The good and well priced 40 pint(/5 gallon) beginners brewing kits are no longer available. We have not been able to find a replacement which we think is worth the money and which works well. If you phone or come to the shop we will put together a good brewing starter kit for you. You will need a 5 gallon (or prefereably 6 gallon) fermenter, a long spoon or beer paddle, a syphon with u-bend, a 5 gallon keg (or 40 pint bottles, crown caps and a crown capper.)
As a guide.....the keg option comes to about £55.00 (with S-30 keg top) and the bottle option comes to about £65.00 but these prices will vary depending on the quality of the items you choose. On top of this you will need sterilizer and the 40 pint kit of your choice.
The BruBox (and replenishment kits)
The above photos show a typical BruBox and its contents.
Although we are generally not in favour of kits which ferment, store and dispense beer from the same container without racking, as these kits contain good quality yeasts which settle well we think they are a good idea for people who want to try out brewing their own beers and lagers without having to make a full-blown invenstment and those without a lot of room for storing large fermenters and kegs. The main drawback is that you must not move the container or place it on a surface which may move and disturb the contents as the result will be cloudy beer. Provided the instructions are followed closely they can be reused again and again by buying the Beers of the World replenishment kits listed below. The starter kits contain everything you need to brew 10 litres (about 2 gallons) of beer or lager, except for the water.
There are 3 starter kits
- London Bitter - Priced at £22.95
- Irish Stout - Priced at £22.95
- Bavarian Pilsner - Priced at £23.95
Beers of the World Replenishment Kits
These replenishment kits contain everything you need to brew 10 litres (about 2 gallons) of beer or lager, except for the water and sterilizer. (You will need to sterilize the BruBox inner container prior to reuse.) The replenishment kits are available in the following styles:
- London Bitter - Priced at £10.50
- Yorkshire Bitter - Priced at £10.50
- Black Country Mild - Priced at £10.50
- Irish Extra Stout - Priced at £10.50
- Old London Porter - Priced at £10.50
- Scottish 80/- - Priced at £10.50
- North German Pilsner - Priced at £11.50
- Belgian Witbier - Priced at £12.50
- Bavarian Pilsner - Priced at £11.50
- San Francisco Steam Beer - Priced at £11.50
- Munich Dark Lager - Priced at £11.50
- Bavarian Wheat Beer - Priced at £12.50
- Dusseldorfer Alt - Priced at £11.50
- Czech Pilsner - Priced at £11.50
- Belgian Trappist Dubbel - Priced at £12.50
- Belgian Trappist Tripel - Priced at £12.50
- Christmas Ale - Priced at £11.50