Comments on: Mr. Beer Premium Edition Home Microbrewery System

By: Stevenk

Stevenk — Sun, 13 Jul 2014 05:25:38 +0000

GREAT BASIC BREW My wife purchased the premium edition system for Christmas 09. (I know… pretty cool wife!) After letting the unit sit for a month, I decided to embark on my very first micro brewing journey. After reading the little book that came with it, I felt somewhat convinced that I may have a partial chance at this. Sterilization! Yes, as you have read a hundred freakin times… STERILIZE EVERYTHING! I did the counters, the sink, the utensils’, Mr. Beer keg & even myself… (It only hurt for a week… just how serious are you about your beer?) Tried to sterilize the dog, but he ran away… oh well, just one more reason to drink.The directions on the little pamphlet are by far the best. Condensed and to the point for this basic brew. I added the 4 cups of water to my pot, slowly stirred in the booster and brought it to a boil. After removing it from the heat you add the can of HME (hops & malted extract) which looks like something that should go right into the compost pile. I…

By: Otto "Otto"

Otto "Otto" — Sun, 13 Jul 2014 05:04:24 +0000

A good introduction to home brewing… I received the Mr. Beer kit for Xmas, and it’s a good system overall. It serves as a very good introduction to home brewing, but it does have some downsides as well.Good bits:-The system is about as easy as it could be.-The instructions are clear and simple.-The fermenting tank is small (2 gallons), meaning that you don’t have to wait around for a long time to taste the final product. With your more normal 5 gallon kits, you have to bottle a LOT of beer, and wait a bit longer for fermentation.-There’s dozens of mixes available on their homepage, and they offer a lot of quality products at reasonable prices. Join their club to avoid the expensive shipping charges.Not so good bits:-The fermenter is almost too simple. A proper airlock design would make it more foolproof as to tell when fermenting is complete, as well as avoiding contamination of the beer.-The included mixes, while of good quality, produce a rather poor beer by…