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Finally made it to the beer section, but I didn't find a thread quite as basic as my question.
Momma wants beer. She's had her eye on those kits you can get from every place from Wal-Mart to Cabelas. Most of them have this cutesy little "keg", some chemistry, and a bunch of plastic bottles.
I've looked at other "starter kits" that have a lot of hardware I already own, are very expensive, and look like the beginnings of a full-blown microbrewery operation. Getting into the wine/cider scene, I have some appliances already: buckets, 3 to 5 gallon carboys, siphoning equipment, etc.
So my question is very basic:
Do I surprise her with one of these package store set ups under the Christmas tree, or can we get started with the mere addition of a wort kit, and use the hardware we already have?
(Rats! Now I have to learn a whole new jargon, just to get a bottle of suds.)
Momma wants beer. She's had her eye on those kits you can get from every place from Wal-Mart to Cabelas. Most of them have this cutesy little "keg", some chemistry, and a bunch of plastic bottles.
I've looked at other "starter kits" that have a lot of hardware I already own, are very expensive, and look like the beginnings of a full-blown microbrewery operation. Getting into the wine/cider scene, I have some appliances already: buckets, 3 to 5 gallon carboys, siphoning equipment, etc.
So my question is very basic:
Do I surprise her with one of these package store set ups under the Christmas tree, or can we get started with the mere addition of a wort kit, and use the hardware we already have?
(Rats! Now I have to learn a whole new jargon, just to get a bottle of suds.)