Brew your own beer: 5 DIY gift sets for Father’s Day

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Brewing beer yourself: 5 gift sets for the home in the test

The test winner: beer brew barrel from Braukönig

With the right ingredients and the right brewing instructions, you can brew your own beer in your own kitchen. At least that’s what the company Braukönig claims: The beer brew set includes a plastic fermenter, wort, yeast, a fermentation tube, rubber stoppers and an instruction manual.

The product tester from askgeorge.com noticed the following points positively during the self-test:

On the other hand, it was noticed negatively that the cooking container is made of plastic and the result tasted like beer, but not like a real Pilsner – it reminds more of the taste of wheat. Nevertheless, the effervescent set was lifted to first place with a solid rating of “good”: “I have to admit that I am pleasantly surprised by the end product,” was the final verdict of the tester.

Second place goes to the Braubox

Significantly more expensive, but not automatically better the brew box of the “Helles” variety: The ingredients included in the scope of delivery, including accessories (fermentation bottle, beer pump, fermentation lock, malt mixture, hops, brewer’s yeast, oxy-cleaner, dispenser, thermometer) made a high-quality impression on Jonas. It was also positively noticed that in this test you really had to brew the beer yourself: In other words, the mashing and lautering was also done in-house – this part was omitted with the other brewing sets.

But you should plan more time here, as the preparation takes much longer. The result was still sobering: “Unfortunately, the high expectations of the end product could not be completely fulfilled”. Above all, the lack of taste of light beer and yeast deposits on the floor brought the Braubox the overall grade “good” (2.3) and second place.

Places three and four are occupied by the brew keg

Two different varieties of the same brand were tested here: one that Wheat beer brew set and on the other hand the dark beer brewing set with oak wood and honey – both received the grade “satisfactory”.

The wheat beer came with the following: an empty 5 liter keg (used as a fermenter), a bag of malt extract, a packet of yeast, a bottle of hop extract, a pressure valve and an instruction manual. However, he found the result disappointing due to a dominant banana note. In addition, the beer also had too little carbonic acid at the end, which should not be missing in a good beer. With the grade “satisfactory” (2.6), the brew keg ended up in 3rd place.

Closely followed by thatDark beer brew set in 4th place, also with the grade “satisfactory” (3.3). Very easy to use, but in the end the product lacked flavor and carbonation. But it motivated the tester to “brew his own real beer”.

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Kwik beer brings up the rear

The fifth placeproves that Beer Kwik. Just as easy to use as its predecessors, the hop drink was not particularly convincing because of its taste. The finished end product had hardly any carbon dioxide left and tasted more like a cider than a beer. This was also made clear by the lack of a head of foam, which is an important factor in freshly tapped beer.

Conclusion: All in all, the five products are suitable for beginners who want to brew their own beer. The beer brewing sets are also particularly suitable as a gift – but if you want to become a real master brewer, you should delve deeper into the subject.

And one last tip:
If you haven’t found anything suitable in this list, find it here even more gift ideas for Father’s Day.

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