Best Lines: "Personally, I drink Pabst Blue Ribbon & Bud Light very frequently - so I'm not going to mind how this tastes" "The instructions said: 'If you want to boost the alcohol add 1/2 cup sugar'...so, of course, I added 2 cups of sugar" "It tastes like the flavor in your mouth when you burp after eating a lot of breadsticks"

I haven't laughed this hard in a while. Good stuff. "It kind of tastes like a belch after eating bread sticks"

8:54 "......it's gross ..... I could get used to this ...." LOL

@Premnasbiaculeatus

8 жыл бұрын

+Russell Thorburn Thanks for the comment.

@MrWales

7 жыл бұрын

Russell Thorburn lol taste like a burp after eating too many bread sticks. I could get used to this

Could not stop laughing when you said '1996'. 10/10 for effort

@Premnasbiaculeatus

9 жыл бұрын

Laurie Williams Lol, thanks for the comment.

I love how you say "Yeah, that tastes kinda awful." with such a straight face. :P I'll be sure to check out more of your vids :D

@Premnasbiaculeatus

10 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Scott, I appreciate the comment.

You should sell it, as “ mikes vintage pale ale” and say it’s aged 20 years

This was hilarious! I'm so glad you posted it, I'm sure there are other people with an experimental streak that will benefit from it. And I sure appreciated a good chuckle. Glad you've gone on to experience success. Off to check out some of your other videos.

@Premnasbiaculeatus

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching. I really appreciate the comment.

This video was classic! Loved it ... thanks for sharing your 'experience' ... had a good chuckle

never, ever, used expired LME, especially after 15 years after the date. again, never, ever use bakers yeast to make beer, thats for bread, to make beer, you need yeast for beer... You can try again, just go to your local homebrew shop and buy fresh stuff, or go to mr.beers website. Try not to experiment too much right out of the gate. get your process down and then play with recipes.

Funny, I just bought one today at a yard sale for $5

Hilarious! thanks for the laugh. i dont know how you kept a straight face after each sip. That’s gold Jerry, gold!

@Premnasbiaculeatus

10 жыл бұрын

It was hard it tasted really strange. Thanks for the comment.

I enjoyed watching your video. I couldn't help but crack up during the show. Hope you have/had better luck brewing beer.

@Premnasbiaculeatus

9 жыл бұрын

I have had way better luck. Thanks so much for watching and commenting. I really appreciate it.

Were did you go wrong ?????? Easier to say - what did you do RIGHT. - at least you sanitized before you brewed. ALWAYS use fresh ingredients and a beer yeast. Try it again with fresh, and see how much better it is Happy brewing

I stopped watching at 4 minutes..... The list of mistakes was too much. Get a coopers kit new from the shop and follow the instructions. Perfect beer.

@Blackboarder77

8 жыл бұрын

+Ade Larsen This. Coopers kits are easy as fuck and always turn out superb.

@adelarsen9776

8 жыл бұрын

Blackboarder77 Yes, they are bloody great. I only use the Coopers Premium range and the results are amazing. The temperature doesn't even matter. If sanitization is perfect then you get perfect beer. I've never had a bad brew ever - testament to the Coopers quality and my sanitization. Cheers :-)

@SuperCyril2

8 жыл бұрын

+Ade Larsen Yes. They are the best.

@tonygicz8

7 жыл бұрын

+Ade Larsen does it get you fucked up though? i love beer with a good amount of alcohol

@adelarsen9776

7 жыл бұрын

Antonio Alanis Like all home brew made from Coopers, there is no hang over nor any negative sides. Home brew with Coopers makes you feel good during and after :-) Cheers.

Wow!! This is the best comedy I have seen in a long time. I think he earned a new/fresh brewing kit. Mike licked it

My son and I really enjoyed your video! Haven't laughed so hard in a while, thank you so much!

Don't be so cheap and get yourself good brewing equipment.

Hahaha so you basically did everything wrong then made a video about it too funny

One of the best videos I have ever seen on the Internet! I don't know when I laughed harder. The description after he opens the beer.......just perfect. Well done Mike.

@Premnasbiaculeatus

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks you very very much friend. I really appreciate the complimentary words!

Thanks for posting this, man! I've seen how much progress you've made since, and it's endless fun to look back at this first effort (as we all do to some degree!) and be able to laugh at it!

Kudos for the effort, remember that we usually learn a lot more from our failures than our successes. #1 Never use old shit... ever!!! You wouldn't cook with 15 year old vegetables or meat #2 Always use fresh stuff, when in doubt, throw it out! #3 Don't expect too much from a commercial kit unless your not picky. #4 Read, learn, read, learn! There is much to know grasshopper! #5 Don't be afraid to try different recipes #6 watch out for heavy metals, wood alcohol, and shit like that.

"hmmmm. that tastes kind of aweful!" that was hilarious. Thanks for sharing. You should put more videos out if you are still brewing different recepies. Thanks for sharing Mike.

@Premnasbiaculeatus

8 жыл бұрын

+Jack Torrance Thanks for the comment Jack. I do still brew but haven't made a video for quite some time. There are several home brew videos on my channel that are more recent than this. kzread.info/dash/bejne/h4GqprJ6e8rRfpM.html is the last homebrew video I made. However my system has changed a bit since then. Mostly, because I use a counter-flow chiller now, back then I was dumping ice cubes directly into the wort.

Great video Mike. I needed a good laugh this afternoon and you provided it! Thank you. Have you had the chance to brew again?

@Premnasbiaculeatus

9 жыл бұрын

kcmaguire Thanks for the comment, yes I have. I've actually become somewhat of a serious home brewer over the course of the past few years.

holy shit. I've never laughed so hard in my life as I just did after you took that first sip. thank you. 15 yr old kit?? wtf

Truly hilarious. Thanks for uploading!

Great job on the video. My first try with the Mr. Beer turned out pretty much exactly the same. Thanks for the laugh this morning!

glad to see you kept going and didnt get discouraged. good luck to your zymurgy!

your initial reaction was GREAT!! LOL. I did learn "don't use expired ingredients" - Thanks for the tip!

I just watched this video. I couldnt help but wonder how you got a security screw cap on the mr. Beer bottle. You hear it break when you opened it, and you can see the security ring on the bottle sitting on the table ?

This is great! Seeing how far you've come to an all grain setup i'm envious of, only makes this video better. I was laughing out loud at some 'noobie' brewing his first beer (noobie here too) but it's wonderful to see a 15 year old Mr Beer kit create a brewer. Excellent!

@Premnasbiaculeatus

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment. I really appreciate the kind words. Say what they might about Mr. Beer, It's an excellent gateway kit into the hobby.

Oh my goodness, "I could get used to this" ,my eyes are watering from laughing. I noticed my 2014 Mr. Beer kit on the shelf and decided to make my third batch after two years. If nothing else you convinced me to careful read the instructions again. 👍

Dude this is soooo funny! I love you're description of the beer. I cried laughing! Hilarious!

Can you post your gallon batches and kegging setups? I'd love to see them. I just bottled my first home brew this evening and would like to see how far others can take it.

Thanks for the comment. Midwest supplies is pretty great although recently they've messed up a couple big orders for me. Right now I have a homemade 15 gallon system, i only order my hops, grain and yeast online and come up with most of my own recipes based on preference.

I like the true honesty you put in your description about this beer. NICE...

Ohhhh I really was laughing out loud! Love the description of the flavors!

Hey ,at least your mr.beer worked. My beer machine brand failed at the initial test for compression with only water and c02. Had to return it and going to try replacement machine. And expired ingredients ,not sure that safe unless kept frozen? How did you sterilize? Bleach? Wow, then did you rinse with tap water?

@Premnasbiaculeatus

7 жыл бұрын

Yup, hot tap water after bleach water solution. Keep in mind that once upon a time there was no such thing as sanitation. Retrospectively, I don't believe this beer was infected at all. The bad flavor I believe came entirely from the advanced age of the LME, which as with any industrial canning process was probably originally canned at high temperatures then sealed-in hermetically, the can was not bulging and the extract had a normal smell. But it had turned black and changed chemically over the course of so many years in the can.

This entertained me. Well done!

I know this video is old, but as a fellow homebrewer it was good for a laugh this morning. I'll have to check out your more recent videos to see how you've progressed. Cheers, man!

@Premnasbiaculeatus

10 жыл бұрын

cheers to you sir, thanks for the comment!

just saw your recent comments. Sounds like your making ll grain now. Great job man. Its cool telling people your making true all grain craft beer in a Mr. Beer.

My kids and I watched this when they were very young about ten years ago (2013). The "It tastes kind of awful" line at 8:01 is so classic

thank you very much for taking out the time to advise me. i have seen a decent video of a fellow cooking up a brew on his stove. oatmeal??? hehehe ok i will try. any other advice would be appreciated... have a nice day.

I think I've watched this 100 times. I'm dying! Some funny stuff. From a fellow home brewer

@Premnasbiaculeatus

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment, I really appreciate it.

I needed a good laugh!!!....I'm in the process of my first 5 gallon batch of beer....hope I didn't mess up this bad!

@Premnasbiaculeatus

9 жыл бұрын

You wont. Good luck. Thanks for the comment.

Awesome, let me know how it turns out.

I just bought myself the kit. Any ideas where I can get more mixtures? tips? other flavors?

I'm glad to see this didn't make you give up on brewing (at least as of a year ago judging by your all grain videos). We all make mistakes and learn from them. Cheers!

@Premnasbiaculeatus

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. I really appreciate the words of encouragement. Rest assured, I'm still at it.

Hey, I have a 15 year old Mr Beer kit that I found at a thrift store. The can of West Coast Pale Ale mash looks like it may or may not be contaminated with botulism. Do you think it will turn out okay if I use some brewers yeast instead of the included yeast packet? Do you think the terrible taste you experienced was from the coconut/wrong yeast or just from the stuff being so old?

@Premnasbiaculeatus

9 жыл бұрын

David Abraham It was mostly from it being so old. The west coast pale ale should be gold in color this stuff was black / dark brown, because the malt was basically fossilized. If you boil it it wont kill you, and it will ferment with live yeast added, just dont expect a very conventional flavor out of the finished product. However If the can is distended, expanding, lumpy or otherwise shows signs of being pressurized, or if it smells putrid when you open, then I would advise aborting the experiment completely.

"Hmmmmm... Yea that tastes kinda awful..." so much respect for posting this gem bro!

@Premnasbiaculeatus

8 жыл бұрын

+Brendan Crouse Respect back at you! Thanks for the comment bro.

@zeeva69 I did put priming sugar in the bottles. It was actually very well cabonated, it just didn't form a head. Thanks for the comment.

good vid... i may try the mr. beer. what would be the best type of suger? dextrose, fructose, or sucrose? as a flavor chemist, i have access to all.

Oh my god! This was so funny. I just started my first Mr. Beer batch, and like you I wanted to personalize it so I threw some peanut butter in there for the duration of the first fermentation. I later found that the oil in the PB is probably going to make it flat, and that I should have used powder, but I have yet to read that what I did will be metabolized into some poisonous muck. Anyway I see you have commented since the drinking of your beer, that makes me less worried. Hope you have since made more beer. I look forward to finding a newer video on the subject by you.

LOL! This brought tears to my eyes from laughing! Thanks for posting this!

Thanks for the comment. I'm glad you found it funny and not sad.

Phenomenal... I love your honesty.

Just stumbled upon this video. I was laughing my ass off. You had all the odds stacked against you man. Old ingredients, bakers yeast, coconut floating in your fermentation vessel. Haha, we all have to start somewhere in this hobby.

LOL. the first video of yours I've seen - it was entertaining. I enjoyed it, as well as your honesty and the fact that you gave it a try. This is how life really goes if you actually do SOMETHING, unlike many people who just let life pass by. I give it a thumbs up! I'll have to check out more. I'm a man of many hobbies, myself - it keeps life fun. .

@Premnasbiaculeatus

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bob, I really appreciate the kind words.

@bob21801

7 жыл бұрын

My pleasure, Mike. And I saw a newer one of your beer making videos after this one. Obviously, you learned a lot since your first attempt. That's exactly how you get from being a newbie to a novice, to an expert. Just keep at it and enjoy the journey. Progress, and lots of fun along the way.

My pleasure, thanks so much for the comment.

WOW.... and Oh Brother! Everything was going great.... added the yeast..... placed the fermentor into a dark place at proper temperature. A day later I watched the Mr. Beer Video again and noticed I MISSED A STEP! The step I missed was to fill the fermenter (from the original 4L level) to the 8L level. What to do? I decided to add the additional 4 liters of cool water into the fermenter a day after fermentation had begun. RIGHT STEP? WRONG STEP? What;s the probable consequence? Thanks Mr. Beer Novice

I've been brewing beer for about a year now with some great successes and some horrible failures. I cannot TELL you in this comment section how much joy this video brought me. I laughed so hard at several points. Thank you for making this video, it was amazing.

Thanks for the great comment. This video is almost two years old now, and I've brewed quite a lot since. I'm not quite as sophisticated as 3 tiered keggles, but I have done BIAB all grain 5 gallon batches. However, most of my regular brews now a days consist of a 7-8 gallon partial mash in a turkey fryer, followed by a lot of LME / DME, and top off water to fill a 15 gallon fermenter I made out of a PTE liquid storage drum. Part 2 of this video gives a pretty good demonstration.

My pleasure, thanks for the comment.

I'm glad you both enjoyed it, thanks so much for the comment.

Ohhh man. HILARIOUS!! Thanks for the video and thanks for putting yourself out there. Cheers.

My kit came from a garage sale, where I bought it from the family member of someone who had purchased it in the mid nineteen nineties. The keg was yellow it had an airlock, and most importantly the yeast and LME had been expired for over 15 years. The newer kit is quite different from what I've read, I kept my batch covered with a towel, it mostly got ruined because of the age of ingredients I used, and supplementing dead yeast with bread yeast.

So full of golden moments and quotes. "Wow It's gross, with that said, I could kind of get used to this" I'm sure this is exactly what ancient man said the first time they tasted wild fermented honey in water and the first time thousands of years later when they added hops.

@Premnasbiaculeatus

9 жыл бұрын

John Doe Thanks so much for the comment. Very likely, perhaps thousands of years in the future it will be customary to pre-age LME 15 years before brewing with it.

This is quite possibly the best beer review I have ever seen. Brutally honest.

Where is that hospital video? This was AWESOME!

I received a 2 gallon brew pack for the Mr. Beer kit as a present but my brewing equipment is the 5 gallon True Brew kit. Can I brew the Mr. Beer in equipment designed to hold more?

"I could get used to this"..... best line EVER!!!! I hope you rebounded yourself with beer since.

@apitterson17

9 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@Premnasbiaculeatus

9 жыл бұрын

Reenactor Guy Haha, thanks for the comment. I did rebound, you should check out some of my later videos to see how far.

@emtffzartman666

9 жыл бұрын

I did check them out.. Great come back!!!

@apitterson17

9 жыл бұрын

You sure did! That new set up is awesome

Oh my God - this is the funniest video I've seen on KZread in at least a year.

@Premnasbiaculeatus

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. I really appreciate it.

I give you credit for trying it. That's dedication right there.

That was really funny! You're a brave man for drinking that, but I admire the adventurous spirit! When I saw your Mr. Beer I had an idea what was going to happen because I bought one with a buddy of mine in college back in 1998 I think, and it also had the air lock on top. The new ones don't come with an air lock and use a slotted lid instead. The diminished head was probably a combination of the breakdown of old ingredients and finished off by the oils in the coconut. Keep brewing, great video!

Thanks so much. I really appreciate the comment.

I re-made West Coast Pale ale and it turned out well with a fresh can and normal yeast, it was ok. Then I made the Witty Monk Witbier and the Belgian Dubbel, which were extremely good. Haven't made the Bewitched Red though I'm sure it's very good. Thanks for the comment.

@rustygrizwaldcfo Thanks so much. I'm glad you liked the video.

Thanks for the comment. Never had to go to the hospital, it was fairly non-toxic.

yes, I have a two part video after this one where I brewa fresh refill of the kit step by step. I still use the Mr. beer every once an a while but mostly I've moved on to making larger batches in carboys.

Good luck with coopers, and sorry to hear about your leak. Always remember it can be worse. Thanks so much for the very thoughtful comment.

I'm rolling over here. You're cracking me up.

This really had me laughing out loud, thanks! Better luck next time.

@Premnasbiaculeatus

10 жыл бұрын

thanks for the comment. "Next time" turned out okay, you can see how it went if you watch the next two videos on my beer video playlist.

thanks, but how do you know? not many are familiar with the different sugars. sorry to ask soooo much, but i don't want to fail on the first attempt!!! thanks!

That was genuinely hilarious. I haven't laughed that hard in a long time. Great video.

@CheloneMe Lol, thanks for the comment. Flavor aside I did catch a pretty decent buzz from it. I'll probably end up drinking the whole batch. I'm feeling fine as of now, so I'm pretty sure it's not toxic.

@neightwatts This was the the old version of the kit from the nineties. It used to have an airlock, and it didn't come with sanitizer or booster.

Thanks dude it was very helpfull to me your answer .. and i just need one more favore .. Can i use baker's yeast instead of ale yeast because i really dont have a lot of choises .. in my countries u can make troubels for just sending something via internet !!!

if the kit comes with yeast, always use the yeast (if it's in date), only use baker's yeast if you're using grape juice or apple juice from a supermarket, I use baker's yeast for my home brew wine, made with cartons of grape juice from a shop and it works out fine

@Premnasbiaculeatus

10 жыл бұрын

It definitely works, although not the greatest flavor, and usually lower attenuation than brewers yeast. Thanks for the comment!

@vedasticks

10 жыл бұрын

Ive used bakers yeast with some mixed fruit juice from the supermarket to make a sweet juice wine. i hav emanged to get close to 13% the on average its usually around 11-12%. I take hydrometer readings before and after fermentation so i can work out the ABV.

@GrtGads Thanks for the comment. I'm glad I could give you a laugh. I've made multiple good brews since this failed first attempt.

I've been brewing for quite some time now. Never did these kits and always wanted to give it a try. Now I have 2 of them so it's experiment time. Cheers

@Premnasbiaculeatus

8 жыл бұрын

+sjporr Cheers to you sir! I look forward to watching the videos. It should be a great experiment to witness. I am honored and humbled to have the originator of 'Homebrew Wednesday' commenting on a video of mine.

@sjporr

8 жыл бұрын

+Mike's Hobby Vlogs Cheers!

@kelandawney5551

8 жыл бұрын

I've been making these kits for almost 3 years now, they're easy and taste good, given that the instructions are followed, not like this idiot...

Do you stabilize beer like you do wine? I have started making wine and have learned a lot about wine making however, I have never read on beer nor do I know anything about making it. But I'm sure after a year and a half you should have a better idea of how to make a good beer.

This video is from a couple years ago, I brewed with the kit several more times and it was fine as long as the ingredients were fresh. Eventually I pieced together my own kit from scratch and now I brew 15 gallon all grain.

I'm actually growing Cabernet Sauvignon in my backyard right now! Hopefully in a couple year not only will I be making my own wine, but I'll be making it from my own grapes.

Thanks for the comment. I wish you the best of luck on your brewing Journey.

Thansk so much. I really appreciate the comment.

the way you carbonate it is you add some sugar to the bottle and then close it up, the yeast will break down the sugar and as long as it doesn't escape will add CO2 to your beer. After a few days put it in the fridge. My wine i made was flat as well, until i did this.

Thanks man, I made the a bunch of the regular Mr. Beer kits, after the expired first try, and they all turned out great. This first one didn't necessarily taste so horrible once I started pretending that it was something other than beer, I sort of acquired a tolerance for it's unique flavor.

Thank you very much, I really appreciate the accolades. You are very kind to write that.

you sir, have just won my subscription.

@Premnasbiaculeatus

8 жыл бұрын

+David May Thanks so much. I've subbed you right back sir.

This is the funniest home brew video that I've ever seen!! Cant stop laughing after seeing this! Classic!

@Premnasbiaculeatus

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Nice! I hope it turns out well. A rusty color can only ind indcate that the best is yet to come.