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10 pointsrzendacott15 comments

Found a typo in the "What's Included" paragraph on the homepage. It should probably read "Additional spices and ingredients will need to be purchased at your local grocery store."

I don't brew but have friends who do, so I think this is a great idea, especially if you add tiers or every-other-month options.

Holy crap that is expensive. I'd expect a service like this to be less expensive than my local home brew store due to the grain bill being ordered in bulk.

For comparison, a super high gravity Belgian black will run about $60, including lots of Belgian Candi Syrup. Your average nut brown will run about $20.

Right now we can't afford to do a huge amount of bulk grain since we aren't that big. The price will come down as we grow. One thing to keep in mind is that these are extract kits, not all-grain. So they will run a little more expensive. We went with extract because it is easier and a majority of brewers are extract brewers.

$35 for an extract kit, especially something decently hoppy, isn't too bad - especially if your local store isn't MoreBeer or Northern Brewer. (Though I'd feel better about that price if it included Liquid Yeast, and the "extra ingredients")

$15 to ship is a killer.

Liquid yeast is a real pain when it comes to shipping. We would have to charge a couple bucks extra just for the packaging.

I agree 15 dollars is high but shipping 10 or so pounds is about that much.

This would be cool if I brewed every month. That would be a lot of work though and I can see the kits piling up until I cancel your service. Maybe mix it up and for people like me have the option of getting a hand picked craft beer pack on off-months (when I don't have time to brew).

I'm not normally one for off-topic comments, but fitting username.

First beer I ever brewed was actually a porter!

I agree with this. I could see myself signing up, getting one kit, and cancelling. Repeat every couple of months when I actually find time to do the brewing.

Very valid point. Do you think that offering a kit every other month would be a better solution? Or perhaps having tiers, where one would be 3 kits a year, and another 6, and so on.

Yes

The pricing on the FAQ says it's $57/month, but when you go to the sign up form it says $50/month.

Otherwise, cool service!

Oops! Thanks for letting us know.

I'd love to have an all-grain option

We definitely have that in the plans.

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