Craft A Brew Recipe Kit - Oktoberfest Ale Refill - 1 Gallon - Ingredients for Home Brewing Beer

Very easy to brew, simple directions. Added some of my home grown hops to this one. Smelled great brewing, should end up with a great beer.

I really oscillated back and fourth on buying one of these. Brewing my own beer seems fun but I'm not so interested in doing such as to go all crazy with it. These kits are absolutely awesome. So I had previously been gifted one of the 'mr.beer' kits and I found no enjoyment out of it, seemed like it was for kids, minus the alcohol aspect. What is marvelous about these is the quality of the ingredients, the straightforward directions (which you have to retrieve online and are a one size for all kits pdf, don't sweat it, the directions are perfect) so i made this and the 'Whitehouse' honey wheat. Both came out shockingly well. The beer I was left with i would have raved about had it been served to me in a local brewery. But the hefenweizen is definitely my favorite of the two, by a significant margin. I almost hesitate to leave that remarks as I don't want ppl buying them all up bc I am going to grab several more. All you'll need that the kit doesn't provide is a thermometer to check and monitor your water temp (integral). A 1 gallon glass 'carboy' (13-15 bucks right here on the Zon') and an airlock (I got 2 for like 5 bucks, again right here on the Zon') . GET IT, BREW IT, I used some honey for the bottle conditioning(you'll know what I mean once you read the directions) as opposed to sugar which i used for my first brew (Whitehouse wheat kit). Let's just say a 32oz bottle of my hefeweizen (bought the 6, 32oz bottles on the Zon as well, dirt cheap price, killer bottles) which the kit yielded 4 of, was enough to set me off writing this review. You be the judge.A+++PS!! You'll be wondering how long to ferment and bottle condition, ferment 2 weeks, I bottles conditioned 1 weeks (2 is recommended but I have zero patience) the one week provided ample carbonation and 'head' for me, but most will probably like 2 weeks because yes, it could have used a bit more carbonation. But the dang beer was so delicious it didn't matter.BUY IT!!!

Update:Previously I had some issues with the yeast. I was wondering if it got to hot in shipping or if it was dead. Almost immediately after my review the seller reached out and is sending me another kit with clearer instructions. I have never had customer service this good!This is the 5th Craft A Brew kit that I have used. They are good entry level kits, the instructions leave some to be desired but not terrible.

Decent quality and pretty simple brew process, reminds me of a Summer Shandy beer. The instructions could be improved by being in more built point format and easier to print/follow, but that's a minor complaint.

Tastes good, worked well with my brewing equipment.

I have used mr beer in the past. This is great stuff.

Will update my review when i start brewing down the week. But, so far the ingredients are fresh, like the yeast has an expiration date in 2024. Good sign it will ferment beautifully. My only spiffy is that I couldn’t find the manual until i noticed the sticker inside with a digital copy url address. No biggie, beer making isn’t rocket science. Boil it, pour it, wait n bottle it. Im new to beer brewing but i been brewing wine and cider for a year so far. Still learning new things and opening doors for future Endeavor. Nice little bar with my own alchemic drinks.

This is my third craft a brew recipe kit. I am pretty new to homebrewing and wasn't sure it was something I would enjoy.Got my first one gallon kit as a gift and am now hooked. The one gallon recipes are great, the ingredients have been fresh and high quality. Pre measured and ready to brew.I recently picked up a second 1 gallon carboy so that I can always have a brew on deck. I prefer the one gallon size in case I screw up or don't like a beer I don't feel like I am wasting much. So far that has not been a problem as they have all come out well.Speaking to the recipe itself, I was impressed. I expected a beer that was kind of generic, and not particularly flavorful. Something that wouldn't seem "bad" to anyone but wouldn't be great either.I was wrong. All the recipes I have used have produced very flavorful beers, with deep flavor and lots of character.Highly recommend for someone just starting out or a casual brewer that wants a solid recipe kit with good results.

Man, if they weren't quite so expensive, I'd probably buy these on an almost monthly basis they're so good.

Se la regale a un amigo para su cumple. El encantado y la cerveza le salió muy buena.

Despite following the instructions we ended up throwing this away as it had clearly gone off. We have years of home brewing experience alongside working in the industry for bankks, now known as marstons for iver 35 years we know the difference between good quality and poor and this is certaintly very poor and over priced.

£25 for a one gallon brew?

consommation personnelle.