re: Anybody brew their own beer?

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i've been checking some other sites out and they mentioned using the mr beer kit with other recipe kits. would you know where to pick up some better recipe kits that are 2 gallon instead of 5? my apartment is relatively small and it would be easier for me to have a 2 gallon kit

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Not entirely certain what the Mr Beer kit's equipment consists of, but the 5 gallon kits don't take up all that much space. Basically 2 7 gallon plastic buckets and some gadgets to go with them. Fits pretty well in the back of a closet or in a corner. The real space concerns come when you fall deep into the hobby. At that point, you'll need to find space to house all of your kegs, carboys, ingredients, growlers, bottles, gizmos, gadgets, and the like.

You could probably buy an ingredient kit, split the batch in half, and then use the Mr. Beer container to ferment it in two separate batches. I used a Mr Beer once, about 10 years ago, so I don't really remember how well suited it would be to do the job though.

If you are planning to reuse the kit, I'd recommend finding a source of EZ-Cap bottles (swing-cap Grolsch style) to do your bottling. Better than plastic screw tops, much better than putting crown caps on regular beer bottles.