Mr. Beer Premium Gold Edition Home Brew Kit
- Includes 2-gallon fermenting keg with lid and tap assembly, two standard refill brew packs, eight reusable plastic 1-liter bottles
- Includes eight reusable plastic caps, eight labels, Brewing with Mr. Beer brewer’s guide, and 4-step brewing instructions
- Lightweight, shatter resistant keg is made from FDA compliant plastic and imparts no taste or flavor migration
- Brew pack offers two distinct and popular beers for 2 batches (4 gallons) of home brewed beer
- Keg’s wide mouth allows for easy cleaning; hand wash only; avoid using scouring pads or abrasives during cleaning; keg measures 9.5 x 13 x 9 inches
Everything required to brew 2 batches (4 gallons) of beer at home. Includes: brew keg, 2 standard refill brew packs (Classic American and Cowboy Lager), 8 re-usable 1-liter bottles w/caps and labels, Brewing w/Mr. Beer Booklet and easy to follow instructions.
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List Price: $ 59.99
Price: $ 44.95
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Question by Shelby: What is the best home brew kit i can buy?
My bf has always wanted to brew his own beer so I want to buy him a complete home brew kit for christmas and i want to know which is the best to buy? Also, what are the best types and brands of ingredients to buy? He really enjoys IPA’s Amber’s and stouts. Any ideas would be great. Thanks!
Best answer:
Answer by Corvato
the best “kit” would likely be something like Midwest Supply’s MASTER kit, but its also $320
you can easily get away with an intermediate kit at about $90 to start with though, and upgrade later on.
you then get a recipe kit, that comes with the malt, yeast & hops… which are around $25
finally you get bottles, which you will need about 50 12 oz bottles, or less of the larger, about $50
so in total to start with:
$90-320
$25
$50
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between: $165 and $395
this isn’t even including shipping
you likely can save a lot by purchasing locally
they also know what essentials you will need… just go to google maps, and type “home brewing” and your city
Know better? Leave your own answer in the comments!
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Review by J. Gypton for Mr. Beer Premium Gold Edition Home Brew Kit
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My wife got me this for my birthday last month, and I was really excited about trying it out…which, like a kid with a new toy, I did almost immediately. The instructions are easy to follow and the components are easy to assemble and use — I had my first batch (of ‘Cowboy Lager’) sitting in the keg after about 45 minutes of reading and work in the kitchen.
The minimum amount of time the mix needs to sit in the keg is 7 days — I let this first batch sit for 11. The longer the time in the keg, the more flavor it’s supposed to develop. I bottled the mix — 8 liters in all — and that was another simple process, going exactly as described in the instructions. The beer has to ferment in the bottles for no fewer than 7 days in order to carbonate. My 8 bottles are still sitting, after 8 days. I plan on letting them sit for another week before putting them in the fridge so they’ll be ‘conditioned’ in time for Christmas.
I did, however, make an extra bottle from the first batch, in an extra bottle I had. I drained the keg almost dry to do it, even pouring in some of the sludge that had settled at the bottom. The stuff was orange and cloudy! I let that sit for the minimum 7 days, and let it condition in the fridge for only 1 (although the instructions recommend at least a week). I wanted to try something close to the minimum standard for the mix and the kit in general…and I have a mug of the stuff next to me as I type. Final verdict on this ‘minimum mix’ — it’s quite good! It was adequately carbonated, and produced a smooth head that had a nice smell and flavor. The beer itself is about the same color as a typical American brew — Coors or Michelob — and has a very light flavor, with a slightly dry aftertaste. It’s something I could enjoy in the middle of summer. And remember: this, according to the instructions, is the swill. The better stuff will come out of those bottles that are going to ferment for another week before I cool them.
I’m fired up! I made my next mix today — American Blonde — which was also included in the set. I’ll let that sit in the keg even longer to see how the flavor develops. All in all, I’m really happy with this as a present, and even happier about what’s it’s produced. This isn’t just a gift that seems cool: it’s already exceeded my expectations.
This section added on 8 June 2009: I’m now carbonating my 17th two-gallon batch. Yes, that’s a lot of beer, considering that each batch makes 20-24 bottles, depending on how much water I decide to add (sometimes a little more if it’s a heavy brew with a lot of ingredients). ANYWAY, I’m still as fired up about this thing as I was when I got it. We’ve bought two six-packs and one twelve-pack of beer from the store since December, and that was mostly to harvest bottles for future use. I do not miss buying beer at the store…mine is better, and cheaper, too. My only recommendation is to get 12-oz brown glass bottles, a hand-held capper, and O2 barrier caps — then you can bottle your own ‘normal’ bottles, and you can reuse them. The 1-liter PET bottles that came with my set are fine, as they keep the carbonation well, but I don’t like opening that much beer at once unless I have people over. Standard bottles are far more convenient. Mr. Beer rocks. That is all.
Review by Bead Diva for Mr. Beer Premium Gold Edition Home Brew Kit
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We purchased this kit last year. It is inexpensive and easy enough for a beginner. The kit includes EVERYTHING so there won’t be the apprehension that you might have more money to put into this project. The bottles and barrel are lightweight. The barrel can easily sit on your counter as it takes up little space. I didn’t even notice it was there! My husband was thrilled to be making HIS OWN brew! Truly macho! The first bottle wasn’t the best but after fermenting for a while the rest of his first batch of beer was quite drinkable. I know he will be making beer all winter long! You can give it to him for Christmas, unlike that cashmere sweater, this won’t get stuck in a drawer! AND, if you are lucky, he may make some bottles to give to friends as gifts. If you are creative, there are even labels you can download from online that he can use to CUSTOMIZE his labels, just search google! I am so impressed with the happy look on my husband’s face, I stopped to write this review! Have a happy holiday…drink up!
Review by L. Truong for Mr. Beer Premium Gold Edition Home Brew Kit
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The Mr. Beer Premium Gold Edition Home Brew Kit plus Amazon’s free shipping equals beer-making’s Keep It Simple and Sweet solution. 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. At [...], 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!
Review by Patrick Van Ort for Mr. Beer Premium Gold Edition Home Brew Kit
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I used to work in a micro brewery and also brewed several batches of homebrew the standard way. I decided to buy one of these on a whim just for fun. I was more than skeptical about Mr Beer because of it’s simplicity but after finally diving into my first batch i’m more than impressed! It IS very simple (almost completely idiot proof) and the end result is a brew that could easily pass for something bought at the liquor store. A nice light golden ale with plenty of flavor and almost perfect head.
The only part of the standard Mr Beer instructions that I HIGHLY recommend deviating from is the amount of time given for fermentation and conditioning. DO NOT go with the 7 days on either of these steps. The Mr Beer 2-2-2 rule gets it done to perfection.
2 weeks in the fermenter
2 weeks conditioning in the bottles at room temperature
2 weeks conditioning in the refrigerator
As long as everything is sanitized properly you really can’t go wrong.
Enjoy!
Review by Ian Mitchell for Mr. Beer Premium Gold Edition Home Brew Kit
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If you are looking at the Mr Beer kits here at Amazon this is the one to get. The cheaper kits come up a little short in my opinion and the next kit up from this starts selling you things you don’t need. Amazon’s price on this item is also good, being $10 lower than the manufacturers own website price.
Now, down to the beer. I got this kit last Christmas and it sort of sat around for a couple of months. Around March or so I pulled it out and somewhat begrudgingly made my first batch of home brew. I started with the Ale, as I don’t necessarily like ales that much and I figured if I screwed it up I’d still have the Cowboy Lager. Well I didn’t screw it up because it was so simple, and the beer I made turned out to be quite possibly the best ale I have ever had from a bottle! Mr Beer makes it so easy that the most difficult part is just waiting for the beer to brew. It is now close to eight months later and I have turned in to quite the home-brewer. I live in a small place so the two gallon batches are perfect. It does NOT smell despite what I had heard. And every brew is EXCEPTIONAL (and I don’t say that lightly). Some tips if you DO decide to purchase this. FYI, it takes about one hour to sanitize and brew and one hour to bottle (about two weeks later). Let the beer brew for 2-3 weeks (unless it is exceptionally warm in your area). Also, if you really start to enjoy Mr Beer as I did, join their brewclub for cheap shipping on refills. By the way, refills run from $12.95-$17.35 and make two gallons. Two gallons is roughly 21 (12 oz) bottles of beer at 61-82 cents a beer. You just can’t beat this deal for the INSANE quality you get. You just can’t find beer like this in a store. I could go on and on but I’ll stop myself here. Get this for yourself, get this for a spouse or friend. Once you motivate and get the job done you’ll be HOOKED.