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General Discussions => Chit Chat => Topic started by: Marty1557 on April 07, 2015, 06:06:28 PM

Title: Best Beer Kit
Post by: Marty1557 on April 07, 2015, 06:06:28 PM
Hi Folks, be grateful for any advice on the best beer kit on the market.  I'm happy to spend a few £££ to get the right kit from the start but have no idea where to start looking.  Grateful for your thoughts.

Martin
Title: Re: Best Beer Kit
Post by: googoomuck on April 07, 2015, 06:18:44 PM
Hi Martin,
Any of the online homebrew shops have starter packages available for all budgets. I would suggest getting at least an extract/biab(brew in a bag) starter kit for yourself as you will want to move on from kits in a short while!! These packages include boilers, chillers etc,  basically all you need to get up and running. The only other thing I will say is read read and read some more. Best of luck with it!
Title: Re: Best Beer Kit
Post by: googoomuck on April 07, 2015, 06:19:52 PM
By the way, by going down the extract/biab route you are setting yourself up for all grain brewing in the future.
Title: Re: Best Beer Kit
Post by: LordEoin on April 07, 2015, 06:22:35 PM
List some beers that you like
Title: Re: Best Beer Kit
Post by: Qs on April 07, 2015, 06:37:12 PM
I agree with googoomuck, get a BIAB kit. They're such good value now.
Title: Re: Best Beer Kit
Post by: Marty1557 on April 07, 2015, 07:30:21 PM
Thanks folks, most helpful..  I like beers but like to try new things so open to suggestions.  Yea, I want to get set up from the start rather than a basic kit then moving on in a few months.  Any suggestions of where to buy, I live in Northern Ireland.

Martin
Title: Re: Best Beer Kit
Post by: LordEoin on April 07, 2015, 09:01:49 PM
any of the shops will deliver to you, so the best thing to do is decide on a beer style to start off with and check which company will do the best deal on a kit + equipment + delivery.
Once you've picked a style, post it up and we'll let you know what kits we've had good experiences with  :)
Title: Re: Best Beer Kit
Post by: Marty1557 on April 08, 2015, 12:41:10 AM
Thanks folks, most helpful.
Title: Re: Best Beer Kit
Post by: Will_D on April 08, 2015, 10:00:26 AM
Quote from: Marty1557 on April 07, 2015, 07:30:21 PM
Any suggestions of where to buy, I live in Northern Ireland.
Hi Martin and welcome.

There is a great online shop called geterbrewed who are affiliated with the NHC:
http://www.geterbrewed.com/ (http://www.geterbrewed.com/)

If you join the NHC for a tenner you will get 5% discount from our affiliates

So if starting from scratch its a no-brainer!

Depending on where you are in NI there are two active meetups in Derry and Belfast who host brewdays which are ideal for anyone starting out.