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I have been thinking of trying one of these & would be interested in the opinions of others

Good, bad, value for money etc. ???????????

All views welcome

Cheers

I was recommended to try a Grumpy's masterbrew. Now I can't get enough.

I've brewed the Stellas Pride Belgian Lager (saflager w34/70 yeast), Republican Dark Ale, Classic English Draught Ale, Yorkshire Toffee and the Shultzheiss German Lager (with w34/70 yeast).

The smells are delightful (just coming from the bag) and the smells during boiling are even more delightful.

So far all of my grumpys brews have used a can of their medium hopped (25 IBU) malt extract.

All you need is a pot (8-10l) and a straining bag.

Cheers,
Sarge

Are Grumpy's on line or locally sold (Sydney)?
I've heard of them a few times now. Have you a link to their site?

http://www.grumpys.com.au/index.php3

South Australian based & yes you can order on-line

They also have a discussion board

Cheers

Thanks BeerPig best of luck with the Grumpy's brew...

A little bit more expensive than your average brew mix, but you get what you pay for.

As Sarge said the smells are beautiful, the brews are even better. I rarely brew anything else now.

Are these guys doing the wort in a bag?

(Sorry to lazy to look, want to shake up a keg with CO2 before bed)


I have tried the Canadian version of that and I think they are having some stability problems with the product over here.


Dogger

Dogger..... they cater for all kinds of brewers. From full mash, full extract...down to kit brews.

Their Masterbrews are the bees knees for kit brewers. They do a range of mixed powders in bags, with hops and crushed chrystals, along with finishing hops. All to be added with their can of extract ( from low to high bitterness )

They also supply two sachets of Safale with a can of extract, and give intructions for rehydration. But you can use your own extract can...e.g. Coopers or whatever you wish, with a bag of whichever Masterbrew you chose.

Your overseas, so i'm not sure of shipping charges. But i can bloody recommend a Masterbrew to anyone. Delicious and can be drank very young. Two weeks is delicious, a month is mind blowing. ( for a kit brew )

So if you were to buy a masterbrew is that's all that's required or do you have to buy some more malt from them? I can't quite tell from the website (prob should ask there)

Either way sounds pretty good.

if you spend $100 u get free delviery around oz so buy 4 brews that is cans and masterbrew bags and free deliv

Jazman wrote:if you spend $100 u get free delviery around oz so buy 4 brews that is cans and masterbrew bags and free deliv

Hey Jazzy , What are you doing on this site man.?
Still not using spellcheck man . Love the way you spell delivery.
All the best Jazzy.

Paleman, I think Dogger knows his way around Grumpys! He's always on that damn forum

Actually,

that must be another Dogger, I've never been there before, honest.

Dogger

Anonymous wrote:So if you were to buy a masterbrew is that's all that's required or do you have to buy some more malt from them? I can't quite tell from the website (prob should ask there)

Either way sounds pretty good.

By the looks of things you still have to add fermentables as well as the can.

Oliver

Jazman wrote:if you spend $100 u get free delviery around oz so buy 4 brews that is cans and masterbrew bags and free deliv

I'm pretty sure the free delivery applys when you spend 50 bucks or more.

So two Masterbrews ( fermentables ) and two cans of extract, which is two 23 litre brews, amounts to just over 50 dollars, thus free delivery.

Now the Masterbrews are, you could say are like a Brew Booster pack, to be added with a can of extract. e.g. Coopers Brew Enhancer One. But with Grumpys, they include hops and finishing hops, and in some packs, crushed chyrstal malts.

The finished results are the best kit beers ive had.

I do not understand this obsession some of us have with prepacked fermentables. They are great when you are starting out to give you an understanding of how different fermentables contribute to our beer. There are many out there, Brewwiser, Coopers, Brewcraft and Grumpys are the more common. However the reason to brew should be to achieve a beer you like not something someone else likes or thinks follows old fashioned style guild lines.

Once you have the fundamentals of what the different fermentables available do, have fun and fiddle with your favourite prepacked mix to get it the way you want it this should be our goal.

Don't get me wrong I began with the premixed packs and they have a place in homebrewing and are better then straight dextrose or sugar if nothing else is available. There just seems to be an obsession with them like they are some secret magic powder to add to your beer, when they are not however much the marketer tries to make them.

You should not be affair to go into your HBS shop and ask for 200g maltodextrin, 200g dextrose, 600g light malt, 250g dark malt in a bag and your hops and grain if required for example. If he screws his nose up a tells you his premix is better tell him he does not have to drink it and this is what you like if he wants your business he will help. Get what you need to make a beer you like don't except that their mixes are the be all and end all.

I like a Grumpys masterbrew though. I add a can of medium hopped malt extract to the bag of ingredients (which is boiled). Comes up beaut.


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