irish Stout. True Brew has excellent kits if you haven't brewed before, with great step by step instructions and even caps for your bottles. I would definitely go with one of them if you are just starting out. Two other things you might want to consider that aren't in the kit are the Jet Carboy & Bottle washer and a stand capper. The hand capper that comes in the kit works fine, but if you are a capping 48 bottles it will wear you out. The stand cappers also hold the bottle while you cap so you are less likely to spill or miss cap. No, this is a good starter set for any beer kit. It has pretty much everything but a 5 gallon cookpot and bottles. The first kit I brewed was True Brew Irish Stout. True Brew has excellent kits if you haven't brewed before, with great step by step instructions and even caps for your bottles. I would definitely go with one of them if you are just starting out. Two other things you might want to consider that aren't in the kit are the Jet Carboy & Bottle washer and a stand capper. The hand capper that comes in the kit works fine, but if you are a capping 48 bottles it will wear you out. The... » Read More No, this is a good starter set for any beer kit. It has pretty much everything but a 5 gallon cookpot and bottles. The first kit I brewed was True Brew Irish Stout. True Brew has excellent kits if you haven't brewed before, with great step by step instructions and even caps for your bottles. I would definitely go with one of them if you are just starting out. Two other things you might want to consider that aren't in the kit are the Jet Carboy & Bottle washer and a stand capper. The hand capper that comes in the kit works fine, but if you are a capping 48 bottles it will wear you out. The stand cappers also hold the bottle while you cap so you are less likely to spill or miss cap. « Show Less