I MADE A BEER IN 10 MINUTES - Was it any good? (FLASH BREWING KIT)

[@jymferrier]

Brewed one these. I'm I couldn't resist stirring it. I fermented it at 74F in a conical, temp controlled with glycol. I had also assumed it was kviek. Took it to a club meeting to share. Everyone, self included, had similar feedback to you. Super drinkable, not going to knock your socks off, not disappointed at all.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

For the level of effort involved, the end result is pretty acceptable! Glad you had a similar experience

[@cidmontenegro8225]

This reminds me of some brews I submitted for competition years ago. Both were "good examples of style", "but nothing outstanding here.'" Of course striving for better, and have done better, but would have been nice to only spend 10 minutes to reach those same results.

[@daviddallas4607]

I made (not brewed) two of this same kit. The first one I followed the included directions with the same results as you. The second one I pressure fermented in a five gallon Corny Keg using only 4-1/2 gallons of water instead of 5 gallons to allow some head space in the Corny Keg. I pressurised the Corny Keg to 10 PSI and connected a spunding valve set to 10 PSI. I didn't have any issues with Krausen getting into the spunding valve. After two weeks I closed transferred to a clean sanitised Corny Keg. The results were the same as the first kit except maybe a little more body due to a little less water.

[@AlbeeSoaring]

So glad to here you be honest about this product. Ive seen so many other Brewtubers do it and they just cant help but latch onto the teet of more beer and make wild outlandish claims like " You cant tell its not a commercial beer" or " just as good a any all grain beer out there". Yeah I can see that its super easy and low effort and thats a appealing thing for a beginner or a person on a time crunch. But there is going to always be a trade off between effort and quality.

[@carlkessler303]

I've brewed the Irish red. In the KZbin videos they said you could brew beer in a week. I took them at their word. I did tweak the recipe by modifying the water chemistry and I also did a mini mash of some specialty grains just to pump up the flavor a little bit. We started drinking it after a week and it was cloudy. It had a nasty Homebrew yeasty flavor. After that I let it set for about 2 more weeks. So after about 3 weeks out it was completely cleared. I didn't use any fining agents like I normally would. After the 3 weeks people loved it. It had a delightful fruity flavor to it and just the right amount of hot bitterness. Maybe it could have been a little more bitter. Based on that experience I did buy the pale ale kit. So as a quick Brew in between my bigger all grain bruise I can recommend it.

[@Baloo1856]

I brewed the Irish Red kit for my homebrew club. It was a nice light body beer that was drinkable. Better than we thought it would be. I would recommend using an Irish ale yeast to get the esters you would want. Our only complaints on this kit was the very light body and no esters, otherwise for the very little effort it made a nice lawnmower beer.

[@apack76]

I appreciate your honest feedback.

[@MegaStamandster]

Have a friend who's a new brewer and he started with these kits, he's on his third and has been really happy! It's also given him enough confidence to do partial specialty and next up all grain BIAB.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

That's awesome!

[@NWsmallbatchBrewing]

Thanks for giving us an honest review my braj. Cheers.

[@Papashappyplace]

New Brewer myself. I really enjoy your content. I have learned alot from what you share. I have done 2 flash brews so far. Hefeweizen the first time (56 hours in primary under pressuere @ 65°F) which turned out quite tasty and after 2 weeks sharing with freinds and faimily had to start a second. I went for the best buds kit and have it just finishing up in the fermentation chamber (48 hours in primary under 25PSI @ 80° F). I am just finishing cold crash and will share this weekend. Again thank you for sharing and keep putting out the content with the channel. best to you and yours. PAPA D

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Glad you are enjoying the channel and the kits!

[@tysenbibb6118]

I've brewed the Blonde Ale and Hefeweizen Flash kits. Both were solid. I've been all grain brewing for 11+ years and thought the novelty was too good to pass up. I agree with your review. Best beer ever? Nah. Perfectly serviceable beer? Yes. I'm wondering if a little maltodextrin powder would bump up the body (for those not opposed to it). Also, playing with yeast choices could yield a little more complexity in the flavor. For what they are, it is impressive to make 5 gallons of beer in so little time. Thanks for the review!

[@JamesChurchill3]

In the UK, kits like this are very popular, only using liquid hopped malt extract instead of the dried extract like you have. It's where I started, and can make some actually decent beer, and serve as a basic introduction to the process. I'm now brewing on an all grain system but wouldnt hesitate to make another all extract kit, I think they're a good option for anyone short on time or equipment, all you need is space to put a bucket and something to put the finished beer in, I started with bottles and it took up basically no room. I can see these being very popular with college / university students.

[@Bisonman80]

Your video production is blowing my mind. Great work

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Thank you so much!

[@Raddadbrewing]

I very much appreciate the honest review! Thank you

[@albrough]

Maaate… you need to come to Australia 🇦🇺 and use a fresh wort kit. I’m surprised they are not popular state side. Pour into your fermenter, top it up, add yeast and let her rip. Brew day done in 5 minutes flat. Keep up the awesome work on your channel!

[@RiggerBrew]

The closest fresh wort kits are, are in Canada that I have found.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

I would love to! I imagine they don't ship well which is probably the main driver, but the fresh wort kits are actually what inspired Morebeer to make these

[@BanjosBikesBrewing]

I made this same kit. Your review is spot on! The session citra pale ale kit was very drinkable, and it peaked my curiosity so that I now have their Ugly Fish IPA in my fermenter to see if it has a better mouthfeel and deeper hop/malt characteristics than the session pale ale. But that will probably be my last flash brew kit. I only played with these kits because most of my brewing equipment and my brewing space have been inaccessible due to a house remodel, and my kegs were empty.🙂 I'm excited to get back to all grain brewing!

[@marklpaulick]

Yeah I’d be interested in tasting the IPAs they offer

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

These are not going to beat all-grain's final results, but the time savings are significant! Useful as a good jump-start, I-need-beer-soon kind of solution

[@irondalebrewing]

I did the Citra Session Pale Ale and the I Heart IPA kits -- very similar opinion to yours. For the level of effort you wind up with a quite good, very drinkable beer. I took the Citra to a party and it was a crowd pleaser. The I Heart IPA was a little less successful IMO but still pretty darn good. To be fair, with the Citra I did my usual process of fermentation temp control, cold crashing, and closed transfer to the keg, whereas with the I Heart IPA I just threw it in a Fermonster, left it uncovered at room temperature, and siphoned into the keg because I was curious how it'd work with a more hostile process (and one that people with less equipment would probably use). It didn't get skunked and after two weeks in the keg is settled out pretty nicely both in clarity and flavor. The way I look at these kits is it's a great way to get another beer in the pipeline quickly and fill the kegerator if you're running low and short on time, and it's definitely a great entry point for people interested in brewing. Based on good experiences with the first two kits I'm going to try some of the others, probably the red next. Thanks for the video! Cheers!

[@aaronkopp9062]

Thanks, my little bro has been seeing my pictures and has been wanting to try brewing. I sent him this link and told him give this a shot! Glad it’s drinkable!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

I think its a very good way to start brewing!

[@amitsiovitz4000]

I started out with an all grain brewing kit with step-by-step instructions. My father-in-law started with a liquid extract kit. Kits most certainly have a place in brewing, espectially for getting other relatives addicted with this hobby!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Its a great gateway kit!

[@stuartdooley2624]

Appreciate your service on this veteran’s day

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Thank you for your support!

[@pattonmoore]

I brewed the "Citra" and the "Blonde" flash brew kits from More beer. I went with the Citra first and it was ok, but the hops tasted too raw. Aside from that it was drinkable. The Blonde was next and I didn't think the one oz of Cascade hops was enough. I boiled 3 oz of Cascade hops that I had in 2 gallons of water and added them to the flash brew. It was excellent!...

[@ElementaryBrewingCo]

Pretty much the same here. Had low expectations but was very surprised. I’ve used the Pinter and this beer was hands down better than any beer I could make with that! I too would like to try the red to see how a maltier beer would taste. Side note-video quality is awesome! I know you got a new camera but the lighting and bokeh in this one is spot on! Very clean and professional 🫡

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Thanks so much! Yeah I agree, this is quite a surprising result for the level of effort!

[@daletherail]

Good video, Your review is right in line with most others. I purchased the Cali Mountain Pale Ale kit and mixed it on 10/10/2024. Water was Geneva IL tap water, which reportedly is RO water blended with the original well water. The water tastes good and is used by two local breweries. I did stir it so I could get an OG reading. I'm using a SS Brewtech brew bucket with temperature control set at 68 degrees F. I topped up the fermenter to the 5.5 gallon mark for an OG of 1.058, much higher than expected. Active fermentation was observed within a few hours and was vigorous the following day. I expect this will be at least as good as my first batch made with Ireks Weisenbier Extract back ibn 1997. I'll report back in a couple of weeks

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

I agree - this is certainly not a replacement for all grain, and I think most homebrewers who have been in the hobby for a while feel similarly to you

[@deckerhand12]

I’ve been waiting for someone to review this. My red ale come out great. Some points that I came to it says you don’t need to stir I did so everything came into contact with the water. The fermentation wasn’t as vigorous as I thought it was gonna be. I’d get. More kits if I needed to beer in a pinch for an event. I did make sure everything was sanitized even my spoon.

[@MikeN1990]

I have also made a few of these kits as I am also limited on time at the moment. Citra Session, Fresh squeezed, hefe and the blonde ale. I feel the same way, pretty good drinkable beers that I would not hesitate to make more of when pressed for time. I will say, the hefe was by far my least favorite. Other than the slight banana aroma, I wouldn’t have known it’s a hefe, the flavor did not follow through. Granted I did switch to the new W68 dry yeast, so maybe that was a mistake..

[@acolbourne17]

Hey Steve do you have a video on how you made your freezer fermentation chamber?

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Its old, but yes: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJCUY56ln5mLj9U No longer a keezer, but still functions the same as a fermentation fridge

[@toolegit2quit173]

You can easily make a “no boil” extract beer in a couple hours that tastes pretty good. For a basic bitch NIEPA I’ll use 50/50 Pilsner/Wheat DME and some nice citrus forward hops. Boil water, add DME and hops, bring back up to boil, hot break, flame out, whirlpool, chill, chuck in fermenter and add yeast (Verdant IPA is a reliable go to). If Ive got all my ingredients and equipment prepped ahead of time, whole process takes no more than 2hrs including cleanup. (FYI: I only brew in 10gal batches for efficiency purposes as well). Easy fast way to make decent hop forward beers.

[@Marshall_Brulosophy]

I got one the same way you did - had no clue. Currently in the process of moving, so this may be my first brew day at our new home. I think I might fine with gelatin.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Hey Marshall! This is pretty interesting, but I cannot complain about the minimal effort involved at all, great way to get something on tap quickly.

[@andrewkraut3925]

I actually made the Cali Pale Ale, and I do enjoy it. It would not be confused with my normal all grain- but way better than a Mr. Beer or something like that. Not something I'd bring a growler of to my friends, but something I'm happy to have on tap and drink at home. I'd be interested in the Red as well, to see how that malt flavor comes through vs. a hop forward pale ale.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Glad you had a similar experience to me!

[@bryanjenkins6112]

I also bought the Citra Pale Ale, just started my brewing journey for less than a year now, have a couple all grains under my belt but I wanted to try this. I bottled this one, it was pretty damn tasty. Thanks for the vid dude.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@tommanning7337]

It’s gateway beer brewing, can’t be mad at that. Pretty cool actually. 😎👍🏻🍺🍺🍺

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

My thoughts exactly!

[@garyballared2077]

great vid ty

[@petrkovarik8067]

the hefeweizens from these quick cans are amazing. second fermentation in the bottle and 3 weeks later i am in heaven :D

[@SyBernot]

Timely, been seriously thinking of ordering one of these just to see if the ease is worth the likely drawbacks. I may still buy one just to keep all the taps flowing.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Definitely works in a pinch!

[@thorny3218]

I started with a mr beer kit that my girls got me for Christmas many years ago. I made some bad beer 😂 it got me into brewing though. I wonder what became of that little plastic brown keg? I don’t remember if I gave it away or tossed it.

[@seriomarkj]

I wonder how different it would be of you just added some oats to the water and let that soak for some time, and add some additional hops to change up the hop characteristics

[@RobertJohnson-ud3bn]

So for you top rated, which kits like this, do you like best Pinter, Igulo, Flash brew, or let's not forget about Brewer's best kits, or are they a partial mash? that could be different. I do agree with my first Printer kit that it seems to be a bit "watery" but the Pinter potentially is more like a cask, if you will

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

This made a better beer, for cheaper, than pretty much all of those kits

[@davewilliamson9022]

Do you think you could drop a adjunct into the fermentation vessel to make it more exciting?

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

I think there is plenty of room for tweaking and experimentation with these kits. Its tough to add body without a mash, but perhaps some maltodextrin would help

[@BitterRealityBrewing]

LOL! I can relate to the kit just showing up. Good Job. I had one show up, and I'm getting ready to ferment it, but I've had a lot going on that I was catching up on. I heard you mention that the dry malt contained pre-boiled hops. Did you mess up on that comment, or did you find some documentation stating that? I haven't been able to locate that info, only the mash and boil before drying it out into the presenting DME, which is what I thought DME already was to some degree. Maybe this DME is treated slightly differently, but the DME that is used in the iGulu is just that, regular DME that you can purchase anywhere. I may need to give MoreBeer a shout to find out if their DME is treated any differently than readily available DME.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

I've done a fair bit of research into this - Chris (the guy from MoreBeer spearheading this project) said they tried many different standard DMEs and had bad results, so they needed to go with a "custom" vendor. Between that and them specifically saying it had gone through hot break and whirlpool, it is pretty heavily implied that this has some degree of isomerized hop material in it beyond the hopbite shot, but I can't say that with absolute certainty. So yeah, probably shouldn't have said it.

[@BitterRealityBrewing]

@@TheApartmentBrewer It's all good, as that is one of my favorite parts about home brewing. We are all always learning something new. Plus, the science, even the parts we don't always fully understand, is a lot of fun, too.

[@byronlivermore6596]

My buddy got the citra and tbh better than my first 20+ brews. Only problem was the yeast never woke up but some s05 to the rescue

[@tomp9447]

Is there any reason why you couldn’t put this in a keg and pressure ferment? I’ve been doing all my brews this way, at first because it’s warm here (Hawaii) but then I realized how easy it was.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

No reason at all - thats a great way to use this I think

[@AM2PMReviews]

so we could maybe boil a little wort and add some hops to it or specialty malts that we could add to the beer. it could be the best of both worlds without brewing all 5 gallons.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

These kits leave plenty of room for experimentation!

[@AM2PMReviews]

@@TheApartmentBrewer yes that is where I should have started now that I think about it.

[@Erik_Swiger]

Some thoughts about improving this product: Maybe boiling and cooling a handful of hops in a saucepan, and adding it to the fermenter when you add water? A saucepan is a lot less mess to clean up than regular brewing. Maybe targeting recipes that do well with this style of product? I don't know if anything can be done to improve malt character, other than real grains. Geez, with a kit like this, I might try using 1/2 gallon of the water in a pan, with grains and hops, just to add that bit of character to the beer, with absolutely minimal work and clean up, and see what happens.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

I think a hop tea would certainly elevate this! Great suggestion!

[@seanhardesty9356]

I’m enjoying the Hefeweizen right now. Used a different yeast. It comes with WB04. Nope. I used the new Weizen yeast from Llalamond (sp?). Damn tasty beer. Fermented @68F. I will do this next again.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Interesting, yeah WB06 is one of my least favorite dry yeasts.

[@rmaunruh]

Would love to try this and add my own yeast and hops to get a beer more to my liking. Too bad we'll probably never see something like this in Korea.

[@PortlyGentleman]

I wonder how long before you deplete that keg?

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Dude it is MOVING

[@Wind_Ninja_Jubei]

Interesting but I will stick with all grain i enjoy it and how you control all aspects when making a beer. I like to tweak and tinker. In saying that I have a mate that still does cooper cans and dextrose so this is up his alley. I assume it compares and maybe better.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

I agree - this is certainly not supposed to be a replacement for all grain. I think most homebrewers who have been in the hobby long enough prefer to tweak and tinker as well!

[@jimbo4375]

Dry extracts are better compared to liquid, in my experience. Easy to mix, less twang, cleaner result closer to all grain on the malt flavour

[@twiliteturtle495]

I think the yeast on these might be something close to WHC High Voltage, which is to say a selectively bred, dry, thermotolerant "traditional" yeast rather than a Kveik strain. Think US-05 but at 35°C

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

I didn't even think of that as an option, great point!

[@nsmith1388]

Check out Dr. Hans Brewing channel on KZbin. He has a series called "Shake and Brew". I just did 2, one with DME, one with LME. A basic Lager. 1 gallon boiling water, DME, and hops into a keg. Shake it up, let sit for X minutes for bitterness, add cold water to rapid chill, ferment under pressure. Bam. The Lagers came out pretty good! Saison next to try. Makes for a FAST brewday!!!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Yup, I'm familiar with those. The DME used in flash brews is custom and not the same (according to morebeer) as off the shelf extracts.

[@nsmith1388]

@@TheApartmentBrewer fascinating. I hadn't seen them until your video. Thanks for posting! As a father myself, I'm with you. Sometimes I just need to get a keg on for mowing the lawn, raking leaves, or shoveling the driveway.

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

MISS YOU BRAJ

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Ditto!

[@cidmontenegro8225]

I am thinking... I typically brew 2.5 gallon batches these days. I COULD brew 5 gallons and freeze 2.5 gallons of wort. While one day would be the same length as it is now, the 'next day' would simply be thaw and pitch. And maybe I don't even have to pitch. If I am fermenting and serving (in the same keg) from a 3 gallon keg, when the first batch is kicked, can I simply thaw the wort and dump it on top of the yeast cake from the first batch that is still in the keg? And if capacity allows, I could go as high as 10 gallons on 1 brew day, and then immediately ferment my typical 2.5g and freeze off 3 batches worth. The only obstacles is space to keep the frozen wort.

[@cidmontenegro8225]

you could pull your 'today' batch and then continue to boil the 'future' batches to concentrate it, like a liquid malt extract, to conserve more space. But then you'd need to boil/sanitize some water to reconstitute it, still easier then a real brew day, but an additional step vs freezing the regular strength wort. My mind is spinning here, lol.

[@garyballared2077]

how do you think it compares to a basic commercial beer pricewise ?

[@sethb9687]

I calculated in some losses due to trub and transfers - I assumed a loss of 4 beers (48oz). All these prices are before taxes/shipping. The Citra kit comes out to $0.92/12oz, Sierra Nevada pale ale is $1.66/12oz, bud light is $1.08/12oz - target website was used for pricing the commercial options.

[@garyballared2077]

@@sethb9687 ty for taking the time to reply - cheers gaz

[@garyballared2077]

just doing the Uk coversion ! lol

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Depends on how much you're willing to pay for comparable mid-quality hazy pale ale, but its certainly not 7 GBP per beer!

[@jasonleach136]

In Aus it's quite common for LHBS to sell fresh wort kits in plastic cubes (no-chill cubes) that you just dump into the fermenter and pitch yeast (dry hops optional). They are super simple and turn out great, but way less suitable for non-local shipping than this approach.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Fresh wort kits are actually what inspired morebeer to make this!

[@ianlaker9161]

Quite amazing for the (lack of) effort. In my view, the real miracle worker in brewing is yeast and I guess it can make a drinkable product out of virtually anything given the correct temperature.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

100% true - brewers make wort, yeast makes beer

[@MontyVerde]

If these are marketed to first time brewers they probably wouldn’t have kegs, temp control, carbonation. So they would have to bottle and bottle ferment which is a lot of work on the back end.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

I can't speak for MoreBeer, but I would argue that these are marketed to people short on time, which may or may not include new brewers. While gear always helps, they sell flip top bottles and carb drops for people bottle conditioning.

[@BSKustomz]

4:37 and we need to combine them together to get exactly FOUR gallons

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

??

[@BSKustomz]

@TheApartmentBrewer I don't know it reminded me of the scene from die hard with a vengeance with the fountain and the jugs don't mind me I'll see myself out

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Lol no worries

[@jonthebeau4653]

Has anybody tried tweaking one of these kits? Maybe use 4 gallons of water instead of 5, dry hop after fermentation, add a little maltodextrin etc

[@BanjosBikesBrewing]

I dry hopped my Session Citra Pale Ale the last 3-4 days of fermentation with 1 oz of Citra and 1 oz of Centennial hops before cold crashing it. Not sure how it altered the outcome since I had no baseline to compare it to. But I can say it did not hurt it. I always tend to add more hops to any beer kit as I find most recipe kits a little on the light side on hop flavors for my liking.

[@jonthebeau4653]

@@BanjosBikesBrewingI agree the ipa/pale ale kits that I brewed when I first started always needed more hops so I would always bump them up.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

There is certainly a case for that approach I think. They leave plenty of room for experiments!

[@danmartvk]

Check out shake n brew.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

I'm familiar with it, this is a different kind of extract than regular off-the-shelf though so there may be more going on here

[@danmartvk]

@@TheApartmentBrewer Just DME, Water, and hops. Need a keg to ferment in. It seems cool because it is still a 20-minute brew day, and you can make your own recipes. DrHans Brewery has a lot on it

[@Adam-su2jj]

I'm glad you're getting videos out. It looks like your wife has been feeding you well. I'm definitely gonna have to try this out.

[@jamestaylor7209]

Thinking about starting brewing any suggestions would be appreciated

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

While this kit is certainly a decent place to start, there are a ton of great resources online - obviously youtube since you're already here, but also r/homebrewing, and well-regarded homebrewing books such as How to Brew.

[@TobiasWollesack]

I see no point in "brewing" this kit. But definitely interesting to see how this actually turns out. If I don't have the time and resources to really brew, I think buying beer is the way to go. What is the point in mixing powder with water and have your "own" beer...?

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

While it certainly isn't for everyone, I certainly appreciated not having to spend a considerable amount of time in the process. Its far cheaper than buying beer, and can be a gateway for some people to get into the hobby. The magic of fermentation is always a wow factor for new homebrewers.

[@b20schill]

Happy veterans Day you dirty O type.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Haha thank you, same to you!

[@goodolarchie]

I'd love if this kind of thing served as a gateway drug to real homebrewing, even just boiling the extracts next time, maybe steeping some oats for body. It's fun just to see, smell and feel real ingredients like Citra Cryo for people, I'd hope.

[@goodolarchie]

BTW I have two kids 7 and 3, been homebrewing their whole lives. What helps is doing all the prep after they go to bed, and/or preheating strike and getting started real early. Making 10 gallon batches once a month keeps you pretty flush. It can be done, and your kids can learn a lot about science by joining you for the safer parts (e.g. mashing).

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

I think its definitely a good gateway kit for sure, with plenty of room for some experimentation!

[@goodolarchie]

Just blend it up like a smoothie and let it auto-ferment inside your upper intestines.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Legendary

[@russellzauner]

if it looks like beer and tastes like beer...

[@curt3494]

Isn't this just extract brewing?

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Minus a boil, yes

[@giantbeat1]

If this kit was priced at like $25 I would give it a try, at $50 bucks I think it's too pricey

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Considering the average homebrew recipe kit for 5 gallons - regardless of all-grain or extract - comes in around $50, I think these are pretty fairly priced

[@giantbeat1]

@ Fair enough- I buy in bulk for grains & hops so I make for much cheaper than that. Cheers!

[@teslapiper]

I brewed one. Its drinkable. Missing much of the body.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Agreed - its not an all grain replacement

[@preuc3367]

Clickbaited me braj

[@preuc3367]

8:57 camera switch is next level

[@GentleGiantFan]

I have to disagree with you in lumping these kits with Igulu and Pintler. Those are overpriced garbage setups for lazy brewers with lots of money. A new brewer isn't going to feel good about spending hundreds of dollars on systems that produce one gallon of beer. The flash kit is the right direction for a new brewer. The only cons are the kit prices and limited flavors. The pros far outweigh the cons though. Another plus with the flash kits are they can be a fast way to jumpstart your pipeline. You can have 3-4 brew "sessions" done and on tap when you start your next 6hr allgrain brew day. I plan on getting one of these to try out after seeing your video and Portly Gentleman's review.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

They are not quite the same thing as pinter and Igulu, but the concept of the "mix it with water and ferment" is the same, but yes these are the far superior option as long as the brewer wants to go whole hog with 5 gallons.

[@PipDude13]

getting husky

[@drebourbon7616]

Omg. Less talking more brewing

[@kommi1974]

Tried one. Dumped it after two weeks.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Experiences may vary I suppose