Does this kit come with startup ingredients? I'd like to give it as a gift with the supplies to make the beer - how do I know what to buy ?
1947411
No it does not. Depending on where you live, you can buy the ingredients from a local home brew shop. If you don't know of any around you, take a look at www.morebeer.com. Their prices are pretty competitive if you can go to the store and purchase stuff, rather than having to pay the $8+ in shipping.
1947412
This kit does not come with any ingredients, only equipment. I got an ingredients "kit" from my local homebrew store. The brand was True Brew, which you can probably find online, and they have a bunch of different beer styles to choose from.
1947413
It doesn't come with an ingredient kit, however there are plenty of places to buy them and they are typically about an extra 25-40 dollars + shipping. Amazon has plenty of True Brew's extract kits, but you can also find them (with more kit and style options) at Northern Brewer and Midwest Supplies
1947414
No start up ingredients. You'll need malt extract, malted barley (or a grain blend particular to your recipe) hops and yeast. You'll also need a mesh bag to boil your grains in and a 20 quart stock pot.
1947415
No ingredients. Amazon and plenty of other sites offer brewing ingredient kits. Ingredients are heavy though, you may pay a lot for shipping. If you are lucky you might have a home brew/hobby store nearby that has a selection and competitive price.
1947416
It doesn't come with the ingredients. And this only part of what you need to fully brew. Along with the kit, you need a 3-5 gallon brew kettle and a couple more small items. Make sure the person you are buying this for is committed to brewing, it can be a big project, but it is fun and rewarding and they'll love their own brew.
1947417
Hey there. The kit does not come with ingredients. However, there is a company called True Brew that offers great kits. Amazon may sell True Brew ingredient kits. You can also find them at this website: http://www.monsterbrew.com/Prod_AmberKit.cfm
1649596
The kit comes with yeast and all the perservatives. Double check the box and make sure it did not drop behind the bag of grape juice. You will still need a 6 gallon bucket/jug, a corker, air trap, bottles, The wine kit comes with all ingredients but you still need a wine making kit (supplies) the stuff I mentioned above and some other things.
1431631
No, You can use recipe kits or use your own ingredients. This is the basic setup you would need to brew two-stage beer, the plastic is the primary fermenter and the glass (carboy) is the secondary fermenter. Two-stage brewing results in a more conditioned clearer beer. Salute!
1451467
No. You should buy the kit if you want everything. This is just the replacement brewing container.
2029758
complete beer ingedients kit .not bottles or fermenter .if you are looking for a full kit with bottle I recommend Mr. Beer kit . Although you still won't be able to use this kit with Mr. Beer because mr beer kit will only make 2.5 gallons this is 5 gallons
1338934
From what I have read, you will need the kit if the kegs are non-pressurized. Heineken and Newcastle are pressurized, so I have been pretty content.
2267414
You will need a bottle capper (about $15-$20 online), empty bottles (you can sanitize used ones any number of ways), bottle caps (often a few bucks per pound at any beer supply store), and a little bit of honey (part of the bottling process of most recipes). I got my capper at Midwest Supplies ($12 plus shipping). You can get caps there too ($5 per gross). I got caps at a local supply store and paid $2 for about a half pound and no shipping. Other than the caps, you can reuse everything.
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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.
513072
This kit has juice concentrate. You can use store bought juice only if it does not contain preservatives that would inhibit the fermentation. Check for sorbate
985731
Off the top of my head, there are a few things that are likely duplicated. The primary fermentation bucket and the airlocks, and possibly one of the hoses. With that, I think this is an excellent kit. The glass carboy and corker would not be in the beer kit, plus this kit has a few nice extras like a spring loaded bottler. It is nice to have this kit altogether so you know you have everything you need.
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Sir, if you are brewing your own beer my suggestion is this. Do what I did, when you get your kit, promptly go to your nearest Kmart, walmart etc, and get a tub of Oxy Clean. Be sure to get the stuff without Chlorine or bleach**! As this would be dangerous. I sanitize all my equipment with this. Happy brewing! Regards, Mattasaurus
1844004
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.
1952316
I'm not sure about the brewmasyets kit. The Premium Gold comes with ingredients for two batches, keg, and bottles. Easy to do with great instructions
2031663
everything but bottles are in the kit this makes it so easy because you don't need to buy anything but bottles. chemicals, lables,over caps and instructions are all included you do need you own equipment for brewing I save all my own bottles and have friends save them for me
1066732
Basically you get what you see. It does not include bottles or caps. Nor does it include any ingredients. The book is kind of light and very brief so you may want to pick up a more hefty brewing book. They are fairly cheap. Dave Miller's Home Brewing Guide is a good one. If you want to get them everything they need to get started I would look for a kit that includes ingredients and a brewing pot, however. All depends on how much you want to spend though.
1347829
Yes. If you understand the mechanics of brewing beer then it is possible to use any beer ingredient kit.
1431623
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.