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Take your homebrew to the next level. The Gold Homebrew Kit has all you need to get brewing and adds a glass carboy for secondary fermentation resulting in a cleaner finished brew. Each Equipment Kit Includes: True Brew Handbook & Kit Instructions, 7.8 Gallon Fermenting Bucket, 1 Lid Drilled & Grommet, True Brew Rack & Fill kit, 6 Gallon Glass Carboy, Fermometer Fermentation Thermometer, Small Buon Vino Drilled Stopper, Hydrometer, Bottling Spigot, Emily Double Lever Capper, 3 Piece Airlock, Bottle Brush, C-Brite Sanitizer 8-Pack.
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
178 of 182 people found the following review helpful
By Brady
Amazon Verified Purchase
Great product(s).
Everything came as listed and they all have a quality feel to them. No cheap plastic parts, all top-notch.
Almost done with my first batch - I ordered an Oktoberfest ingredient kit additionally.
Once you buy this kit you will STILL NEED:
-ingredients to make the beer itself (ingredient packs are convenient and fairly inexpensive)
-a large wooden spoon to stir your wort
-at LEAST a 5 gallon pot w/lid
-bottles to bottle your beer
-bottle caps to cap your beer
I created a blog documenting my first batch...this may help other beginners.
[...]
Happy brewing homies.
Everything came as listed and they all have a quality feel to them. No cheap plastic parts, all top-notch.
Almost done with my first batch - I ordered an Oktoberfest ingredient kit additionally.
Once you buy this kit you will STILL NEED:
-ingredients to make the beer itself (ingredient packs are convenient and fairly inexpensive)
-a large wooden spoon to stir your wort
-at LEAST a 5 gallon pot w/lid
-bottles to bottle your beer
-bottle caps to cap your beer
I created a blog documenting my first batch...this may help other beginners.
[...]
Happy brewing homies.
93 of 95 people found the following review helpful
By R. Klein
Amazon Verified Purchase
I decided to get into homebrewing after expecting to pay hundreds for equipment. The local homebrew store had decent kits, but this was almost half the price of those! I ended up getting a kit for myself and a kit for the father-in-law.
The kit came in a nice box that was perfect for wrapping as a gift. It had everything listed and everything seems high quality, it even came with a small homebrew beginners book that should be enough to get you to make the first batch, however I would eventually recommend buying 'The Complete Joy of Homebrewing' as most homebrewers consider it the bible of brewing. I have just bottled my first batch of beer and everything worked great, now I have to stare at it for 2-3 more weeks as it conditions. To the reviewer who said the carboy is only 5 gallons, I have 5 gallon plastic carboys for my fishtank and this is noticably larger, however I have not been able to accurately measure it.
People wishing to get into this hobby should know a few things:
1) You will need to buy a stockpot to boil the wort(unfermented beer). Do not get aluminum as it can impart bad flavors as it reacts to the acidic wort. Do not skimp on this, expect to pay at least $50 for a decent one off amazon. The thicker gage steel, the better.
2) You may need some miscellaneous items like bottlecaps(not included), a grain bag, stirring spoon, ammonia to remove old bottle labels, etc.
3) The kit comes with some bags of special sanitizer, however most people use bleach or other readily available chemicals. Just don't mix chemicals and rinse well.
4) Start saving bottles early! The bottles cannot be screw top and should be brown, not green or clear(light ruins beer). Sam Adams bottles worked best for me, bought a couple 12 packs of their holiday collection. I've heard things about the wing capper breaking thin glass beer bottles, but had no problems. Also, I have been told that old champagne bottles can be capped as well.
5) If you dont like doing dishes, this is not a hobby for you. Scrubbing 50 bottles, the carboy, the bucket, hoses and siphons takes time and patience.
6) If you like to save $$$ and experiment, this IS the hobby for you. Most recipes work out to under .50 for a bottle of beer.
The kit came in a nice box that was perfect for wrapping as a gift. It had everything listed and everything seems high quality, it even came with a small homebrew beginners book that should be enough to get you to make the first batch, however I would eventually recommend buying 'The Complete Joy of Homebrewing' as most homebrewers consider it the bible of brewing. I have just bottled my first batch of beer and everything worked great, now I have to stare at it for 2-3 more weeks as it conditions. To the reviewer who said the carboy is only 5 gallons, I have 5 gallon plastic carboys for my fishtank and this is noticably larger, however I have not been able to accurately measure it.
People wishing to get into this hobby should know a few things:
1) You will need to buy a stockpot to boil the wort(unfermented beer). Do not get aluminum as it can impart bad flavors as it reacts to the acidic wort. Do not skimp on this, expect to pay at least $50 for a decent one off amazon. The thicker gage steel, the better.
2) You may need some miscellaneous items like bottlecaps(not included), a grain bag, stirring spoon, ammonia to remove old bottle labels, etc.
3) The kit comes with some bags of special sanitizer, however most people use bleach or other readily available chemicals. Just don't mix chemicals and rinse well.
4) Start saving bottles early! The bottles cannot be screw top and should be brown, not green or clear(light ruins beer). Sam Adams bottles worked best for me, bought a couple 12 packs of their holiday collection. I've heard things about the wing capper breaking thin glass beer bottles, but had no problems. Also, I have been told that old champagne bottles can be capped as well.
5) If you dont like doing dishes, this is not a hobby for you. Scrubbing 50 bottles, the carboy, the bucket, hoses and siphons takes time and patience.
6) If you like to save $$$ and experiment, this IS the hobby for you. Most recipes work out to under .50 for a bottle of beer.
81 of 83 people found the following review helpful
By M. Sorenson
Amazon Verified Purchase
I just brewed my first 5 gallons of beer with this kit. It has everything you need besides a pot to boil the wort. The pressure activated bottling attachment makes the bottling process a breeze and all the bottles end up having a really consistent fill. I would recommend "The Complete Joy of Home Brewing" to go along with it instead of using the directions this kit comes with. The book breaks the brewing process down into easy to follow steps for the beginner and contains a lot of useful information ranging from the history of home brewing to advanced brewing techniques.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome starter kit
You will need a couple extra pieces of equipment to go with this, such as a large kettle and I'd recommend a propane burner. Read more
Published 8 days ago by Adam
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Kit - Would Highly Recommend for the First Timer!
We bought this to get us started with homebrewing, and it was just perfect. It had everything we needed from start to finish - paired with a True Brew ingredient kit we had our... Read more
Published 29 days ago by Zoysia
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Kit
I bought this kit for a first time home brewer along with the Nut Brown Ale kit and both produced a incredible beer. Read more
Published 1 month ago by W Royals
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing!
It was perfect, I made my first batch, followed the instructions to a T and it came out amazing. all my friends love the beer I make out of this... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Jacob R. Mallen
4.0 out of 5 stars
no thermometer
Good starter kit, but mine didn't come with the thermometer mentioned in the description. I suggest adding a nice dial thermometer and auto-siphon to your cart before you check... Read more
Published 1 month ago by bkdekker
3.0 out of 5 stars
Decent, but not great
So this kit contains everything you need to brew your first batch. The glass carboy, good. The primary fermenter, ok - but the lid broke the first time I took it off the bucket -... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Paul R. Bailey
5.0 out of 5 stars
Must have kit, Excellent
Excellent kit, great price and excellent quality, the 6 gallon carboy is great for those larger brews, a winner without a doubt
Published 2 months ago by Shabby
1.0 out of 5 stars
Do not purchase this! Arrived with broken & missing items!
This item arrived with a broken hydrometer, and B-Brite cleaner instead of the C-Brite sanitizer (which requires less contact time) as advertised. Read more
Published 2 months ago by J. G.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Could be good - Bad company
I received this kit for Christmas. It came complete with B-Bright (a cleanser, not a sanitizer) not C-Bright, as it claims and a broken capper. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Christopher A Walnum
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good deal for a good price
Bought this to try my hand at home brewing. It has everything you need minus bottles, bottle caps and the required products for any beer recipe. Read more
Published 2 months ago by David Kirk
