Homebrew Gift Ideas
Homebrew Starter Kits
For someone completely new to homebrewing, one of these complete homebrew starter kits is the ideal gift. You can read a complete review of the kits and how to get started on our homebrew starter kits page. The kit pictured here is the Woodforde's Micro Brewery and it contains absolutely everything you need to get started and make your first batch of homebrew beer. It even includes a barrel to hold your beer when made. If you buy someone this starter kit for Christmas, they can start brewing the same day and the beer will be ready in just a couple of weeks.
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Coopers' Complete Homebrew Starter Kit - Lager
If you think the person you are buyinga homebrew gift for woudl prefer to bottle their beer, then this kit may be a better option. Although this starter kit includes a lager to start you off with, once this is used there are many more beer varieties which you can use all of which work perfrectly with this superb starter kit. This really gives you everything to get you started including an instructional DVD and enough bottles to bottle your first batch of beer.
Click here for loads more information and a review of this starter kit
Home Brew Online Starter Equipment Only Kit
The Ideal Starter Pack for Home Brewing Top Quality Beer!
This beginners pack again includes a barrel but comes without any beer so that you can choose your own beer refill kit to go with it. It contains all of the equipment you need to make your choice of beer.
This Starter Kit is a great gift for someone thinking of getting into Home Brewing.
There are many beer styles to suit every taste including Lagers, bitters and Real Ales. This kit is perfect for all of them.
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If you are looking to buy a homebrew gift for someone who already has the basic equipment, why not look at some of these great ideas.
Every homebrewer needs bottles and you can never have too many. Even if you brew in barrels, it's nice to put some away and bottle it for a rainy day... or Christmas of course! The ultimate in homebrew bottling is swing top bottles. These handy Grolsch style brown 500ml swing top bottles are the best; easy to use, easy to clean and no replacement caps to keep buying. If someone bought me a set of these for Christmas I would be delighted. They won't break the bank from Home Brew Online either, coming in at under £20 for a case of 12.
Buy Swing Top Bottles - Brown Glass 500ml here.
For other options and more info see our swing top bottle page.
During the colder months, it can be difficult to keep your fermenting vessels at the correct temperature. This is essential to ensure that not only does fermentation start but also that it ferments completely and that all of the sugars are converted to alcohol. This will leave you with a good, clear and correctly carbonated brew with the correct alcohol content. The best way to achieve this is to heat your fermentation container. The fermenting vessel heater tray shown here is a great way to do this and for the price, under £30, makes a great gift. You can buy a heater tray here.
For a discussion on heating fermentation vessels and in particular brewbelt heaters, also see our article on using a brew belt.
If you are brewing your own beer with a view to inviting a few friends round and want to show off your brewing skills to best advantage, then just take a look at some of the bar accessories available at Drinkstuff.
And for the ultimate
in home entertaining, they even have their own superb range
of home bars.
Start brewing now - you may need a few more gallons !!!