I am thinking of getting one of these Starter kits from brewityourself.
But it costs £60, and brews 40 pints, so £1.50 a pint (if it works) of course you can reuse the gear again… but with wetherspons selling IPA at 99p a pint… is it worthwhile for a sheddie like me to brew my own?
Here’s what the kit contains.
This beginners pack comes complete with an award winning Woodfordes Wherry Beer Kit and every you need to turn it into 40 pints of premium real ale.
If you’re looking for the best beer making kit on the market – this is it!
It comes complete with all the equipment you need, plus a 3KG Woodfordes beer kit.
If you’re buying this as a gift, you can be confident that you can present it in the morning and they’ll be brewing in the afternoon!
This beginners kit includes
* 25 Litre brewing bin
* paddle
* Syphon
* Steriliser
* Hydrometer
* Woodfordes Wherry beer kit
* 40 pint barrel
Which hopefully will be everything a total novice like me would need.
Have you sheddies any tips for a numpty like me?
Did you go for it in the end?
The Youngs Pressure Barrels aren't too bad, I started out with pretty much the same thing and have been slowly upgrading (my bar is now fairly impressive).
I highly recommend <a href="http://www.jimsbeerkit.co.uk” target=”_blank”>www.jimsbeerkit.co.uk for anyone thinking of taking up brewing, the amount of brewing wisdom contained in the forum is astronomical.
thanks Ben good idea with the bottles
Once you have your beer kit, new beer ingredient kits like a Woodfords Wherry or a Youngs Bitter cost about £10, so the individual cost drops to about 30p per pint…
TBH though, 40 pints is a hell of a lot of beer to drink at home in the three weeks during which the beer is good. Plan a party around it if you're trying to get through it. Although it's more of a hassle you can brew it in bottles rather than a barrel, bottled beer keeps much longer so you're not under pressure to get through it all so quickly. I've drunk home brew two years after originally brewing it.
Best of luck!
Slightly cheaper and even simpler is the beer in a bag from Beer Be Quick which I used last year to make 30pints of ale.
Cheers Andy, will weigh up the options (and see what Mrs uncle wilco will allow)