Home Brewing Starter Kits

A first brew should be simple. One fermenter, one tin, a packet of yeast and somewhere warm to leave it. The home brew kits here bundle the gear so you are not standing in the aisle working out whether you own a hydrometer.

Choose by what you want to drink. The Mangrove Jack's Brewing Starter Kit is the straightforward beer setup, and the Starter Brewery Kit by Mangrove Jacks includes bottles so you are not sourcing those separately. The Morgans Beer Brewing Starter Kit Micro Brewery is the other well trodden route. If beer is not it, the Basic Cider Brewing Starter Kit by Mangrove Jacks does apple, and the Mad Millie Ginger Beer Starter Kit at 5L is a small, low commitment way in.

Bottling is where most kits leave a gap, so sort it at the same time. Morgans PET plastic beer bottles come as a box of 15 x 750ml, with plastic screw caps in 60 packs, which is the least fuss for a first batch. If you would rather use glass, 26mm crown caps come from Morgans, Ferrari and Still Spirits, including 100 packs and twist off gold, and we keep spare capper bells in 26mm and 29 to 30mm for when the old one wears out.

Whatever you buy, spend the extra on sanitiser and use more of it than you think you need. Nearly every disappointing first brew comes back to that.

Come in to Laverton North or Epping, or browse brew extract kits, fermenters and accessories and bottles and closures.

Ferrari

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Coopers DIY Beer Small Batch Brew Kit (10L)
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Morgans
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Still Spirits
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Plastic PET Screw Cap
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Morgans

$9.80 AUD

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Morgans

$105.00 AUD

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Starter Brewery Kit by Mangrove Jacks With Bottles
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$109.00 AUD$119.00 AUD
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Mangrove Jacks
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Ferrari

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The Artisans Bottega

$25.00 AUD

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Made in Italy

$38.00 AUD

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Made in Italy

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The Artisans Bottega

$10.00 AUD

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The Artisans Bottega

$49.90 AUD

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The Artisans Bottega

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The Artisans Bottega

$12.60 AUD

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Morgans

$13.50 AUD

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Morgans
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Crown Seal Tirage Gold Box 29mm 6000pc Suit Champ Bottle
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$360.00 AUD

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Brass Turbo Bottle Washer
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Morgans

$22.90 AUD

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Book - Understanding Beer Making By Grant Sampson - Volume 2
Morgans

$13.90 AUD

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The Artisans Bottega

$64.90 AUD

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The Artisans Bottega

$69.90 AUD

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Mad Millie Ginger Beer Starter Kit 5L
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Mangrove Jack's Brewing Starter Kit
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Kegland

$33.90 AUD

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Briess Malts - USA

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Frequently asked questions

What comes in a home brew starter kit?

Most kits include a fermenter with airlock and tap, a hydrometer, bottles or caps, and a beer kit to get you started. Contents vary between kits, so check each listing for exactly what is included.

How long before I can drink my first beer?

As a guide, allow one to two weeks for fermentation, then at least two weeks in the bottle to carbonate. Follow the instructions with your kit, and do not rush bottling until fermentation has finished. Here is how to bottle beer at home.

Do I need anything else?

A no-rinse sanitiser, sugar or carbonation drops for bottling, and, if you are using glass bottles, crown caps and a capper. Check what your kit already includes first.

Do you have starter kits for cider and ginger beer?

Yes. Alongside beer kits we stock the Mangrove Jack's cider starter kit and the Mad Millie ginger beer starter kit.