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• 1 Vallego

  Being that I live in Chicago and these are shipped from WI, I get my order the next day every time I order from Mr. Beer. The 3-pack is a great deal and they are fresh items as well. I wish they did a 3-pack for premium.

• 2 Cross

  I should probably wait until I use this product to review, so I may come back and edit my review after the fact. I just wanted to say that I’ve gotten a LOT of great tips from the commenters on this site. I will use unhopped liquid malt instead of the booster and liquid yeast instead of the dry. I will buy the swing top glass bottles for sure. My first batch is going to be an Octoberfest Cream Ale and I may add some brown sugar or chocolate to it. The possibilities are endless!

  The product arrived VERY quickly. I just ordered it 4 days ago–no joke! And everything was perfect. It was not dusty or broken or missing any parts. The book that came with the product was really nice too. I am new to making beer so I liked how the book broke down what each ingredient did and how it explained the history of beer making. The book also contains really great recipes!! The Mr Beer website is really helpful too. These guys truly love the beer making process and it shows!

  My husband is very excited that I am embarking on this new hobby. Imagine making beer for your friends instead of buying them presents! At this great price and in this economy, it seems crazy to NOT buy one of these kits.

  Keep up the great tips on here, commenters! They are greatly appreciated.

• 3 Ogletree

  Great product, easy to use and produces great results. I have brewd 3 batches of beer with this kit, and all have been great tasting and easy to make. This kit is a great way to start Home brewing. Mr Beer offers lots of online Recipies and brewing supplies to go beyond basic brews. I like the 2 gallon brew keg, because it is easy to keep it on the counter in the kitchen without taking up a ton of space. Highly Recomended 5 stars

• 4 Ordonez

  Easy to use, and all reusable, which means that (except for the refill packs) you don’t need to continually spend more $ to keep enjoying the product! It was a gift for my husband, he was thoroughly enthused.

• 5 Derakhshanfar

  I bought this for my husband last year for Christmas and he finally got around to brewing it a few months ago. Great stuff! We had the lager, I think, and it was pretty good. He asked for refill brew stuff and I ordered extra bottles to keep the supply stocked! We live in PA where the beer laws are ridiculous and they only sell cases at enormous prices so it’s nice to have this alternative.

• 6 Elliot

  In addition to the Mr. Beer Premium Gold Edition Home Brew Kit, I also purchased the Mr. Beer Premium Edition Home Microbrewery System. The only difference between the Gold Edition is that the former has two Brew Packs instead of one. This edition is the mid-level offering. In my opinion, it’s the most value packed one because in addition to your first Brew Pack, it also comes with 8 1-liter plastic bottles and caps.

  As a beginning home brewer, I didn’t want to spend hundreds of dollars on an elaborate home brew kit nor have to read tons of books on how to do it. My goal was to try it, and if I liked the finished product, play with it some more.

  Well, after my first two batches of Mr. Beer brew, a lager and a pale ale, I can attest to the simplicity and convenience of this product. The beer making process was somewhat simple. I followed the directions that came with the kit about sanitizing, brewing, bottling, and conditioning almost to the letter. Almost anyone with a high school reading level can make their own beer using a Mr. Beer kit without terribly screwing anything up. The beer that is fermenting in the Mr. Beer keg doesn’t make your entire house reek of a micro-brewery. As a matter of fact, the only time you do smell beer is when you’re preparing the wort and when bottling. Although I’m not really a fan of the light beers, I was quite happy with my first couple batches of home brew and have subsequently ordered more Mr. Beer refills from Amazon.

  If you want fast, effort-less beer, visit BevMo! My own bit of advice to getting optimal flavor in your brew is to be patient. Let the beer brew (ferment) in the keg for two weeks to give it favor and alcohol content. Then after bottling, let it sit for two more weeks to fully carbonate. Finally, let it chill in the refrigerator for 2 weeks before enjoying your home brew. It’s the 2-2-2 rule! Bottoms up!

  Rather than using glass bottles, which probably look better and feel more like beer in your hands, I prefer to use the plastic bottles. I think plastics are easier to clean, not prone to bursting or breaking like glass, and you can easily tell if your beer is fully carbonated by squeezing the bottle. Since this brew kit only came with 8 1-Liter bottles and I had multiple fermenters, I needed to get more bottles! Rather than paying $14.99 for the Mr. Beer empty bottles on Amazon, I decided to buy the 16 oz. plastic 7-Up bottles instead. One Mr. Beer fermenter will yield 16 of the 16 oz. bottles of beer. As long as you use plastic bottles made to hold carbonated beverages, you can use it to bottle your Mr. Beer home brew. If you want to use the smaller 12 oz. soda bottles, you will require 21 12 oz. bottles for your 2 gallon batch of Mr. Beer.

  My only complaint is that Amazon doesn’t sell the other ingredients nor accessories sold only on the Mr. Beer website, such as the Unhopped Malt Extract which allows you to add additional flavor, body, alcohol and malt characteristics to your beer. However, you have to pay quite a bit for shipping, and you only get free shipping if your order totals $99. However, with their Brew Club, members get $5 shipping on all club orders over $29.99. Happy green brewing!

• 7 Islas

  At first I was skeptical about this kit because I had a similiar one a few years ago that gave disappointing results. However, the Mr. Beer brewmaster kit made a pleasantly surprising good batch of home brew on the first attempt. This was the American Devil IPA premium. I even “cheated” by only fermenting for 10 days and carbonated for 10 days where the instructions recommended 14 days for each. My connoisseur friends on this subject really enjoyed this IPA batch as well. That was the icing on the cake for me. So, I’m very excited to continue brewing with this kit. As I write this, I have my second batch carbonating in the bottles and my third and fourth batches fermenting. I bought another fermenter from Mr. Beer directly so that I may have at least two batches in the rotation at a time. The hardest part is waiting for it to become “drinkable”. That reminds me, I’m parched. Time for a cold one. Cheers!

• 8 Sivigliano

  This was a simple to use system and brewed great beer although I found it tasted better onced bottled and sitting almost 8-weeks.

• 9 Germann

  I had a different brand beer maker but the fermentation tank was so inferior it leaked after only a few batches and the beer soured during the process. So far, I’ve made three batches with the Mr. Beer and all have been perfect. I’ve already received my second three pack and am about to start the fourth batch. This kit is easy to use and makes great beer if you just follow the directions precisely. I definitely recommend Mr. Beer for anyone who wants to brew their own and at a price that is less than what you pay for commercial beer. Prices at Amazon are below the price you pay if you go direct to the manufacturer.

• 10 O'Riley

  This is the easiest way to enjoy great home made beer. And this variety pack has three great different beer kinds. Cheers

• 11 Fine

  I received a Mr. Beer kit for Christmas from my brother. I have brewed three batches now, and just bottled my fourth last night. I may never buy beer from a store again! the process is simple (even I can follow it) and I’ve not had anything less than a great tasting beer….have had the West Coast Pale Ale, Vienna wit beer, the Canadian lager; all were super! The only thing I’d really like to do is bottle the 12 oz glass bottles instead of plastic liter bottles; which I will do some day. Great stuff!

• 12 Oz

  We haven’t purchased or brewed our own beer for some time. This easy to do brew is really amazingly easy and it really tastes great. Too bad I only have one brewer. I will keep it busy all year at this rate.

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