Dear, Dear Woot...

Not to show my age or anything, but I have the impossible question to ask...

Would you happen to have an old stock of the Sansa e200 series around? Mine died a horrible hardware-based death, and I desperately need a replacement.

Rockbox just isn't the same on any other player...

Desperately yours,
BIGstan

I started brewing beer on one of these. It's an OK starting point, and for this price it's actually pretty fantastic. However if you become serious about making beer, you're going to need bigger and better equipment.

But for $25, you can discover if you like an entire hobby, how great is that?

Buy it. Buy 3, frankly.

carpan wrote:is this dishwasher safe?

negative

You shouldn't need one, you should be able to brew beer in your cheeks (but which cheeks?)

Call me crazy, but wouldn't it be easier just to go to the store and buy whatever brew you want?

Erm.. I mean... this is SO cool! In for 3!!!

...that name again is Mr. Beer

burns72 wrote:At this price, is it worth it just for the bottles?

Yes, as they sell for 13.95 (+7.95 shipping!!) on MrBeer's site. If you aren't a Mr Beer hater, this is not a terrible price for this kit in general.

strangerzdanger wrote:I purchased this at this exact price a month ago. How's this a deal?

The price, she didn't go UP!

I have three batches going right now, staggered a week apart. I just bottled one of them this weekend. The hardest part of the process is being patient!

everyone loves beer

Might not been noted, but after you buy it, if you register it on the Mr.Beer website, they send you a freebie pack including temperature strips.

peachtek wrote:Call me crazy, but wouldn't it be easier just to go to the store and buy whatever brew you want?

Erm.. I mean... this is SO cool! In for 3!!!

You can buy almost anything. I could buy a PC or build one. It's a hobby product......

Just leave a bucket under your horse overnight and get the same result, only more quickly.

For your reading pleasure

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer

thenewlight wrote:...that name again is Mr. Beer

You are fully bonded and licensed by the City, aren't you Mr. Beer?

Been there brewed that!

trinawants2win wrote:First sucker: trinawants2win
YAY!! I've never been the first before!! lol! I'm saving this for my Uncle for Christmas , he loves beer LOL I don't think he'll use it a lot but I think he'll think it's neat and try it out and have fun with it . He is a truck driver so will have a lot of time to let it set etc while he is on the road .

Wow, hey Trina, thanks. I bet you didn't know I use WOOT too!

kevin0118 wrote:Yes, as they sell for 13.95 (+7.95 shipping!!) on MrBeer's site. If you aren't a Mr Beer hater, this is not a terrible price for this kit in general.

I could see a few CatHaters hanging around here, but never a BeerHater.

Mas Cerveza por favor!

miken927 wrote:You are fully bonded and licensed by the City, aren't you Mr. Beer?

Senor Beer no es macho

Did my first batch on Jan 1st, had my first beer last night, a bit cloudy, and tasted a bit earthy, but after a brief time getting 'used' to it, it was pretty good.

strangerzdanger wrote:You can buy almost anything. I could buy a PC or build one. It's a hobby product......

Aww... you're new. Yeah honey, I get it.

sar·casm   [sahr-kaz-uhm]
noun
1. harsh or bitter derision or irony.
2. a sharply ironical taunt; sneering or cutting remark: a review full of sarcasms.

bmstile wrote:Tempted...

also, this

http://youtu.be/JvNLlwkwP64
The only spiderman worth watching.

LMAO. spiderman costume. mustache. shotgun.

It'll be worth it when prohibition comes back...

chrispix wrote:Did my first batch on Jan 1st, had my first beer last night, a bit cloudy, and tasted a bit earthy, but after a brief time getting 'used' to it, it was pretty good.

I bet. Was it after the 4th or 5th one in 15 minutes they became good-tasting?

I would HOPS on this deal!

har har har.

Seriously though, it's a fun kit. I got it for Christmas two years ago and enjoyed it.

You can ferment all grain in the little brown keg, yes. You'd have to have the equipment to get it to that point, of course.

shakineclipse wrote:Been there brewed that!

Bwhahahahaa

yep

chrispix wrote:Did my first batch on Jan 1st, had my first beer last night, a bit cloudy, and tasted a bit earthy, but after a brief time getting 'used' to it, it was pretty good.

so it sucked, but because you brewed it yourself you learned to like it?

kidding

My wife got me one of these kits for Christmas...and I have to say, it makes great beer...thank you Honey.

peachtek wrote:Aww... you're new. Yeah honey, I get it.

sar·casm   [sahr-kaz-uhm]
noun
1. harsh or bitter derision or irony.
2. a sharply ironical taunt; sneering or cutting remark: a review full of sarcasms.

Ah yes because sarcasm translates so well in writing. I get it, so many beer snobs out there now it's hard to tell.

I wish Mr. Beer was my boss.

electricfx wrote:I have three batches going right now, staggered a week apart. I just bottled one of them this weekend. The hardest part of the process is being patient!

Wow, juggling 3 of them? I can barely handle the one wife and girlfriend. Oh, wait, you said batches. Sorry, never mind.

A good starting point for a new brewer but the standard refills aren't all that great using all that added booster. Do yourself a favor and get one of their premium all malt refills. That said, the keg is good for fermenting your own mini test batches of all grain or partial mash recipes once you graduate to bigger and better things.

I'd buy another one, but Donkey Kong keeps throwing them off the top of my fridge.

salockwood wrote:Wow, juggling 3 of them? I can barely handle the one wife and girlfriend. Oh, wait, you said batches. Sorry, never mind.

lulz

Now legal in Oklahoma!

Mississippi and Alabama are still out of luck (I think).

Son of a mule, I finally get the right kind of balls to post a question and the damn woot-off moves on (though I'm thankful for that, actually) and I get crickets on the old thread. http://www.woot.com/Forums/viewpost.aspx?PostID=4871883&PageIndex=5&ReplyCount=195#post4872267

All of the craft beer home brewers that I know got their start with Mr. Beer. A good gateway into home brewing.

I have 3 of these and can make better bear then anything you can buy in the store.

http://www.mrbeerfans.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/207387/How_to_get_a_decent_beer_from_.html#Post207387

I love my Mr. Beer, but they irked me recently when they decided a day after a purchase that I couldn't stack two coupons and charged me the difference. It wasn't my fault that they allowed it to happen and the difference in price may have prompted a smaller purchase.