Customer Reviews

Mr. Beer Deluxe Bottling System

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4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

Okay...so I'm the first to review...empty bottles? I'm new to the homebrewing game since a friend gave me a Mr. Beer kit for Christmas. I ordered these empties from Amazon just before starting my first batch (it's still fermenting).

First, I was amused by the title: Mr. Beer Deluxe Bottling System? Jeez, talk about dressing up a sow's ear into a silk purse. About like calling a ballpoint pen a 'deluxe manual writing instrument'. If you read the word 'system' and thinking there would be hoses, funnels or other stuff, you'd be wrong. Just 8 bottles, 8 caps and 8 lables. All joking aside, the bottles seem quite sturdy, and the caps fit nicely. I was a little amazed by the large size: 1 US quart each. That will be a big change for someone like me who is use to sipping beer 12 ounces at a time. But if I'm doing my math right, even these eight bottles won't be enough, since the Mr. Beer kegs hold 2 and 1/2 gallons. Need to have a couple of other bottles for the extra that will be left.

These PET bottles seem well-made and should work well, but I'll write a follow-up if necessary. I do want to add that I think these plastic bottles will work best for amateurs like me for the exact reason Mr. Beer explains in their manual: The second part of fermentation takes place in the bottle, when the brew self-carbonates. If you're using glass, it's almost impossible to tell if the beer has carbonated, unless you open it. But with the plastic, you just squeeze the bottle. Just like the 20 oz. bottles of soda you buy at the store, if the beer is fully carbonated (and under pressure), the bottle will be rock hard.

Hope this helps someone who may be thinking of getting these bottles. Yeah, glass may be more 'high class' but if you drop a glass bottle...or God forbid something goes wrong and the brew explodes out of the bottle, it'll only happen once. Plastic won't shatter like glass, so the safety factor alone is worth the money.

These bottles come with the more expensive Mr Beer kit but if you are like me and didn't get the bottles with your kit and/or realized you wanted to brew more than one batch at the same time these are both perfect for the job and pretty good value for money. Each set of 8 bottles will perfectly hold a full fresh batch of beer. You get 8 one litre plastic bottles that are brown in color to help keep the beer fresh and away from direct sunlight. I actually keep my bottles of beer in the carry box that comes with the bottles as this guarantees that they are always away from the light that is bad for the beer. Being plastic also helps the first time brewer. The Mr Beer kits use an in bottle fermentation stage. If you get this stage wrong, it can result in glass bottle alternatives exploding which can be both messy and dangerous. These plastic bottles let you feel how pressurized they currently are. When rock hard, your beer is done. It should be noted that you can use regular soda bottles after you have finished using them but I found it hard to locate brown, 1 litre bottles. These are also reusable so just get enough to brew the beer you intend to store at one time.

This product was as received and it works good for what you need it for. If you want better bottled beer though, Buy a case of Grolsch flip top bottles from your local beer store. They are a little pricey, but you get to drink the beer that is already in them, and then save the bottle for your Mr. Beer collection.

I've made about 10 batches of Mr. Beer so far. These bottles have been working fine for me. They're fairly inexpensive and I like the large size since I don't have to fill so many bottles. I'm now running two kegs with four sets of bottles to keep a full pipeline of beer.

Fun, fun, fun, fun, and more fun. I have already made three batches and bought more bottles. Just follow the directions and anyone can make good home made beer. The pale ale was a bit bitter like I find some German Beers, but the Canadian Draft is very enjoyable. The Oktoberfest will be ready in 2 weeks and I have not made the wheat beer yet. Takes about 45 minutes to make up a batch, then 2 weeks later it takes about 20-30 minutes to bottle up the beer. Then two weeks later stick the beer in the fridge for 2 days and its ready to rock. So start to beer is about 4 weeks. They say you can shorten that but dont. It is worth the wait. Great system for the amature brewmaster who just wants to make some beer. I look forward to other flavors in the future. Its a great starter product, dont shortcut the directions, follow them to the letter and you will love it.

How can you give a bottle that claimed to be a bottle anything but a full 5 star review??? The caps twist on and off just as advertised (a technological marvel!). They don't leak. They hold your beer and keep it in a confined space. If you twist the caps on, they keep the beer from spilling out. If you twist the caps off, you can pour the berr out of them (endless options, as you can see). They pretty much do what any other bottle can do. So for that... 5 STARS!!! And a bonus - they include giant "Mr. Beer" decals, so all your friends and neighbors can see you chugging your 33oz bottle of booz! (A brown paper bag will fix that so you won't look like you have a problem at all and people will assume you're just drinking water or some other health drink).

After reading the others I wanted to be sure I wrote something and gave this product a great review. NO there is nothing else with this set. That is the whole purpose, it is a bottling set. NO there is no "pressure release" it is beer, you have to have pressure! And the whole Mr. Beer line has been very good to us.

I really like the MR. Beer Products! You can make home made beer in the comfort of your home AND...impress your friends and enrage your enemies as you make your own home brew! Bought these bottles! They are great! Comes with labels,caps, and one liter super bottles. Each holds 1 liter of beer for a ripping good time as you have more than enough beer with one of these bottles! Buy them! Have fun! Err...but don't drive after drinking one of these bottles full of your magic brew!

great buy. these are the new shaped bottles with the dip in the neck so you know where to fill up to (fill line).

I use these bottles with my Mr. Beer brewing set. They work great and shipping was fast.