Mr beer is a great way to get into brewing. It's really the basics with extracts, that's how I started out. Now I have a big bad 3 vessel all grain setup, but it all started with that Mr beer kit my wife got me for Xmas some 8 years back.
I started with a gifted mr beer kit. Little over a year ago and am now 40+ batches in. Mostly do all grain BIAB but will occasionally still do an extract kit here and there. I love the LBK’s and have actually fermented a couple of award winning beers in them. Great for splitting up larger batches for different hop or fruit additions. Love the channel!
I am about to make a can of the Canadian blond that's been sitting around since the coof when I first bought my kit. I've used the barrel to make wine and meads just fine, but most of the time I use 1 gal glass carboys to make things. Small batches work out for me pretty well. After this, I think I will try making a proper beer from scratch, something easy. Does anyone have recommendations for a simple recipe?
@@Pops-km8xt Sweet! I think mine's just about done already, going to let it sit for another week just to clear up some more. And I have some fresh grains and hops in the mail that's going in next. Going to make an Irish ale.
Yes this is great. It's a great starter to get into homebrewing. I have brewed over 20 batches. From craft brews that they sell, to their competition, and I have gone as cheap to making cheap hard cider from apple juice, brown sugar, and bread yeast from my local Walmart. I have even made cheap wine from just blending some grapes and other fruits and I make cheap wine. Don't get yourself down, some batches will be great and some may go bad and you may have to just throw it out. I am actually brewing some cheap wine right from grapes and mulberries I had.
I started with mr.beer i quickly got in to the recipes. I jut wish they told you what’s in the HME. Where northern brewer will tell you whats in the LME. I also find to get a good abv with just the can you need two busters and Dme
Let's be real here. Mr. Beer kits are awesome for who they are intended for. Not to mention the fun it's introduced so many people to. It is what it is and the 🌎 is a better place with Mr. Beer 🍺
Another entertaining vid CH! I actually started home brewing with mr beer which was a gift from my mom. I think I did several beers in it before upgrading to 5 gal extract kit.
The 2 problems with extract brewing vs. all grain are that 1. You do the same amount of waiting for fermentation, but for a yield of only 2 gallons vs 5 or 10 (or more. Personally I find 5-10 to be the sweet spot). 2 (and most important). While you still do all that waiting, it's the FUN part of brewing that you skip. I enjoy bringing my strike water to temp, relaxing while I wait for the grain to mash, iodine testing it for starch conversion, the 60-90 minute boil after, the hop additions, smelling the wort as it evolves, watching the hot break, then the bubble and roll. I tried an extract kit once, and felt such a loss from not experiencing that I never looked back. Notice, I didn't say anything about quality. There are some people in the world who simply can't dedicate the time or space to brew all grain, and still put out some amazing product. I'm not going to put down what they do. But I'm certain that we grain people have more fun in the process!
I found your channel about 3 weeks ago and I've watched all your videos. You can definitely see an evolution to your videos. Great content that is very entertaining but informative. I'm about to start kegging this week. 😁 You could always review other kits, brewers best, northern brewery, clones, etc. I think another fun project would be to take a newbie brewer and teach them brewing but let them make mistakes on their own and learn through failure. Anywho, you train of though is these videos is eerily similar to my own. 👍🏻
I started with Munton and Fison (now calls "Muntons") kits. It's an all-in-one can that makes around 5 gallons. It came with 2 options in the instructions- use just the can for 6 6-packs, or add sugar for 10 six-packs. I would usually split the difference, add half the sugar, and make 2 cases. I never tried Mr. Beer, but when it came out, it seemed like a ripoff to me because the batch size is too small. Now I'm getting into real brewing, a lot more options, but also a lot more work and it can be a lot more expensive.
I got started with a BrewDemon brew kit. 2.5 gallons. It was similar, around $100, but was the types of kits that had hop additions and proper yeast packets, even a decent conical fermenter. I still use the fermenter for when I make mead. From there, did the 5 gallon kits, then started making my own recipes and junk. There's a surprising number of 5 gallon kits out there, everything from stouts to IPAs to sours. Honestly, not a bad route to start out on. My thing is, they're not the greatest, but they're where a lot of us started. Without a few of those batches, I wouldn't have even known homebrewing existed, much less where to start. May not be where you end up, but don't knock the thing that got you through the door, you know?
I wonder what a smaller stove top batch comes out too if you find the best combo of ingredients. paired with a kveik fermented in a few soda bottles or something that would hold the pressure once its capped for carbonation.drinkable within a week 12 pack worth of beer, maybe just enough beer to make the effort without whipping out the ole 10 gallon kettle.
I made one about 6 years ago and it came out drinkable. The carbonation drops made it feel too much like a seltzer but the taste was alright. I did the lager one and it came out like coors light.
I like the mr beer kits I've made them since I was a kid. They're really not that bad. I've tried almost all of their kits. They do make a great beginner beer and they have a wide range of flavors and styles to choose from.
Lack of time forced me out of all grain and back to extracts. I've been using Mr Beer hopped extract cans but with different yeasts, hop additions, and a sealed fermenter. And StarSan just to be on the safe side. One thing I found with the canned extracts, there is no need to heat them. Using room temp water takes only a little longer, but it eliminates the darkening and caramelizing effect.
Just noticed this video, Im also a lefty. I did extract for a few years before all grain, eventually I used to just buy 6 pound lme jugs, bulk hops and dry yeast and more or less make my own batches. The way you put cold water into that "fermenter" then the still hot wort is what I did with extract batches. Another trick I did was pour the hop sediment into the fermenter rather then trying to filter it out, it settles to the bottom with the yeast. Just leave that mess in the fermenter when you syphon the beer out, then rinse and clean the fermenter out later. Cheers!
I got started on a Mr. Beer "Shock the Moon" kit. It was a 1 gallon Blue Moon clone kit. It came with a glass big mouth fermenter. It came out pretty good though. The steps were more like a standard extract kit and it was only $24.00, but had it come out terrible, I might not be brewing right now. :)
I literally asked for this video on the hoppy hour lol. I make canned kits like this all the time. I’ll make one beer for me (sour, sour ipa, something dry hopped) with grain in my robobrew, and toss a canned beer kit in my other fermenter for my other keg for the mother in law when she comes over. She wouldn’t know a good beer if it hit her in the face. But she likes the canned beer kits, and she’s happy, the wife’s happy, and I’m happy. I’d say do one of the canned beer kits that does 5 gallons next, and try and make the same style all grain. Do that blind taste test. My number 1 tip for canned beer kits, don’t respect it. In fact, disrespect it. Sanitize, and you can’t mess it up. Thanks for the great video/quality/content as always 🍻
Great Vid! How much hops/ yeast did Trent add to 2G batch?? Gonna do a quick n dirty batch at my brothers and this would do great without taking all y gear!!!
I used the 2.5 gallon Brewdemon and a 3 gallon fermzilla with a spigot - loved them both. Didn't love the BD kits, but used the 2 gallon kits from Northern Brewer - those rocked! Still use the fermzilla - all tricked out with a thermocouple and a blowoff tube, always ready to make a test batch of liquid love. Brajilicious! Totally agree - way better beer from real kits than these 'starter' systems...they are a gimmick...spend you money wisely and once. Great vid!
As a Braj that works at a homebrew shop and has to argue with people that listen to the advice of the Mr Beer staff, seeing this video title triggered some PTSD
@@HOMEBREW4LIFE after watching the video, we are definitely on the same side. The Mr Beer kits are good for people unsure of homebrewing, but far from a sustainable choice to keep brewing
Mr Beer was what got me started with brewing 3 years ago. God awful first batch, but with an ACTUAL brew kit, it gets better. Thanks for the laugh boys!
I started on that shizz. At least it got me brewing 🤣 girls got it for me for Christmas about ten years ago. I had always wanted to brew beer and mr started me on my path. Also, huge zelda fan, been playing since 87’ 😁
I made my worst beer with Mr Beer. Brewed 3 batches and the last one was so terrible, it hurt my teeth when I drank it. I was the only one who drank those batches. First batch with a normal setup after that was worth sharing with friends.
Still thinking an air lock is not needed. I would like to see a discussion about air locks. But Mr beer is a nice cheap set up to have around for small batches. The recipes can always be made better from stuff out of the kitchen. (As home brewers we do not complain we adapt.)
I agree that for a marginal amount more you can just buy a proper kit that produces solid beer and gives you equipment that you can use more in the future. MBC from San Antonio, TX!
I have some people's extract and it is delicious. How? My extract beer always tasted like ball point pen juice. If I could brew good extract, that is what I would do.
Would I recommend a mr. beer kit to prospective home brewers? Nope, if asked I direct them to a standard 5 gallon extract kit. But I don’t think it’s a horrible starting point for new brewers? Naw, it’s a very cheap introduction to the hobby. I started there and did multiple batches in that ecosystem with increasing complexity… I.e. they sell recipes with steeping grains and additional hop pellets. Of course, very pricey for the 2 gallons of beer you end up with, so I moved in to larger batches after a handful of mr beer batches, but I don’t regret starting there. Good vid and crossover.
MR.beer isn’t bad if you watch how to clean, sanitize and watch the temps. What most people do wrong is they don’t give it enough time to ferment when it has a sweet taste it’s said to not be done fermenting. There recipe are much better then just using the HME
It seems in at least half the interviews I hear with pro brewers, they said they started out with a Mr. Beer kit. The beer always came out terrible, but it lit a fuse. So... good job?
Just started brewing a couple months ago. Your channel has helped me big time. Stepped up to an all grain BIAB system 2 days ago and made my own recepie using Brewers friend.. keep up the great content. It'd be super cool if you could collaborate with Jesse from Stillit or George at hops and barley due to the similarities in making beer and spirits.
Thought the end was kind of "beer snob" How dare those wannabes using Mr. Beer consider themselves home brewers. Everyone needs a place to start...and for some this is perfect for their home brewing if they don't have the time, money or interest to invest much more.
Maybe the first time that what you actually did was stranger than what you said you were going to do at the beginning. I suppose it's good for people who are thinking about getting started. But I agree, these things are only bought for gifts by people who know nothing about beer.
I've used several of their kits over the years. they work as long as you follow the directions and don't allow them to expire. that being said I only ever found one that I liked, but that only worked once. the next time I did it was nowhere near as good and I don't know why. Sunday morning Coming Down coffee beer kit. anyway, I don't care for Most commercial beer, and I tried a TON of MB kits, but I stopped buying because I just don't like beer I guess
I started out homebrewing with a Mr. Beer Kit. WORST. DECISION. EVER! If knew back then what I know now, I'd have gone straight to all grain brewing. 🤣
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Mr beer is a great way to get into brewing. It's really the basics with extracts, that's how I started out.
Now I have a big bad 3 vessel all grain setup, but it all started with that Mr beer kit my wife got me for Xmas some 8 years back.
glad you stuck it out tony!
I started with a gifted mr beer kit. Little over a year ago and am now 40+ batches in. Mostly do all grain BIAB but will occasionally still do an extract kit here and there. I love the LBK’s and have actually fermented a couple of award winning beers in them. Great for splitting up larger batches for different hop or fruit additions. Love the channel!
thx for watching, cheers Jon!
I am about to make a can of the Canadian blond that's been sitting around since the coof when I first bought my kit. I've used the barrel to make wine and meads just fine, but most of the time I use 1 gal glass carboys to make things. Small batches work out for me pretty well.
After this, I think I will try making a proper beer from scratch, something easy. Does anyone have recommendations for a simple recipe?
Got some conditioning now. Added some pear extract. We'll see how it turns out.
@@Pops-km8xt Sweet! I think mine's just about done already, going to let it sit for another week just to clear up some more. And I have some fresh grains and hops in the mail that's going in next. Going to make an Irish ale.
Yes this is great. It's a great starter to get into homebrewing. I have brewed over 20 batches. From craft brews that they sell, to their competition, and I have gone as cheap to making cheap hard cider from apple juice, brown sugar, and bread yeast from my local Walmart. I have even made cheap wine from just blending some grapes and other fruits and I make cheap wine. Don't get yourself down, some batches will be great and some may go bad and you may have to just throw it out. I am actually brewing some cheap wine right from grapes and mulberries I had.
That Northern Brewer 5 gallon kit was my first experience at homebrewing. Its a great starter! Cool video CH! 🍻✌
yeah that's what I'm gonna start recommending to people who are just getting going
I started with mr.beer i quickly got in to the recipes. I jut wish they told you what’s in the HME. Where northern brewer will tell you whats in the LME. I also find to get a good abv with just the can you need two busters and Dme
me too.
Me too! Was my first and only extract brew. Went to biab and built a kegerator next.
There's a reason we brew all grain, but at least we got to hang and drink brews. Thanks for having me and lets do it again soon! Cheers Braj! 🍻
Same time tomorrow!
I know why I brew all grain CUZ BREWING GOOD EXTRACT BEER IS 10X HARDER!
Let's be real here. Mr. Beer kits are awesome for who they are intended for. Not to mention the fun it's introduced so many people to. It is what it is and the 🌎 is a better place with Mr. Beer 🍺
I'll give you that!
Cool, just got the American lager kit, tomorrow I'm going to make it. I've made cider a few times before so this will be fun!
Lol I love ur video style man, I partially watch just for the editing and comedy, keep it up BRAJ!
I appreciate that!
The continued use of "Plastic wooden barrel" got me.
ha there's always one at every thrift store for some reason lol? seems like a legit piggy bank
@@HOMEBREW4LIFE If I could poor coins out of it like Scrooge McDuck I would buy one.
A++++ content again!! Love the channel so much!! MBC!!
Much appreciated!
Great video! We all have to start somewhere and I'm sure this has been the gateway kit for many a home brewer. And beer is beer after all!
Well said!
So much fun to see my two favorite channels team up.
cheers Pat!
Another entertaining vid CH! I actually started home brewing with mr beer which was a gift from my mom. I think I did several beers in it before upgrading to 5 gal extract kit.
cheers GuT!
The 2 problems with extract brewing vs. all grain are that
1. You do the same amount of waiting for fermentation, but for a yield of only 2 gallons vs 5 or 10 (or more. Personally I find 5-10 to be the sweet spot).
2 (and most important). While you still do all that waiting, it's the FUN part of brewing that you skip. I enjoy bringing my strike water to temp, relaxing while I wait for the grain to mash, iodine testing it for starch conversion, the 60-90 minute boil after, the hop additions, smelling the wort as it evolves, watching the hot break, then the bubble and roll. I tried an extract kit once, and felt such a loss from not experiencing that I never looked back.
Notice, I didn't say anything about quality. There are some people in the world who simply can't dedicate the time or space to brew all grain, and still put out some amazing product. I'm not going to put down what they do. But I'm certain that we grain people have more fun in the process!
absolutely!
I started with a Mr. Beer kit. I call it the EZ-bake oven of brewing. Great channel! I hope to catch the Hoppy Hour live one day.
we'd love to see you over there Gerard!
I found your channel about 3 weeks ago and I've watched all your videos. You can definitely see an evolution to your videos. Great content that is very entertaining but informative. I'm about to start kegging this week. 😁
You could always review other kits, brewers best, northern brewery, clones, etc.
I think another fun project would be to take a newbie brewer and teach them brewing but let them make mistakes on their own and learn through failure.
Anywho, you train of though is these videos is eerily similar to my own. 👍🏻
braj minds think alike, cheers James!
I started with Munton and Fison (now calls "Muntons") kits. It's an all-in-one can that makes around 5 gallons. It came with 2 options in the instructions- use just the can for 6 6-packs, or add sugar for 10 six-packs. I would usually split the difference, add half the sugar, and make 2 cases.
I never tried Mr. Beer, but when it came out, it seemed like a ripoff to me because the batch size is too small. Now I'm getting into real brewing, a lot more options, but also a lot more work and it can be a lot more expensive.
I love the fermenter for small batches of cider and pulque (thanks to Trent!).
Cheers!
Been looking forward to this since I heard you guys come up with the idea on the Brajcast!!
thx for watching brotha!
One of the only brewing shows that aren't PC or G rated. Really appreciate the comedy on this channel
cheers mike!
I got started with a BrewDemon brew kit. 2.5 gallons. It was similar, around $100, but was the types of kits that had hop additions and proper yeast packets, even a decent conical fermenter. I still use the fermenter for when I make mead. From there, did the 5 gallon kits, then started making my own recipes and junk. There's a surprising number of 5 gallon kits out there, everything from stouts to IPAs to sours. Honestly, not a bad route to start out on.
My thing is, they're not the greatest, but they're where a lot of us started. Without a few of those batches, I wouldn't have even known homebrewing existed, much less where to start. May not be where you end up, but don't knock the thing that got you through the door, you know?
duly noted! Solid history of ur experience, cheers JS!
I bought my dad one of these with a variety pack of flavors when I was 12 years old and have great memories of brewing with him.
I wonder what a smaller stove top batch comes out too if you find the best combo of ingredients. paired with a kveik fermented in a few soda bottles or something that would hold the pressure once its capped for carbonation.drinkable within a week 12 pack worth of beer, maybe just enough beer to make the effort without whipping out the ole 10 gallon kettle.
Lol that intro really got me. Great video & loved coming down to hang!! 🍻🍻
you guys need to stay the night next time
@@HOMEBREW4LIFE might just move in
Do you put the water from the gallon into the pan or no?
Fermenting Angry bovine chocolate milk stout and their Lucky charms milk stout can't wait to see how they turn out!
I made one about 6 years ago and it came out drinkable. The carbonation drops made it feel too much like a seltzer but the taste was alright. I did the lager one and it came out like coors light.
Great video CH.
12:59 is the most relaxing part.
maurey eating breakfast in my backyard is definitely a vibe
Always wondered about Mr. Beer so thanks for finally answering the question. Keep it up CH!
Any time! Cheers Kricket!
At the end of the day it made beer…might not be the best but it’s beer. Fun video to watch!!! I think more Mr Beer experiments would be cool. Cheers 🍻
it defintely does the trick lol, cheers Brian!
Just got my first Mr beer from goodwill happy to subscribe for help with this thing
Finally got to check out this masterpiece. Hit all the marks braj
See you tomorrow night, brajo!
Try a northern brewer 5 gallon extract kit!
I'm in!
I liked the Kiwi Express IPA
RAD video Braj! Liking the collabs. Cheers!
cheers James!
You have gotta do the all Mr. Beer comparisons video! An epic video of less flavor, flavored beers.. the Father’s Day gift of choice. 🤣
oh man lol
I like the mr beer kits I've made them since I was a kid. They're really not that bad. I've tried almost all of their kits. They do make a great beginner beer and they have a wide range of flavors and styles to choose from.
Cheers Wade!
Does it taste like water? is it sweet?
What would happen if i bought the refill kit and added double the ingredients into one 2 Gallon batch?
Lack of time forced me out of all grain and back to extracts. I've been using Mr Beer hopped extract cans but with different yeasts, hop additions, and a sealed fermenter. And StarSan just to be on the safe side.
One thing I found with the canned extracts, there is no need to heat them. Using room temp water takes only a little longer, but it eliminates the darkening and caramelizing effect.
Just noticed this video, Im also a lefty.
I did extract for a few years before all grain, eventually I used to just buy 6 pound lme jugs, bulk hops and dry yeast and more or less make my own batches.
The way you put cold water into that "fermenter" then the still hot wort is what I did with extract batches.
Another trick I did was pour the hop sediment into the fermenter rather then trying to filter it out, it settles to the bottom with the yeast. Just leave that mess in the fermenter when you syphon the beer out, then rinse and clean the fermenter out later.
Cheers!
south paws for life!
@@HOMEBREW4LIFE only people in our right mind cheers!
I got started on a Mr. Beer "Shock the Moon" kit. It was a 1 gallon Blue Moon clone kit. It came with a glass big mouth fermenter. It came out pretty good though. The steps were more like a standard extract kit and it was only $24.00, but had it come out terrible, I might not be brewing right now. :)
glad it worked out billy!
It sure did. Then my buddy got out of home brew and gave me all his equipment. Now I've moved up to 5 gallon batches. :)
I literally asked for this video on the hoppy hour lol. I make canned kits like this all the time. I’ll make one beer for me (sour, sour ipa, something dry hopped) with grain in my robobrew, and toss a canned beer kit in my other fermenter for my other keg for the mother in law when she comes over. She wouldn’t know a good beer if it hit her in the face. But she likes the canned beer kits, and she’s happy, the wife’s happy, and I’m happy.
I’d say do one of the canned beer kits that does 5 gallons next, and try and make the same style all grain. Do that blind taste test. My number 1 tip for canned beer kits, don’t respect it. In fact, disrespect it. Sanitize, and you can’t mess it up.
Thanks for the great video/quality/content as always 🍻
ask and you shall receive EB!
grats on your first 2 gallons of beer. couple of months you can check out all grain if you enjoy the hobby :P
Thanks! Will do!
Great Vid! How much hops/ yeast did Trent add to 2G batch?? Gonna do a quick n dirty batch at my brothers and this would do great without taking all y gear!!!
couldn't tell ya, sorry t man. he brewed his in los angeles
I got one of those kits for Christmas when I was 21.
Any thoughts to doing a dry hop comparison vid ? When to add ? how much ?? For how long ??
oh i'm done with mr beer videos lol
I used the 2.5 gallon Brewdemon and a 3 gallon fermzilla with a spigot - loved them both. Didn't love the BD kits, but used the 2 gallon kits from Northern Brewer - those rocked! Still use the fermzilla - all tricked out with a thermocouple and a blowoff tube, always ready to make a test batch of liquid love. Brajilicious! Totally agree - way better beer from real kits than these 'starter' systems...they are a gimmick...spend you money wisely and once. Great vid!
solid feedback, cheers braj!
I wonder if you posted the plastic wood barrel and a glass carboy for sale online, which would sell first? Great content once again, legendary intros.
cheers tone!
Finally! Cheers 🍻🍻🤙🏼
cheers braj!
As a Braj that works at a homebrew shop and has to argue with people that listen to the advice of the Mr Beer staff, seeing this video title triggered some PTSD
haha, sounds like we are on the same side. Cheers!
@@HOMEBREW4LIFE after watching the video, we are definitely on the same side. The Mr Beer kits are good for people unsure of homebrewing, but far from a sustainable choice to keep brewing
Fantastic video!
Keep that channel going braj!
@@HOMEBREW4LIFE 100% bro!
Enjoyed the crossover
Thx for always showing love EF
THUNDER IN YOUR HEART!
all you have to do is believe
Left over honey nut cheerio beer… interesting lol
ha, pretty much. Cheers!
he had me at cheerio beer......QUIT SELLING PAST THE CLOSE!
Are you sure that's Trent... I think Murry is missing from Impractical Jockers (haha for the humor impaired).
finkel is maurey / einhorn is trent
Mr Beer was what got me started with brewing 3 years ago. God awful first batch, but with an ACTUAL brew kit, it gets better. Thanks for the laugh boys!
thx for the support Connery!
What's your discord link?
discord.gg/VYWSHauN
The ending 👌🏼🍻
I'm gonna submit my backyard to better homes and gardens mag and see if i can get the front cover
@@HOMEBREW4LIFE hahaha with them citrus back there you got a shot
Thats outrageous!!! No mandatory beer chug?! Fun video though :)
ha i just do that so DH watches it all the way thru!
da boiz are back
there he is!
Would LOVE to see you review the BEERDROID!!
solid content idea, cheers Solis!
Entertaining thank you 🍻
I'm coming up next month brajley. We are gonna team up!
Nice vid brutha !
cheers braj!
🤣🤣🤣 I had one of those, Yeeeaaarss ago haha
#neverforget lol
Dis you say waste the measurement beer? Do you not sanitize everything? Why would. You toss it?
very chill
I started on that shizz. At least it got me brewing 🤣 girls got it for me for Christmas about ten years ago. I had always wanted to brew beer and mr started me on my path. Also, huge zelda fan, been playing since 87’ 😁
welcome aboard Tom Horn!
My first kit was BSG White Ipa
what was the price?
Around $40
When that mega man X music hit I was so pushed back to my snes days
nice catch Kyler!
Props to CH for instantly recognizing a magnum condom.
lol! nice catch Dave
OMG the veil has been lifted caaaaaasey! ahem I mean braj lord CH
lol! cheers Brews!
I made my worst beer with Mr Beer. Brewed 3 batches and the last one was so terrible, it hurt my teeth when I drank it. I was the only one who drank those batches. First batch with a normal setup after that was worth sharing with friends.
cheers RA!
What's the discord link?
welcome! discord.gg/rAjJ3AqH
Still thinking an air lock is not needed.
I would like to see a discussion about air locks.
But Mr beer is a nice cheap set up to have around for small batches.
The recipes can always be made better from stuff out of the kitchen.
(As home brewers we do not complain we adapt.)
sounds like you have it all figured out!
I agree that for a marginal amount more you can just buy a proper kit that produces solid beer and gives you equipment that you can use more in the future. MBC from San Antonio, TX!
thx for the support last night Joe!
I have some people's extract and it is delicious. How? My extract beer always tasted like ball point pen juice. If I could brew good extract, that is what I would do.
Interesting!
"...er perhaps a Magnum Condom",,,HILAROUS!!!
Cheers Braj!
Excellent!
pumps 4 life!
Would I recommend a mr. beer kit to prospective home brewers? Nope, if asked I direct them to a standard 5 gallon extract kit. But I don’t think it’s a horrible starting point for new brewers? Naw, it’s a very cheap introduction to the hobby. I started there and did multiple batches in that ecosystem with increasing complexity… I.e. they sell recipes with steeping grains and additional hop pellets. Of course, very pricey for the 2 gallons of beer you end up with, so I moved in to larger batches after a handful of mr beer batches, but I don’t regret starting there. Good vid and crossover.
I completely agree
Yeah my first brew was Mr. beer (Diablo IPA), it sucked. And yeah, I threw the whole thing away after.
story checks out!
MR.beer isn’t bad if you watch how to clean, sanitize and watch the temps. What most people do wrong is they don’t give it enough time to ferment when it has a sweet taste it’s said to not be done fermenting. There recipe are much better then just using the HME
I'm allergic to being patient braj!
It seems in at least half the interviews I hear with pro brewers, they said they started out with a Mr. Beer kit. The beer always came out terrible, but it lit a fuse. So... good job?
however you get to making good homebrew is however you get to making good homebrew. Cheers cam!
Just started brewing a couple months ago. Your channel has helped me big time. Stepped up to an all grain BIAB system 2 days ago and made my own recepie using Brewers friend.. keep up the great content. It'd be super cool if you could collaborate with Jesse from Stillit or George at hops and barley due to the similarities in making beer and spirits.
Welcome to the club TP!
Quit whining. Mr. Beer rocks. I have 16 fermenting in various stages.
ew dude
Thought the end was kind of "beer snob" How dare those wannabes using Mr. Beer consider themselves home brewers. Everyone needs a place to start...and for some this is perfect for their home brewing if they don't have the time, money or interest to invest much more.
If you had to go buy a can opener for this, I wouldn't eat or drink anything you gave me.
You skipped the hardest part which is taking that damn lid off. It seems you also had to use some power tools to break that mf
I was about to put the phone down for bedtime….fuck that. This is way better than being productive.
Bedtime?!! where do you live?
More Brajcast soon or what?!
right over here! ua-cam.com/channels/PnbjrHhr3618ywTtRrzmWw.html
Follow the instructions carefully, double the sugar and you got yourself some great beer, relatively cheap.
Good tip!
Brave souls🤣
we lived!
EL Brajo!
lol! HE'S BACK!
Maybe the first time that what you actually did was stranger than what you said you were going to do at the beginning. I suppose it's good for people who are thinking about getting started. But I agree, these things are only bought for gifts by people who know nothing about beer.
ha pretty much!
I've used several of their kits over the years. they work as long as you follow the directions and don't allow them to expire.
that being said I only ever found one that I liked, but that only worked once. the next time I did it was nowhere near as good and I don't know why. Sunday morning Coming Down coffee beer kit.
anyway, I don't care for Most commercial beer, and I tried a TON of MB kits, but I stopped buying because I just don't like beer I guess
very interesting! thx for the feedback cat!
I started out homebrewing with a Mr. Beer Kit. WORST. DECISION. EVER! If knew back then what I know now, I'd have gone straight to all grain brewing. 🤣
my man!
😂😂😂
cheers!
Never made a bad (undrinkable) batch it is like saying your own baby is ugly.
The bullfrog is the only animal that never sleeps
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thx for being chill!
@@HOMEBREW4LIFE same, man. You add a ton to the community. Keep those videos coming. 🤙🏼 MBC from Florida
I like Maurey more than CH
me too! ~CH
#Beermilk
sounds like a great band name!