Ok so someone got his wish with this thing popping up.. Flat Iron please ???

jasonking0351 wrote:I know this sounds odd...but can you make root beer or birch beer with this kit?

I would imagine so. You'd probably have to finagle your own instructions though.

sgsax wrote:Is he friends with Mr. Coffee? Having a fling with Mrs. Dash?

No, Mrs. Butterworth. Or was that Aunt Jemima?

Sho Nuff! Here are the available refills (Beer, Hard Cider, and Root Beer) for the kit.

http://www.mrbeer.com/category-exec/category_id/8

I need a beer to drown my sorrows for missing the Bag of Cuuuuuute!.

deneroth wrote:It appears to be the same price as on Amazon.... big deal....

Actually, it's 37.19 on Amazon, because this is the kit that comes with bottles, granted they are plastic bottles.

I have been homebrewing for years, would I get this? No. But, if you have never brewed before and don't know if you will ever brew again, you can brew a whole batch of beer for 25.00. If you like it, buy a glass carboy, the ingredients, etc. If you weren't sure you were going to like bike riding, you wouldn't buy a top of the line bike...

I'd stay away from Mr. Horse Piss

Why dont they offer a Mrs. Beer version in pink?

Would I be able to use this kit to carbonate beer I brew with my equipment? Since I don't have a kegerator, I have to bottle my beers. A few of these would make brewing easier and increase how often I do so.

I was given Mr. Beer as a gift over a year ago. For whatever reason, i've found it easier to purchase cold pre-brewed bevereges up until now. However, I would like to give Mr. Beer a try some time. My question is how long the Mr. Beer fixens can sit unused before they go bad. Any ideas?

P.S. Mr. Beer always reminds me of the "Mr. Plow" theme song. That name again is Mr. Plow.

Bought one before, just ought another one.

Screw the haters, you can make kick ass beer out of these things.

1. Throw out the beer kit, specifically the booster pack and buy a Premium refill kit off their website or retailer. Get the real ingredients and you'll have good beer.

2. Let your batch ferment for a minimum of 2 weeks, I let mine go 3 or 4. If you follow the one week thing you're going to get crap beer.

3. Clean clean clean


Enjoy, WELL worth $20 for this.

For everyone that already owns this or is buying one. Today on the brewers website all "wooters" get 10% off refills. Not bad

A good deal for a fun and easy intro to homebrewing. I bought into Mr. Beer years ago and after 5-6 bathes moved into bigger equipment and more complexity. Get your batch going and while you wait, read "The Complete Joy of Homebrewing" - it will open your eyes to what you'll eventually be brewing at home. Even after I upgraded to 5-gallon batches, I still reused the Mr. Beer Bottles for quite some time.

I didn't have to sign anything when i got mine. There is no alcohol in it, it's just a kit to help make it.

rachel0031 wrote:Does anyone know if my teenager would be able to sign for this if it's delivered when my husband and I are at work? They wouldn't give him a fruit basket we received once because there was a bottle of wine inside the clear wrapping. Since I assume this would be in a box and it didn't say anything about it in the description I'm hoping there's no problem.

Anyone know?

Should be fine - there is no alcohol included.

rachel0031 wrote:Does anyone know if my teenager would be able to sign for this if it's delivered when my husband and I are at work? They wouldn't give him a fruit basket we received once because there was a bottle of wine inside the clear wrapping. Since I assume this would be in a box and it didn't say anything about it in the description I'm hoping there's no problem.

Anyone know?

you'll be fine, there is nothing in there that you would have to be 21 for.

These kits are great. Once you have it, go to the local home brew supply store and upgrade your ingredients. The yeast included is usually dead and not flavorful to begin with. But the fermenter works great.

From the forum posts on the first time Mr. Beer appeared on woot-
How to make Bud Light with the Mr. Beer kit:
Take a well hydrated cat, and squeeze.

I've used these before and the beer came out good. I don't like pale ale myself and actually my alcohol intake is unfortunately limited now a-days.

This is a really good price to get started though and refills are not expensive for 2 gallons of beer.

Time to take the plunge guys.

jasonking0351 wrote:I know this sounds odd...but can you make root beer or birch beer with this kit?

Start here:

http://www.home-brew.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=EMP3373&Product_Code=sodbir1&Category_Code=

darlenee1 wrote:Would I be able to use this kit to carbonate beer I brew with my equipment? Since I don't have a kegerator, I have to bottle my beers. A few of these would make brewing easier and increase how often I do so.

Bottling (and cleaning empties before filling) was the part I hated. If I hadn't quit drinking (and therefore brewing) I probably would have moved up to kegging the product.

I'm interested, but hate Pale Ales so don't think I'll get it

I'm going to buy 20 of them and attempt to put Budweiser out of business.

I bought one on a whim. Hopefully as a gift for my husband, but if not I'll just make it myself!

roadhunter wrote:If you like beer, you will be disappointed with this. Get a real brewing kit.

I'm German, so I love and know good beer, and I was not disappointed with this at all, thank you very much.

CapnJB wrote:You can acutally make ok beer with this if you pay attention to sanitation and keep your fermentation temps low. But be warned. This is a gateway kit to homebrewing obsessive compulsion.

It starts with this and the next thing you know these show up on the wall:



Be careful. Be safe.

Agreed - I started with a Mr. Beer kit at the beginning of last year. I now brew all grain and have a 4-tap kegerator and fermentation chamber in my basement. I don't even want to think about how much money I've spent because mmmmmm beer.

onefastbob wrote:I'm going to buy 20 of them and attempt to put Budweiser out of business.

Budweiser is taking care of that themselves

Mr. Beer, meet Mr. Stomach.

Always wanted to try one of these. I think it could be an interseting hobby. Can't wait to try it out!!

Just bought three! What a nice christmas present. Shut-up! It's never too early.

kidge27 wrote:I'm interested, but hate Pale Ales so don't think I'll get it

Just get the Irish Stout refill pack then, cheapskate!

rachel0031 wrote:Does anyone know if my teenager would be able to sign for this if it's delivered when my husband and I are at work? They wouldn't give him a fruit basket we received once because there was a bottle of wine inside the clear wrapping. Since I assume this would be in a box and it didn't say anything about it in the description I'm hoping there's no problem.

Anyone know?

The last one I got was just dropped on the doorstep not signed for at all, same with the refills that I have ordered from Mr. Beer. I would assume it wouldn't be a problem especially since it isn't fermented yet so there isn't an alcohol content yet :-P

My kids both had a teacher named Mr. Keag. Prounounced "keg".

Again??? Guess they didn't sell out last time. Great way to get someone in the hobby of homebrewing, but I would say in general - unless you have some direction from someone that knows how to brew you are not likely to like the quality of beer these produce. And before you start flaming my post, I'm talking about things like sanitization, fermentation temperature control as two very important and very often overlooked factors new brewers do not pay enough attention to.

Had one of these back in the day. Not very great beer its a fun little hobby though...

rachel0031 wrote:Does anyone know if my teenager would be able to sign for this if it's delivered when my husband and I are at work? They wouldn't give him a fruit basket we received once because there was a bottle of wine inside the clear wrapping. Since I assume this would be in a box and it didn't say anything about it in the description I'm hoping there's no problem.

Anyone know?

No problems at all. We sell home beer and wine making stuff and there are no age restrictions. This kit is just sugar and yeast, no alcohol included. Interesting as someone once complained to me when they saw some young men appearing to be younger than 21 purchasing a homebrew kit. I pointed out that (1) it's perfectly legal and (2) if they wanted beer to get drunk it was easier and cheaper to go to the Tiger Mart and buy Coors Light.

kidge27 wrote:Budweiser is taking care of that themselves

need more than 20 lol

schni wrote:Just get the Irish Stout refill pack then, cheapskate!

How much are the refill packs?

My setup makes about 48 12oz bottles, so I'll sit this one out.

mgstar44 wrote:Always wanted to try one of these. I think it could be an interseting hobby. Can't wait to try it out!!

I think you already own one! ;)