DIY Beer Home Brewing 6 Gallon All Inclusive Craft Beer Making Kit with Patented Brewing Fermenter, Beer Hydrometer, Brewing Ingredients, Bottles and Brewing Accessories
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Style | Modern |
Recommended Uses For Product | Home |
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- THE ONLY BEER MAKING KIT DESIGNED BY A BREWERY-Coopers Brewery has been brewing beer for over 150 years and are the world’s largest manufacturer and exporter of home brew kits.
- BEER INGREDIENTS CREATED BY WORLD MASTER BREWERS-Coopers certified master brewers have developed a range of refills that enable the novice through to professional brewer the ingredients to produce all styles of quality beers.
- PATENTED ONE-STEP BREWING FERMENTER-This fermenter is one of kind. Modeled after conical fermenters, as seen in breweries, but modified for the homebrewer with a wide mouth and base for easy cleaning. The Krauser Collar allows the brew to expand increasing capacity to avoid overflow.
- GRAIN TO GLASS BREWING-Coopers is the only homebrewing company that makes the ingredients for their homebrewing kits. From the grain fields to your glass, Coopers oversees and controls the entire process ensuring optimal quality of ingredients.
- INCLUDES ALL HOME BREWING ACCESSORIES-In addition to a patented fermenter and 100% natural premium quality ingredients this kit includes additional accessories such as a hydrometer, bottling valve, reusable oxygen-barrier PET bottles and much more.
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Brand | Coopers |
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Color | Not Appliccable |
Style | Modern |
Recommended Uses For Product | Home |
Shape | Round |
Pattern | Solid |
Product Care Instructions | Hand Wash Only |
Age Range (Description) | Adult |
Material Feature | Insulated |
Reusability | Reusable |
Unit Count | 1.0 Count |
Product Dimensions | 15.5"W x 23"H |
Number of Items | 1 |
Package Type | Standard Packaging |
Item Weight | 18 pounds |
Department | Home Brewing |
Manufacturer | Coopers DIY LLC dba Mr Beer |
ASIN | B004QCXWSA |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Item model number | 676 |
Customer Reviews |
4.0 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #292,532 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining) #150 in Home Brewing Starter Sets |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | January 1, 2004 |
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The Coopers DIY Beer Kit includes everything you need to make and bottle 6 gallons of great tasting beer. A patented fermenter that makes brewing even easier and quicker, and is completely reusable. With the Coopers DIY Beer Kit you will get the patented fermenter with tap assembly, Coopers Beer Hydrometer, Beer Mixing Spoon, (30) 740ml plastic PET bottles with caps, Coopers Brewing thermometer, Coopers Bottling wand and Coopers Lager Refill Pack. With the Coopers DIY Beer Kit all of the equipment is completely reusable so you can brew batch after batch of top quality all malt beer again and again. The Coopers all Malt Refills are designed by the brew-masters of Coopers Brewery so you will be making the same tasting great quality beer just like they do in Australia. Coopers has gone through all of the pain staking steps for you to make the brewing process as simple as possible so you will be drinking your top quality homebrew before you know it. All you need is water, and you will be calling yourself a brew master in no time.
From the Manufacturer
The Coopers DIY Beer Kit includes everything you need to make and bottle 6 gallons of great tasting beer. A patented fermenter that makes brewing even easier and quicker, and is completely reusable. With the Coopers DIY Beer Kit you will get the patented fermenter with tap assembly, Coopers Beer Hydrometer, Beer Mixing Spoon, (30) 740ml plastic PET bottles with caps, Coopers Brewing thermometer, Coopers Bottling wand and Coopers Lager Refill Pack. With the Coopers DIY Beer Kit all of the equipment is completely reusable so you can brew batch after batch of top quality all malt beer again and again. The Coopers all Malt Refills are designed by the brew-masters of Coopers Brewery so you will be making the same tasting great quality beer just like they do in Australia. Coopers has gone through all of the pain staking steps for you to make the brewing process as simple as possible so you will be drinking your top quality homebrew before you know it. All you need is water, and you will be calling yourself a brew master in no time.
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Customers like the quality, ease of use, taste and value of the kitchen kit. They mention that it's great for beginners and enthusiasts looking to start brewing. They say the process is simple and easy to make your first batch. Customers also like the results, and service. That said, some customers have reported issues with leakage.
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Customers like the quality of the kitchen product. They say it's a great starter kit, great for beginners, and an essential kit for those looking to get into brewing. Customers are impressed with the quality tools and bottles it came with, and say it is a perfect way to begin the brewing era.
"...to bottle your entire first batch, and they are large and very high quality PET (plastic) bottles...." Read more
"...use gallons and such, but that's just math and, frankly, the system is very forgiving...." Read more
"...The starter kit is a nice intro - easy and simple. He's excited to create his own brews, cook hops, etc...." Read more
"...That's a shame as this kit is probably the simplest way to get started in homebrewing...." Read more
Customers find the kitchen product easy to use. They mention that the brewing process is simplicity itself, and it's easy to make your first batch. The process using malt extract is very simple, and the cost savings make it fun. Customers also say that bottling was a breeze with the spigot attachment. Overall, customers find the product to be fun and easy to work with.
"...about going online and checking out their website, which is very user friendly, and other sites dealing with beer brewing...." Read more
"...with the kit - he was very pleased with how easy it was and how smoothly it went. The starter kit is a nice intro - easy and simple...." Read more
"...Turns out, the process was straight-forward and rather simple. The hardest part, he says, was waiting for the beer to be ready to drink...." Read more
"...The instructions are easy to understand, and the kit includes everything you need, including bottles and lids...." Read more
Customers like the taste of the kitchen product. For example, they say it's easy to make 6 gallons of amazingly good tasting beer, with no bad aftertaste. Some recommend using better techniques and making better extract brews. Overall, customers are satisfied with the product's taste.
"...The Stout is awesome -- deep, dark and rich flavor. The Cerveza is also good, a nice mild beer...." Read more
"...The bottom line after all my rambling. This kit works, the beer is good and I have another one waiting to start...." Read more
"...This has allowed me to use better techniques and make better extract brews...." Read more
"...Nice and crisp," said one. "No bad aftertaste," said another...." Read more
Customers like the value of the kitchen product. They mention that the fermenter is first rate and worth the price of the kit alone. Some say that it's good cheap beer and a great buy.
"...The kits to make more beer are much more affordable than the Mr. beer ones...." Read more
"...Great kit overall though. worth my money." Read more
"...It's more like imitation beer. It's not worth the money, and more importantly, it's not worth the four to five weeks of your time...." Read more
"...Great buy." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the results of the kitchen product. They mention that the brew setup works great, and there were no malfunctions with the equipment.
"...Beer in plastic bottles? Yes, and they work BETTER than glass bottles. Glass breaks, plastic does not...." Read more
"...Easy to use, great customer service, FUN to use and great results...." Read more
"The brew setup works great but the Australian lager sucked with a horrible bitter after taste. Not sure if I did something wrong but it was not good." Read more
"...There were no malfunctions with the equipment and I am currently enjoying my first batch of lager. It is a great kit...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the service provided by the company. They mention that the product is great and the service and shipping are excellent.
"...Get it for a gift for somebody who loves beers. Easy to use, great customer service, FUN to use and great results...." Read more
"Fast Delivery, good instructions, complete and easy to use...." Read more
"Service and shipping excellent, instructions are very clear, however, we were disappointed to find plastic bottles in which we were supposed to put..." Read more
"Outstanding product and great service too..." Read more
Customers appreciate the thoughtful touches of the kitchen kit. They say it's a well-designed beer kit with no bad aftertaste.
"...It has some thoughtful touches that make it useful (plastic bottles with screw tops so you don't need a bottler, etc.)...." Read more
"...Nice and crisp," said one. "No bad aftertaste," said another...." Read more
"...will change the taste or quality of the beer,but glass bottles are just more aesthetically pleasing.This is a good starter kit for beginners like us." Read more
"My kit looks great and honestly just took it out of the box, but I noticed that mine does not have an instructional DVD or carbonation tabs both..." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the leakage of the kitchen product. They mention that it leaks constantly from the original filling, the bottle filler will drip a bit, and the seal does not seem to work well.
"...As others have mentioned, the bottle filler leaks really badly.- The tap is larger than standard taps, so you can't use other accessories...." Read more
"...As mentioned by others, the bottle filler will drip a bit from the end. Just stick a small bucket underneath to catch the drops...." Read more
"...parts are a little difficult to clean and out "little bottler" leaks like crazy when we bottle, it is definetly a 2 person job for us...." Read more
"...He got started and.....the TAP LEAKED EVERYWHERE!!!!!!!!!! We tried everything and I mean everything to stop it...." Read more
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Since receiving the kit, I've brewed the Coopers Australian Lager Beer Kit that came with the kit, a Complete Coopers Brewery Stout Beer Kit Package , and a Complete Coopers Brewery Mexican Cerveza Beer Kit Package . In the fermenter now is the Complete Coopers Brewery English Bitter Beer Kit Package . I found the Australian Lager to be a bit "cidery" tasting, but my wife and friends said it was better than most of the beers they've ever tasted. The Stout is awesome -- deep, dark and rich flavor. The Cerveza is also good, a nice mild beer.
An earlier reviewer mentioned how difficult it is to get the lid off once you get it on tightly enough to seal - I agree. It is difficult to remove, though certainly not impossible. It has raised plastic tabs that can be leveraged along the with handle indentions to remove the lid without too terribly much trouble. That same review also mentioned the dispensing valve as a minor problem area. Again, he was correct. I'm not sure if it is the valve or the tapped threads in the fermenter, but a good seal of the valve does not require a super tight fit. Note that I said it seals well even without a tight fit. The fermenter does not leak at all. That's a very good thing. I've had no trouble keeping the valve in place when I needed to test the specific gravity of the beer of fill bottles. It twists a little, but not so much that it matters.
The good parts about this kit far outweigh the bad. For one, the lid on the fermenter is clear. That doesn't sound like much, but as a new brewer you will want to see what is happening (frequently in my case), and you can't do that with a white bucket and white lid as most basic starter kits include. In fact, I would say this is the best part of the kit. That may sound ridiculous, but imagine being a first time baker and not being able to peek into the oven to see if your cake was cooking - for up to seven days. I find the brewing process fascinating to watch.
Another great part of the kit is the included bottles. This kit includes enough to bottle your entire first batch, and they are large and very high quality PET (plastic) bottles. None of the kits that I've seen for sale at homebrew stores include any bottles. Beer in plastic bottles? Yes, and they work BETTER than glass bottles. Glass breaks, plastic does not. Glass bottles can explode if you put in too much priming sugar during bottling, plastic will just get harder to the touch. The brown plastic of the bottles also blocks most of the harmful light rays that can cause your beer to become skunky. They impart no flavor to the beer and are impermeable to gases escaping or entering. These bottles are the same type that are used to bottle most soda pop, except that they are brown and can hold around 24 ounces (750ml).
The kit also includes a nice long stirring spoon, an airlock, a hydrometer (to measure the specific gravity/potential alcohol), and a thermometer. Again, everything you need to brew your first batch of beer.
What will you need to supply? Chlorine bleach, or another sanitizing agent (such as C-Brite or StarSan), a pot large enough to boil about a gallon of water, and nearly six gallons of tap water. The rest is in the kit.
If you catch the homebrew bug like I did, you will need more bottles, a bottle capping device and bottle caps. Make sure you mention to your friends that you are now brewing your own beer! I did and within a few days I had a couple hundred bottles, a capper and even a gross of caps, all for free. I'm not usually one to talk about my hobbies, but the mere mention of home brewing and people are full of questions!
UPDATE December 31, 2011:
Over a year after I first bought this kit and I haven't puchased commercial beer in a year. I have 'graduated' to different fementers ( 6 Gallon Better Bottle PET Carboy ) and I now brew kits from Austin Homebrew almost exclusively, but the Coopers kit is where it all started. I don't currently use the fermenter from the Coopers kit, but I do still use the PET bottles and the hydrometer.
I can tell you with complete certainty that after a year of brewing beer on my own, I can make beer that is as good or better than you can buy at any price and I'm doing it for less than half of what you'll pay at retail.
I may not be using the Coopers fermenter, but I still think it was one of the best purchases I ever made because it was the one that got me into homebrew!
First, the DVD that came with the kit makes everything easy to understand. They don't just tell you want to do but WHY to do it, how everything works and how to maintain it. This means you can explore on your own, after the first batch, on how to brew beer. The booklet came with extra information on future brewing, giving you the information to do your own measurements and so on.
My first batch, by the way, was great. Everybody who tried it, some of them being old fashion home brewers themselves, really enjoyed it and said it was excellent. Also, the reason I decided to brew some beer was to see how it worked, being a history and food nut, and also to make some for my brother. I wanted to put the beer in glass bottles and, while I guessed how many carbonation drops would go into them, I still sent a e-mail to Coopers to ask. Not only did they send a reply they sent it within six hours. I sent my question at breakfast and find an answer in my inbox by lunch. When you figure they are half-way across the world from me that's GREAT customer service.
Course, they use the metric system and I use gallons and such, but that's just math and, frankly, the system is very forgiving. Don't be scared about going online and checking out their website, which is very user friendly, and other sites dealing with beer brewing.
While my brother is now on a diet I plan to start a second batch. Yes, a long time from the first, I know, but to me it is like a holiday. It is a rare treat and once I make all the beer I have to find somebody, besides me, to drink it!
Get it for a gift for somebody who loves beers. Easy to use, great customer service, FUN to use and great results. I understand more about brewing AND feel some pride in having brewed real beer!
The only warning is for you to remember that this is NOT American beer and it has a REAL kick. About three times the kick, so please be careful, don't drive after testing.
My husband just made his first batch of the lager that comes with the kit - he was very pleased with how easy it was and how smoothly it went. The starter kit is a nice intro - easy and simple. He's excited to create his own brews, cook hops, etc. but it was nice to start with a sure-fire success on the first batch.
The only reason I didn't give it five stars is that I can't quite figure out why I paid over $100 for a bunch of plastic. There are no parts that look expensive to produce in this kit.
Great b-day gift for the hubby.
It's Saturday so their support line goes to voicemail. Obviously Coopers can send out replacements for this but 9 days of my time and 1/2 this brew are shot...
If it was not for these quality control issues this would be 5 stars. If you look at most recent reviews it seems this a relatively new but ongoing serious problem. Maybe drinking too much of their own product?
Not a happy camper!