Rated 2 out of 5 by fljen from umm, maybe try another kit? I just brewed my first batch and was wondering what happened to the thermometer which was working great. So I rinsed it, and the red thermometer stuff was all over my sink! I don't know if it is in the beer or the missing chipped glass from it either.

Rated 4 out of 5 by saltybones from Good Beer But... This is a really fun thing to have and although messy and time consuming it makes delicious beer. Before you brew make sure you have everything including the right size strainer and pots. Also make sure to get a box of bottles as well as the caps and the capper. It helps if two people do it together but I just finished my first brew and it is awesome!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 by jeffnsar from A lot of fun! We have not tasted our "brew" yet as it still has a week and a half to sit before bottling, but it was great fun and fairly easy to do, although somewhat messy and uses a lot of different pans....but hopefully it will be worth it (I don't drink but my husband has a beer once a week, so we hope it will be good!)

Rated 3 out of 5 by FlamingoGiraffe from High Stress, But Good Results Be advised: This kit is not a good choice if you don't already have several large pots, a strainer with very small holes, a funnel, and some way to bottle the beer. I don't think that swingtop bottles are quite as ubiquitous as the kit instructions make them out to be...I ended up using bottles from French lemonade. However, despite a large amount of sediment ending up in the beer, everyone who has tried it likes it.

Rated 4 out of 5 by MrsJohnston from GREAT GIFT! Beer is a little harder to make than the kit lets on, but made a great gift for my brother's 23rd birthday. Bought this and a pair of engraved glass beer mugs. Just perfect. The process of making beer takes about a month! Hoping it turns out to be as delicious as they promise! ... there is also a gorgeous glass jug included (that I plan to use for decorating after we've made the beer a few times!)