Changes (for the good) in mr beer instructions

[bpgreen]

I posted recently about trying to ease back into brewing after my accident. I can't physically handle a 5 gallon batch, and i think trying to do all grain or even extract with hop boil is beyond my current mental capacity.

I bought a pinter to do a 1.5 gallon batch in a ferment- carbonate- serve all in one container. I'm actually drinking one of those now. I also started the second batch in an LBK. Then i ordered a Mr beer refill on Amazon. I may brew it as an extra strong 1.5 gallon batch.

The instructions are on the inside of the label, but I couldn't manage to get it off in a way that left tube instructions readable, so i googled and found the instructions on the Mr beer site. They now recommend 14-21 days in the LBK followed by 14-21 days in the bottle before refrigerating. We've been preaching that for years!

Oh. And before I even got that far, I noticed that the yeast package said 5g! I could swear that used to use 2g.

I think these are long term good moves on their part, because their customers will be getting better beer, so they may be now likely to return.

[mashani]

They switched to 5g packets of Coopers yeast (which is good yeast) a good while back, and are also now using Coopers recommend instructions.

They are also now selling the 3 gallon "mini cooper" fermenters again, those went out of production for a while, but I'm glad they are back because I use them and love them. They are just a fancy completely seamless self venting bucket with a spigot, but they are perfect for doing 2.5 gallon batches, they are the easiest things to clean and I've never scratched one, you can toss them in your dishwasher, the spigots come apart easily and are replicable (you can find new ones on diy home brew website which is coopers American site that isn't Mr. Beer). They are massively easier to move around than a 5 gallon fermenter. I just split my batches between 2 of them, which also makes it easy to try it with 2 different yeasts or different dry hops or what not. They have been bringing their brands closer together over time. They are expensive for what they are at first glance, but the ones I bought like 5 years ago are still going strong, I've just swapped out the spigots a few times and it's worth it to me for the no fuss cleaning and light weight.

[FrozenInTime]

I'm surprised they are still in business. Either way I'll never recommend them to anyone.

[bpgreen]

I'm surprised they are still in business. Either way I'll never recommend them to anyone.

I think I'd still recommend them to somebody who doesn't have any experience and just wants to dip their toes in. It's an easy way to get started.

I rêmmber my brother and nephew got interested in brewing after a reunion where i brought sinh home brew. Their brewing progression was kind of humorous. Their first brew was a prehopped extract batch (might have been mr beer, but i forget). I think they were so nervous that they had me on the phone almost the whole time.

Within a couple of months, they were doing all grain and they now do 10 gallon batches (and split them into two kegs sto each gets one) and they're growing hops.

Mr beer is a good way for people to get started. I'm sure lots of people get started and quit quickly. A few people progress like my brother did. But lots of people use Mr beer for years before moving on.

I did Mr beer batches exclusively for about a year, then started doing extract with hop boils and sometimes mr beer batches. I think it took me another year before i tried all grain.

[bpgreen]

Oh. I almost forgot. There was a year or so of beer machine batches with prehopped DME. That was mostly because it was dirt cheap.