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Questions tagged [kits]

A collection of equipment or ingredients that covers all aspects of creating a finished alcoholic beverage.

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Are beer kits any good?

I started my first homebrew a few days ago. I used a John Bull India Pale Ale beer kit made by Young's (West Midlands, UK). The airlock is bubbling away merrily and I've taken the lid off the fermenter and had a sniff - got a huge fizzy hit in the…
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AHS 1% alcohol boost?

Austin Homebrew Supllies offers an option on all it's kits: 1% Alcohol Boost: Add 1% alcohol to your beer without compromising its flavor. Brewvint Alcohol Boost is 55% maltose/45% glucose, a very fermentable mix with little flavor…
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Working with Coopers Australian Pale Ale kit

One of my friends bought me two cans of Coopers Australian Pale Ale. I haven't used kits before and I am having trouble figuring out what's inside. So far what I can deduce it's a combination of hop extracts and some type of sugar extract? What I…
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Northern Brewer or Midwest Supplies kits?

My intent is not to start an emotional series of responses, but rather to understand the general feelings about recipe kits from Northern Brewer and Midwest. Personally, I have had good luck with Northern Brewer kits in the past, but, in some cases,…
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Comparing beginner homebrew kits?

Any thoughts on the Midwest Supplies Beer, Simply Beer kit vs the Basic Brewer's Best 1000 kit? They seem pretty comparable, but I'm curious if I'm overlooking something because I'm a newb. P.S. I have a 5 gal kettle
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Mr. Beer kit expired in 1999

After reading some reviews online I'm most definitely sure the malt extract is no good, I was wondering if the yeast would be any good (just curious).
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How do I decide between all the starter kits available in the UK?

I was thinking about getting into Homebrew as I love my beer and thought it would be fun to brew some of my own. I am from the UK and was just wondering what the best starter kit is that's available in this country, as there is so many different…
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Muttons Brewery in a bag kit - what to do with pressure release valve?

I have a "brewery in a bag kit" that has a pressure release valve but I don't understand where this goes on the bag.
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