Aldi special buy for this Saturday. $10 cheaper than on the Coopers website. Everyone has wanted to try home brew at some point!
ALDI - Coopers DIY Craft Beer Brewing Kit $49.99 (26/8/17)
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Appreciate the feedback but it feels like you're just bagging it. WHY would someone give up after one brew? WHY can't you just apportion from a larger can?
I've had a few people use this with great results.
I have been making home brew for over 10 years and the biggest issue for me is the time it takes. So the more beer you can make in one go the better.
I have even bought more buckets now so I can do 2 batches in one go, as the time put in isn't much more once you have everything set up.
WHY can't you just apportion from a larger can?
Why would you bother making half a can when it's the exact same amount of effort to do a full can? Or two cans?
Not to mention you just cut yourself out of doing fresh wort kits and the chance to make something actually worth the effort.
Yeah. A 30L fermenter is thirty bucks, and a 60L is $40. Hardly a deal.
A proper 30L starter kit, which includes things you need that are left out here (like sanitiser and perc and a paddle and a decent number of bottles) is only $70-$80 at most stores. So add that in and this half sized kit ends up costing more anyways.
Maybe not a for everyone, but I have this set and haven't felt any need to do bigger batches. This is a really good compact size for trying different styles of beer, and 10l is quite a lot if it's just you drinking at home.
That said you can easily do small batches in a bigger fermenter
I got sick of bottling really quickly though!
Yeah it's aim'd at their Mr Beer brew line (from the US).
it's really only good for those who want to experiment & not waste 23-30lt of beer on a dud But you're better off buying a 30lt keg/fermenter and 1/2 fill it. To be honest, you're better off buying fresh wort from your local homebrew shop (LHS), you get excellent quality beer for little effort.
I did that once, it's too time intensive.
Everyone has wanted to try home brew at some point!
Not really.
I have the kit, has been in my garage for 8 years. I wonder if the yeast is still good?
Ps. Agree with the rest, no deal. Appreciate the sentiment though, beer💃
I don't want to jump on the brigade of naysayers here but they are indeed right. A small brew kit doesn't match most cans and would kinda suck. A real ozbargainer should know to profit off the bad decisions of others and get one for pennies off gumtree that has likely only been used once.
If you get super lazy with bottling, you can use PET bottles. People will balk at the idea but as long as you don't leave them for years (they slowly let depressurise and go flat) then they are perfectly good. Mix up some no rinse sanitiser, pour it from bottle to bottle (I use sparkling water bottles) and bottling takes no time and you don't need to bother collecting and cleaning longies. They don't explode either. 1.25lt bottles means less of them too. It's a winner.
Also, if you want to make a good brew just add hop pellets. If you add a bunch of galaxy to a very lazy brew everyone thinks it's a craft beer. Sorted!
They don't explode either.
well thats no fun.
I appreciate the lack of scale most are pointing out but 15 litres is actually alright for experimental batches IF you are doing all grain or partial mash and not using cans.
It may suit some punters but probably not anyone who puts away a fair bit of beer. I use this size for wood chips, fruit or other adjuncts.Why would someone doing ag be buying a starter kit from Aldi?
Because you don't want to spend hundreds. I do all grain in a bag. Fermenter has no impact on how you make your wort.
It head bottles and all the other stuff included
Woolies brand draft pack $7 (meant for 23L), pour it all in a 10L or 15L fermenter and then use a fresh Coopers Pale Ale bottle as the yeast. Only need 250G brew sugars with the full can. Actually comes out surprisingly good.
When actually brewing beer, most beer kits are designed to be fermented with a 23L volume. So this barrel will be too small. You will either have to find the kits for smaller size which maybe hard or divide the ingredients which will also be very messy and hard.
Get a full size 30L barrel kit which will cost around 100, but a great investment
If people think this is a bad kit what do people think of the big Coopers kit, im planing on getting one to make stout with as a few people i know said its great but if theres something out there a lot better let me know!
Get the "30 litre kit".
Use two cans of Coopers Stout and a bit more water.
Let it sit for several days after the airlock has stopped.
Used soft drink bottles are fine.
Age it.
Yummy.Even better use two 30 litre fermenters.
Actually used to use four in a big box with a column heater in there.
Unfortunately my back is stuffed :(
The craft beer glass set looks great for $10.
https://www.aldi.com.au/en/special-buys/special-buys-sat-26-…
As another, experienced brewer, this looks a great kit for dipping your toe in the water, and getting into the great habit of brewing your own beer.
ideal Christmas, birthday, fathers/mothers day present.and as for the people saying it takes two long you must be doing something wrong, can easily get a brew on (of two batches 46 litres) in an hour, and then after sterilising stubbies in the bath, me and the missus can bottle 5 slabs in an hour, therefore more time is spent drinking it.
Looking at getting the 23L kit from Dan Murphys ($85 for Fathers Day) and wondering if this whole home brew kit is really worth it. Does the beer even taste any good?
Are these Coopers kits good enough or do you need to buy a kit from a brew shop? I mean at the end of the day its a big tub with ingredients in it - Surely they are much the same?
My other concern is living in Brisbane, the temperature - I don't want to mess around with heat pads in winter and cooling in summer and all of that - really just thought it would be somewhat satisfying to drink the occasional beer you have made yourself - Would it be fine just in a cupboard or something away from direct sunlight.
As for sanitising, apparently its the key to a non infected batch, how hard is it with these kits? Just get some Starsan and spray it onto the clean fermenter etc before you brew and good to go?
This is why I said in my first comment that if you are starting out you should buy a full kit from a home brew shop, as not only will you get a superior kit, all your questions will be answered.
All the beer I have brewed has tasted great, some better than others.
After 3 months bottled it tastes even better.
The Aldi in Ashfield is selling these kits at $29.95. They have about 6 left. I bought one. Worth a punt now.
I used to ferment big 30L tubs, and while you can just half fill one, they take up a heck of a lot more space than a little fermenter like this one. When I moved to more 'Sydney' representative accommodation, I didn't have the space anymore and gave mine away. This might do for fun distraction.
This is not a good way to start as you will probably give up after doing one brew. You are better off spending more on a good full size kit from a home brew shop. The advice you will get is invaluable also.
The bucket is only 15 litres, which is useless if you want to buy more home brew cans that make around 23 litres.