Mr. Beer is how I got into the hobby, so it will always have a place in my heart!

@DointheMost

3 жыл бұрын

It was definitely fun to experiment with. I do prefer more appropriate gear, though. :)

You nailed it when you said "to help introduce folks to the hobby of homebrewing". This is pretty much brewing without 90% of the hassle. Great job on this video. I'm pretty sure there are many unused Mr Beers stashed away in people's attics/basements. The refill kits are a bit pricey. Adding the skeeter pee to my to-do list (alongside the meadmosa that Man Made Mead published yesterday).

@DointheMost

3 жыл бұрын

I have tried that bottled mead-mosa and can assure you it is brilliant. So well executed.

Having already gotten more into it starting with regular boil/hop addition kits, I had some family ask me for help putting together a Mr Beer kit and I was ready with all my knowledge like "oh boy surprise brew day!" before realizing it's so simplified that it actually confused me because I was expecting to unpack regular ingredients from the box. Still a fun time to put together with them and hoping someone else gets bitten by the bug so I can send them these to try next!

I love the passive aggressive psa in about the hydrometer, found that very entertaining.

I got a MrBeer for Christmas a couple years ago. It made a decent amber. You are right about the plastic bottles. They worked once for the beer but I wasn't comfortable with the cleanliness and didn't reuse them. Since then I've used the fermenter for a few batches of cider, wine, and apple cider vinegar. It sat in my garage for a couple years and i busted it out a couple weeks ago to make use of a case a peaches and a flat of strawberries that were about to go out. The peach/ strawberry cider is in secondary and i have a batch of apple cider going in it now. I got the itch and am collecting all the pro tools and additives to do it legit. I'm eyeing the fermzilla and my birthday is coming up...

I got A Mr.beer kit for Father's Day I can't wait to try these recipes out

These beautifully simple brew kegs are what got me into homebrewing. Now I work at the LHBS and I still use the same kegs I bought years ago.

@DointheMost

3 жыл бұрын

I was digging through Anna’s dad’s old homebrewing stuff last weekend and actually found an old school Mr. Beer amongst at all. He didn’t know where it came from and figured it must’ve been a gift from someone!

I've always used sucralose to back sweeten. It's relatively harmless as far as artificial sweetener goes and cheaper and easier to work with since it's a liquid. A 16oz of sucralose is under $30 on Amazon. 1 drop equals the sweetness of 1tsp sugar so a little goes a long way. I like 1 drop for every 3-4oz of cider. It's also good for making 0 carb hard seltzer. One shot of clear liquor, one can flavored seltzer, 4 drops sucralose.

@Blacksmokezz

Жыл бұрын

Would Agave sweetener work as well?

Phenomenal! The hydromel (seltzer) looks amazing. Gotta go pull out that Mr Beer box that’s been sitting for years now.

Yes, you really hit it out the park with this one. Great pasteurisation technique to the end to 😎👍

Just wanted to drop on and say thank you. Homebrewing is something I have found interesting for a while. I ended up stumbling on one of your videos one day(viking blod clone) and pulled the trigger and I'm a week into fermenting my first batch. Will say I had to improve a little due to being lazy and only going to Walmart haha. But good or bad, however this first batch comes out thank you for putting this content out there for us. Can't wait to see the taste testing of these.

@DointheMost

3 жыл бұрын

Happy brewing!

Now, I can use the Mr Beer kit lying around :D

@DointheMost

3 жыл бұрын

They seem to be a dime a dozen! Haha

I like the mr beer kit, i still have the barrel and have used it for experimental batches.

Love you dude. You rock. Thanks for the information.

Fantastic video!

i hope mr beer send you a nice check i know you send them a lot of costumers like to try !well done !

Cool video and a process worth trying for grins and giggles sans the Mr Beer Keg! Good work! My carbonation doesn't seem to ever come out that good even letting it sit for 3 weeks or more....

@DointheMost

3 жыл бұрын

I’ve been really pleased playing around with these carbonation drops. They’ve done some very consistent conditioning for me.

Just did a Mr Beer brew and looking forward to trying out the cider recipe. If I wanted to skip the mead and go straight to the skeeter pee, how would I best be able to do that?

Where'd you find that sonic and knuckles mug?

For skeeter pee do you use the left over yeast from the precious brew?

Nice job on the video! I’m going back to sleep now 😴

@DointheMost

3 жыл бұрын

Good night!

How long did it take for the cider to ferment?

So I have plastic bottles can I just use them? (For beer)

I have just bottled my mr beer mead in the recovery stage of the latest iteration of covid19. The taste glass was so soothing on my sore throat I am thinking I should keep a bottle close as medication. Perhaps the fermented honey is good to combat the virus.

What yeast nutrient would you use for the session mead if you started with a clean fermenting vessel?

@DointheMost

3 жыл бұрын

I’d probably still throw in the little bit of DAP. It’s low ABV enough that a touch of DAP or a couple tsp of boiled baker’s yeast should carry it over the finish line.

Is there reason you did not just add the 1 cup erythritol up front? It won't ferment anyway, right?

Woah Stavros Halkias is looking great these days

I was lucky enough to find one of the deluxe kits recently at a yard sale for $3 including a hydrometer and 1L plastic bottling set, and has gotten me interested in brewing, however completely agree it taught me almost nothing. It is nice to see it's useful for other beginner ferments though! Would you have any suggestions for someone who cleaned out their yeast cake and wanted to try following these recipes? Would you just pitch new yeast or will this lack in complexity?

@DointheMost

3 жыл бұрын

You can definitely start with fresh yeast, and it wouldn't change much at all. I do think the cider benefited from the ale yeast. The session mead could also be done with just an ale yeast, but Skeeter Pee needs a more aggressive wine/champagne yeast. Skeeter Pee takes off the best with a yeast slurry from a past batch that has had time to multiply and harden up to the environment. Thanks for watching!

@turtleman190

3 жыл бұрын

@@DointheMost iam in the process of making skeeter pee right now i was brewing some hard seltzer but half way through that fermentation i found your skeeter pee video and decided to make skeeter pee instead its going strong

My Mr Beer came with bottles. Plastic ones yes but, the were included in mine.

Two things, first one is a question: 1. Were you using black tea as opposed to powdered tannin simply because it might be easier for a beginner? I've found that powdered tannin seems to be a little easier overall. 2. Getting an immersion cooker and a huge pot really upped my "pasteurization game." Heat to 125, hold for a bit, heat to 145, hold for a bit, heat to 165, wait until middle bottle gets there, and then just let it sit in the water until they naturally cool.

@DointheMost

3 жыл бұрын

1. Yes - definitely. I wanted anyone gifted a Mr. Beer kit who finds this video to feel the recipes are approachable. As you have probably seen in our other videos, I buy powdered wine tannin by the pound. :) 2. That is actually on my shopping list! Haha. I do very little pasteurizing. But I do have a lot of uses for one.

@ogasnor

3 жыл бұрын

@@DointheMost I bought that very same tannin! :) And I think for every three pasteurization uses, my cooker gets 1 actual cooking use.

@DointheMost

3 жыл бұрын

@@ogasnor Which one do you recommend buying?

@ogasnor

3 жыл бұрын

@@DointheMost I went with www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07898VZN9/, the Intstant Accu Slim Sous Vide. The Instant Pot people, and it has an active water circulation system, so you don't need to rely on convection to circulate. Doesn't need an Instant Pot to use, fits fine inside a large pot I got from Walmart, though I do use a Jenga block on the inside of the pot to give it just a little more stability and keep it away from the wall for better circulation. And it looks like a lightsaber, so that's a bonus.

Nice. Thanks. I picked up a mr. Beer at the thrift store. It came with a lager mix. Now I know what to do now.

@DointheMost

3 жыл бұрын

Happy brewing!

"Bottlecaps are very inexpensive." 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘊𝘙 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘵.

@DointheMost

3 жыл бұрын

I’m ded 🤣

Yo you have SOOO many 5g carboys. I'm jealous 0.0

i like to use at least 1 plastic bottles to easily know when it is ready

@DointheMost

3 жыл бұрын

Not a bad idea! I just always give it a full month. :)

Never brewed a beer with one. A buddy of mine did and he made bottle bombs! bahahahaha he just didnt follow proper sanitation/bottled to early.

@DointheMost

3 жыл бұрын

It is a little bit frustrating that they rely on taste to identify when it’s done! What that meant for me was leaving it in primary quite a bit longer than I probably typically would.

I know they say, don't fear the foam, but that was a lot of foam.

Please speak up louder in your videos, i have my volume maxed out. Completely deaf on one side and hard of hearing on the other. No more of the soft sarcastic voice ... please.

I have a question about water. I live on a farm and our water comes from a 104 foot well. The Ph of the water is very low, not much mineral content. Will my well water work, or should I buy water at the store? Thanks.