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All you home brewers!

I am interested in gifting a home beer brewing kit but I'm wondering if there is a preferred/recommended product out there. What's your favorite for a beginner? It doesn't have to be the simplest or easiest by any means, just a good quality and complete, with some room to progress (I'm hoping to benefit down the road, obviously).

Any help would be much appreciated, thanks!

Tags: Beer, Brewing, Christmas, gifts

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Permalink Reply by Pat Johnson on December 6, 2010 at 10:08am

It probably doesn't make much difference which kit you start with because none of them are going to produce a very good beer compared to the comercial ones. However, they all help the brewer to learn a little about the process and if the brewer has the inclination, the brewer will proceed with the learning process and eventually end up making some good brews. The Mister-Beer kits are the easiest but also offer the least amount of learning. The extract kits in a single can offer more hands on but also require more additional equipment. I suggest finding a homebrew shop and buying a gift certificate so the individual can go there, ask questions (learn a little in the process) and detemine which kit they want to start with. That way there is some buy-in from them which will likely cause more care and interest in the project.