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"beeristhereason":roko1o6a wrote:

"sbillings":roko1o6a wrote: TheHombrewCompany.ie Starter Kit is €70 and that is very good value for what you get.

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Then it's €27 per brew for quality 3Kg kits, giving you 40 pints. If you want to brew kit beer, that is the way to go.[/quote:roko1o6a]

that works or me maybe we should start pimping this set-up out at the expo, i also like the idea of someone who has never brewed previously being the brewer on the day for the expo.[/quote:roko1o6a]

don't forget to mention the wealth of information thats available here too.....all for the very reasonable price of €0.00

"bigears":2cvv7pqx wrote:

"TheSolutionTo":2cvv7pqx wrote: I think what I'm getting at here is, what is the cheapest possible starting kit that could be put together to allow people to make and bottle their beer. This would encourage more people to start. Could people even use old soft drinks bottles which would remove the need for a capper and caps?[/quote:2cvv7pqx]
I appreciate where you're coming from with this but I don't personally believe we should be focussing on the cheap and cheerful approach as it will most likely look cheap and nasty. This site/community has always been about making good beer, whether with all grain, extract or kits - not just cheap beer. Showcasing beer in plastic soft drink bottles is sending out all the wrong signals, i.e. 70s student rocket fuel.[/quote:2cvv7pqx]


I'm leaning on this side.

In my own case I'm spending a lot on Kit ( by the time I'm finished I'll have spent maybe a grand overall )
But I'm getting it in stages , €80 eur one week , 0 another week . But I've worked it out , and I'll end up spending a lot less on beer over the next 3 years than I would if I didn't .

It is handy though to show people that a ninety euro set up ( which lets face it is maybe 2 nights in a pub) can brew up a grand kit beer , but we should be able to show as well that there's stages ahead of that that look sexier , or do more

"bigears":2uhtpqct wrote: I appreciate where you're coming from with this but I don't personally believe we should be focussing on the cheap and cheerful approach as it will most likely look cheap and nasty. This site/community has always been about making good beer, whether with all grain, extract or kits - not just cheap beer. Showcasing beer in plastic soft drink bottles is sending out all the wrong signals, i.e. 70s student rocket fuel.[/quote:2uhtpqct]

Don't get me wrong here, I think the focus should be on the quality and taste of the beer rather than on the cost. And the last thing I'd want is for this to be seen as a recession busting tactic, or as a way for people to get drunk cheaply. I guess the bottom line here is that people who are genuinely interested will turn up, and these people will willingly fork out a bit for a starter kit and will probably like brewing.