The Bar Towel

Wondering if you folks have heard about the launch of The Brewers Market? I just saw it on Facebook, via a post from Beerology.

I am interested in home brewing and this looks interesting for a newbie like me. Thoughts?

(This is not a troll post: I am in no way affiliated with the company!)

Great marketing!

It looks a little pricey, but you do get a good portion of your starter kit and it's all grain.

You still need a large brew pot and you will need to grind and mash the grain somehow. Are they advocating BIAB?

And then there's the thermometer, hydrometer and so on...

The site says the growler kit will include "all the equipment required to brew your own quality craft beer." A thermometer is included.

I'm too new to know what else is missing. Maybe experienced Bar Towel home brewers can ask them all the right questions?

Tapsucker wrote:Great marketing!

It looks a little pricey, but you do get a good portion of your starter kit and it's all grain.

You still need a large brew pot and you will need to grind and mash the grain somehow. Are they advocating BIAB?

And then there's the thermometer, hydrometer and so on...

They say the grain is fresh ground, so grinding would not be an issue

The Growler Mix Includes

* Freshly Milled Grains
* Hops
* Yeast
* Sanitizer Packets
*
* Step by Step Instructions

Neither kit says anything about including grain bags however

zane9 wrote:The site says the growler kit will include "all the equipment required to brew your own quality craft beer." A thermometer is included.

I'm too new to know what else is missing. Maybe experienced Bar Towel home brewers can ask them all the right questions?

Yeah I missed that. The bucket kit also has the hydrometer. If you can source a big pot and a large piece of voile from Fabricland, then these kits would have you good to go.

A little reading on this site will explain.
http://www.brewersfriend.com/2009/06/20 ... ng-method/

Brewing 1 gallon batches is very inefficient. Making 5 or 10 gallons takes the same amount of time, you just need some bigger equipment.

Hey folks! Thanks for checking us out and asking some great questions. Hopefully I can answer some of those.

Equipment wise, the only items the brewer really needs to supply are a couple larger pots, a mesh strainer or colander, and ideally a funnel as well. Everything else (including a grain bag for the 5 gal kit) is included in the kits.

Ingredient wise, we run the grains through our mill just prior to packing and shipping the orders so the brewer doesn't need to worry about how he/she will do it.

Method wise, I started brewing back in '99, and while today I primary craft my brews on my 10 gal brewing system, the instructions for both the 1 gal and 5 gal kits were drawn from my experience with respect to what worked well, and what didn't along the way. I suppose our 5 gal method would be a closer cousin to batch sparging than the BIAB method. Again, while I tend to regularly brew larger batches, I often whip up 1 gal batches when I want to add a few fun brews to the 'cellar' such as fruit beers, belgians, lambics or barleywines. It's a great size for people to get started with and they'll always have a use for the equipment as they expand their brewing to include 5 gal (or larger!) batches.

The real key is that we wanted to make it as easy and manageable as possible to get as many people to get out there and brew with real ingredients. We're passionate about brewing and totally love the process.

Thanks, and happy brewing!

Derek

TheBrewersMarket wrote:The real key is that we wanted to make it as easy and manageable as possible to get as many people to get out there and brew with real ingredients. We're passionate about brewing and totally love the process.

Ain't a damn thing wrong with this. Best of luck!

Another Derek brewing... good stuff!

Ha. Thanks guys!

Derek

TheBrewersMarket wrote:Equipment wise, the only items the brewer really needs to supply are a couple larger pots, a mesh strainer or colander, and ideally a funnel as well. Everything else (including a grain bag for the 5 gal kit) is included in the kits.

How large are "larger" pots? I'd be disappointed to order then find I need a couple 10L pots after your site says the kits "Includes everything you need", especially if you're trying to sell to people who have no experience.

No, I'm not suggesting you ship pots, but that you should say so in your blurb about the kits.