Hey all, went shopping today and saw a home brew kit on the shelf. Didn't part with my hard earned cash, but did a bit of research on said kit, and on the whole it got good reviews. This particular one is aimed at the noob looking to brew as easy as possible, but there are more sophisticated kits out there that you can control the flavour etc.
It certainly got me thinking. Home brewing must surely be cheaper than buying cans/bottles in the shops in the long term, but is the flavour as good, and is the time spent worth it?
So my question is, does anyone have any experience with home brew kits, which one did you go for, how easy is it to use, pros and cons etc.
What kit was it? iv brewed quite a few so will probably have a decent idea.
If you want to do it once, no, its definatly not worth it. Your first brew will probably not be great, and will just be drinkable. And the start up costs with be around 40 quid,plus 13 quid or so for the kit.
If you intend on having it as a hobby for the future, (i warn you, homebrewing is highly addictive!!) then sure, go for it.
Loads of video's on youtube showing you demonstrations about how to do things.
Search for some called craigtube, he has millions of instructional video's.
If you buy a kit, search youtube for examples of how people have brewed this particular kit and follow their examples.
happy home brew
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