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Northern Brewer - Brew. Share. Enjoy. HomeBrewing Starter Set, Equipment and Recipe for 5 Gallon Batches (Hank's Hefeweizen)
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- Highest Rated Starter Kit! The Northern Brewer Brew. Share. Enjoy Homebrew Starter Kit is the perfect choice for holiday gifts and beginners, complete with foolproof instructions.
- This all-in-one kit includes everything you need to start brewing beer at home today including a Brew Kettle and our Hank's Hefeweizen recipe kit.
- Hank's Hefeweizen: This recipe brings a Bavarian classic over the pond to spread the joy of hefeweizen for all to enjoy. Expect a hazy, deep golden ale with a firm and lasting white head and heaps of flavors consisting of soft, luscious wheat notes, medium-low bitterness and fermentation derived flavors ranging from spicy clove to ripe banana.
- Kit Includes: Hank's Hefeweizen recipe kit, Hydrometer, Test Jar, Lab Thermometer, 6.5 gallon fermentor w/ Spigot, lid & Bubbler airlock, Bottling Bucket w/Spigot assembly, Bottle Filler, 5 Gallon Stainless Brew Kettle, 21” Stainless Spoon, 5 ft. Clear Tubing, Cleaner/Sanitizer - Fermenter's Favorites Oxygen Wash, Bottle Brush, Royal Crown Bottle Capper & Caps (60ct.) Yields 5 gallons of finished beer, filling 50 twelve ounce bottles.
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BREWING MADE SIMPLE
Brewing with our signature kit is just as easy as making mac ‘n’ cheese.Here’s how it works:
- You choose the beer style.
- The kit lands on your doorstep.
- Open the box. Get brewing.
THE ONLY THING BETTER THAN BREWING...
... is brewing with your friends. We make it easy, so you can sit back and sip beer while you work:
- Print instructions with visuals
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The Brew Share Enjoy makes 2 cases of your very own craft beer. More than enough to show off to your friends.
QUALITY INGREDIENTS
If you’re reading this, you appreciate good beer. Or someone in your life does. Which means you need a kit with truly high-quality ingredients:
- Premium grains and malt
- Flavorful & aromatic hops
- Expert-selected yeast
Think you already love craft beer? Wait ‘til you try your own.
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THE PERFECT STARTER KIT FOR CRAFT BEER ENTHUSIASTSWe've built this all-inclusive kit to be fun and foolproof with some of the most trusted instruction in homebrewing. Rest assured that no matter what your method of learning is, your first homebrew is sure to be a success. |
WATCH. LEARN. ENJOY.Our Brewmasters are very passionate about brewing and want you to have an amazing brewing experience. Watch our detailed step by step brewmaster videos so you too can brew your best. Someday we want homebrewing to be as common a household craft in America as vegetable gardening, and we know that our hobby/craft/shared passion/obsession won’t get there through complacency |
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Product Dimensions | 27 x 14 x 14 inches |
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Item Weight | 23 pounds |
Manufacturer | Northern Brewer |
ASIN | B07Q38WQ91 |
Item model number | SUVELAM |
Customer Reviews |
4.7 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #62,293 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining) #20 in Home Brewing Starter Sets |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | January 25, 2018 |
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Customers like the quality, taste and value of the brew kit. They mention that it includes fresh ingredients, a great recipe and that the equipment is of good enough quality. They are also happy with the appearance, value and ease of use. However, some customers have reported issues with the seal.
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"...Overall, AMAZING quality products, AMAZING customer service, AMAZING gift and AMAZING flavor." Read more
"this kit came with everything you need, 2 buckes siphone hydrometer, only thing wrong was the neaker for testing broke in shipping i messeged them..." Read more
"...To our surprise, the recipe was so robust, the beer still came out 'okay.'We later learned that the lids fit (our bad)...." Read more
"...Block Ale (came with kit): Was Ok, little watery/weakStout: Killer good, changed my friend's attitude on homebrewing..." Read more
Customers like the ease of use of the kitchen product. They mention that the instructions are very easy to follow, and the process on brew day went relatively smoothly. They also appreciate the convenience of the product and the great support materials on YouTube.
"...Brewing instructions were simple and easy to follow. They also have a good video on YouTube that walks you through the process...." Read more
"...The instructions are super easy and clear and you literally got everything you need right under tour fingertips...." Read more
"...Kegged beer is dead easy, convenient, no sediment in the bottom of a bottle, and you can drink it the day after you keg it...." Read more
"...Responsive customer service and great supporting materials on youtube...." Read more
Customers like the taste of the kitchen product. They mention that it has a great taste, is crisp, and almost chocolatey. Some say that it also has rhyming and fruity aroma.
"...quality products, AMAZING customer service, AMAZING gift and AMAZING flavor." Read more
"...and sent it out asap free, customer service was awesome and the beer was tastey, i was kinda leery as it fermented but once bottled and sat another..." Read more
"...The recipe in my kit was for the Block Party Amber. It was delicious, in an ale sort of way, strong aroma and flavor of fresh bread, not very hoppy,..." Read more
"...Heavy Porter: Just finished, is crisp, black, and almost chocolatey...." Read more
Customers like the appearance of the kitchen product. They mention it has a good design, good quality, and good directions. Some say the finished product was pretty good and made a great winter project.
"...The finished product was pretty good. I was expecting something more like an IPA, and this came out more of a classic brown ale...." Read more
"...Heavy Porter: Just finished, is crisp, black, and almost chocolatey...." Read more
"Dad opened it for Father’s Day…missing the pot lid. Awesome.Update: contacted the team and they rushed a replacement out...." Read more
"...The finished product is great and may even improve some in the coming weeks if it lasts that long. I bottled close to 50 (12 ounce) bottles. Enjoy!" Read more
Customers like the value of the kitchen product. They say it's great value and the best quality for the price.
"...The kit itself is well worth the price, although I wonder if you could by the parts individually for less money...." Read more
"...fun to brew your own beer at home and play Brewmaster, but it's really inexpensive...." Read more
"All of the ingredients were incredibly fresh. The kit is fairly priced, intuitive, and I really enjoyed it...." Read more
"...In other words it was delicious. It was worth the money, and the time spent to brew my own beer. Cheers!" Read more
Customers like the bottle. They mention that the instructions are clear and the beer is great. The included beer is good and they all enjoy it. The bottle is great for the beer drinking science loving person in your life.
"...The kit comes with a really delicious amber ale. The only thing we needed to buy outside of what it came with was empty glass bottles...." Read more
"Included beer was good and everyone enjoyed it...." Read more
"So cool! easy to follow the instructions and the beer is just great" Read more
"...simple package, weird that it includes a bottle capper and caps but no bottles...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the ingredients in the kitchen product. They mention that it contains great ingredients and fresh ingredients.
"...the instructions were perfect and now I can say that the ingredients were 1st class because I have tried the beer that I brewed, it's an amber..." Read more
"...2 wks for carbonationPROS-Fast shipping, fresh ingredients.The online video instructions were very helpful and needed...." Read more
"...He said next time to buy liquid yeast. Otherwise, all the other ingredients were awesome." Read more
"...Great ingredients in the kit, easy to follow directions...." Read more
Customers are not satisfied with the seal of the kitchen product. They mention that the lid will not seal properly, allowing beer to flow out of the seal. The cap seal is not air tight locked, resulting in leaks and dripping.
"...I've made, to date:Block Ale (came with kit): Was Ok, little watery/weak..." Read more
"...other reviewer stated, what the point of the airlock if the lids don't seal properly. Took one star away for quality...." Read more
"...My main issue on that day was that wort started dripping out of the spigot seal, which was fastened with both rubber washers on each side maybe..." Read more
"...problems I have with it are that the fermentation bucket and lid do not create a seal, though it doesn't really seem to make a difference...." Read more
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Before purchasing this kit, I also looked into buying all the equipment individually, but this is way more economical. This kit, which includes a recipe kit and all the equipment you need, is $100. Buying just the recipe kit by itself is about $40. The cheapest equivalent food grade bucket and bottling bucket around $25 each, so just with those items, you're at just about the price of the entire kit. Then factor in that a 5 gallon kettle is at least $30, a bottle capper is $20, an auto siphon another $20, and the little things like a bottle brush and a large spoon and such, and there's no way you'll ever come out ahead by trying to buy everything individually.
Initially I was looking at getting their deluxe kit, but there's really no point. The main difference is that the deluxe kit comes with a couple of 5 gallon glass carboys, while this kit comes with food grade plastic buckets. The plastic buckets are perfectly fine, and you'll never know the difference when you're drinking your beer. Also, oddly enough, the deluxe kit does not come with the 5 gallon kettle that this kit comes with.
The only thing you'll need to buy that isn't included in the kit are bottles. However you can reuse any non twist off bottles you have around the house. This kit yielded 43 bottles worth of beer for me.
Brewing instructions were simple and easy to follow. They also have a good video on YouTube that walks you through the process. I let it ferment for 2 weeks, then bottled it. I tried one 10 days after bottling, and it had plenty of carbonation. The beer I can most closely compare this to would be a Leffe Blonde.
Overall an excellent buy, and I'm currently working on my second brew.
Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2019
Before purchasing this kit, I also looked into buying all the equipment individually, but this is way more economical. This kit, which includes a recipe kit and all the equipment you need, is $100. Buying just the recipe kit by itself is about $40. The cheapest equivalent food grade bucket and bottling bucket around $25 each, so just with those items, you're at just about the price of the entire kit. Then factor in that a 5 gallon kettle is at least $30, a bottle capper is $20, an auto siphon another $20, and the little things like a bottle brush and a large spoon and such, and there's no way you'll ever come out ahead by trying to buy everything individually.
Initially I was looking at getting their deluxe kit, but there's really no point. The main difference is that the deluxe kit comes with a couple of 5 gallon glass carboys, while this kit comes with food grade plastic buckets. The plastic buckets are perfectly fine, and you'll never know the difference when you're drinking your beer. Also, oddly enough, the deluxe kit does not come with the 5 gallon kettle that this kit comes with.
The only thing you'll need to buy that isn't included in the kit are bottles. However you can reuse any non twist off bottles you have around the house. This kit yielded 43 bottles worth of beer for me.
Brewing instructions were simple and easy to follow. They also have a good video on YouTube that walks you through the process. I let it ferment for 2 weeks, then bottled it. I tried one 10 days after bottling, and it had plenty of carbonation. The beer I can most closely compare this to would be a Leffe Blonde.
Overall an excellent buy, and I'm currently working on my second brew.
First off, let me just say that the customer service of this company is by far one of the best ones I have ever experienced. Since each one of these packages is hand selected and put together, mistakes happen and things get forgotten. I contacted them and they PROMPTLY sent me the missing item. No questions asked. Super fast shipping. I absolutely LOVE that.
My husband and I went to visit one of his Military buddies out in FL Who just opened his own brewery a year ago and we came back home inspired. I got this kit for my husband as a gift and as soon as it came in, we began brewing our Hefeweizen. The instructions are super easy and clear and you literally got everything you need right under tour fingertips. After a 2 week fermentation period, we tried the (then just a little bit lively but not super carbonated) fermented beer and it was GREAT. So we were hopeful when we began bottling the beer and carbonating it.
We ended up with 34 bottles and a mini keg full of beer from this one batch. We hosted a little beer unveiling and it was GREAT.
My husband has since placed a few other orders from the company through their site and we currently have a small batch of a Blonde Ale that he put together fermenting up.
We are about to place another order and begin brewing something else!
With the holiday season upon us, this would be an AMAZING gift to give your spouse, parent, sibling or friend. Trust me, they would love it. My husband even convinced one of his work buddies to get a kit as well and begin brewing at home too.
Overall, AMAZING quality products, AMAZING customer service, AMAZING gift and AMAZING flavor.
Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2019
First off, let me just say that the customer service of this company is by far one of the best ones I have ever experienced. Since each one of these packages is hand selected and put together, mistakes happen and things get forgotten. I contacted them and they PROMPTLY sent me the missing item. No questions asked. Super fast shipping. I absolutely LOVE that.
My husband and I went to visit one of his Military buddies out in FL Who just opened his own brewery a year ago and we came back home inspired. I got this kit for my husband as a gift and as soon as it came in, we began brewing our Hefeweizen. The instructions are super easy and clear and you literally got everything you need right under tour fingertips. After a 2 week fermentation period, we tried the (then just a little bit lively but not super carbonated) fermented beer and it was GREAT. So we were hopeful when we began bottling the beer and carbonating it.
We ended up with 34 bottles and a mini keg full of beer from this one batch. We hosted a little beer unveiling and it was GREAT.
My husband has since placed a few other orders from the company through their site and we currently have a small batch of a Blonde Ale that he put together fermenting up.
We are about to place another order and begin brewing something else!
With the holiday season upon us, this would be an AMAZING gift to give your spouse, parent, sibling or friend. Trust me, they would love it. My husband even convinced one of his work buddies to get a kit as well and begin brewing at home too.
Overall, AMAZING quality products, AMAZING customer service, AMAZING gift and AMAZING flavor.
I also strongly suggest getting a strainer basket for the hops. And also strain the wort when transferring from brew pot to fermenting bucket. Even so, there will be a good amount of sediment in the fermenter when it is done, due to the yeast proliferating and doing its job. You may want to filter again, and transfer the fermented beer into the bottling bucket. It will then need to settle for a day.
Speaking of settling, the beer worked hard for about 48 hours at a constant 72 degrees, then all but stopped working. After 12 days I decided to go ahead and keg it. just picking it up and disturbing it slightly set it to working again. Next time I make that recipe, I will shake it up good once a day for 8 or 9 days, then let it settle a few days before kegging.
The finished product was pretty good. I was expecting something more like an IPA, and this came out more of a classic brown ale. The recipe in my kit was for the Block Party Amber. It was delicious, in an ale sort of way, strong aroma and flavor of fresh bread, not very hoppy, not sweet. No fruity or botanical notes to speak of, just a very faint hoppiness, bread, and a hint of earth and nuts. Satisfying and filling, good glass cling, good mouth feel. Not really my kind of beer but I will probably order the recipe ingredients kit to make it again soon, to bottle this time. My next batch will be made from ingredients from out local brewing supply house, a pilsner type liquid malt, room temp yeast, dont remember variety or brand, and a pound of malted rye. Ingredients total for that was pretty cheap and I am looking forward to brewing this next week, and then an ingredients only kit from Northern Brewers, Czech Pilsner Pale Lager. It will of course go to bottle after keg conditioning. Pilsner belongs in an icy cold longneck bottle, to me. So that is the next two 5gal batches planned. After that, the Block Party Amber again, maybe half of it going to bottle.
I bought a few things that probably should be sold in any serious starter kit, though I gave the carboy a miss. I do think now that I will get a carboy or two, maybe a conical fermenter. Buckets are a real PITA.
I strongly suggest any beginner also get a corny keg, CO2 tank and regulator, tank top beer faucet, and a fridge big enough to hold a corny keg. Kegged beer is dead easy, convenient, no sediment in the bottom of a bottle, and you can drink it the day after you keg it. You can always bottle straight from the keg, with a back pressure bottle filler. This gives you finished bottles that are ready to drink the next day, with no sediment. Or leave it in the keg. Keep the pressure low. I find 20lb to initially carbonate the beer, and 4lb working pressure for serving, to be about right, at least for the Block Party Amber.
The kit is enough to get you started, make no mistake, though the equipment was far from ideal. The ingredients that I got were very good quality though, and made an excellent beer. It is good enough that I can swallow my pride and resist the urge to show it off, so I can drink every drop myself.
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This is probably the most complete starter kit I've found basically only missing an hydrometer, a thermometer, and empty bottles.
I haven't brewed the kit yet but I'll edit this review when I do.
Edit: Now that I've brewed, bottled, and drank the beer I can that this is a good starting kit. I used the oven top to boil the wort and it took quite a long time which is to be expected for eating 2 gallons of water. I made a few rookie mistakes by using to much the video instead of the actual instructions. The actual finished beer ended up being a light red ale with a fruity aroma and a bitter aftertaste. Quite a decent beer and friends and co-workers quite like it.
Few things to consider: buy a hydrometer to make sure you know when the fermentation is finished. Mine wasn't finished after 14 days, the time suggested by the instructions.
Buy a few termometers to check the temperature of the wort in a kettle or in a fermenter.
Remember to aerate the wort at least slightly and rehydrate the yeast included - it helps them to start off the fermentation much more smoothly.
Remember this is 5 US GALLONS bucket, which is approx.19L. UK kits often are designed for 23L, so bear in mind that sometimes you may have to reduce the volume slightly or deal with an ovewhelming amount of foam flowing from the airlock. When I had this situation, I replaced an airlock with a hose pipe included and put the other end of it in a sterilised flask of water.
Having that in mind, this is still a very comprehensive kit, I doubt if any of those available have absolutely everything included for a reasonable price such as £65.
It's a shame the recipe kits aren't available from any retailers in Canada and NB doesn't (currently) ship here. I would brew the Block Party Amber again if I could get my hands on it (without travelling to the US or setting up with a forwarder). Cheers, NB!
Reviewed in Canada on January 7, 2020
It's a shame the recipe kits aren't available from any retailers in Canada and NB doesn't (currently) ship here. I would brew the Block Party Amber again if I could get my hands on it (without travelling to the US or setting up with a forwarder). Cheers, NB!
The kit is great overall, and I would recommend it. However, as stated above, they could have done a few things a little better.