Brooklyn Brew Shop Hard Cider Making Kit: Starter Set with Reusable Glass Fermenter, Equipment, Ingredients - Perfect for Making Craft Hard Cider at Home GKCDR One EA

This kit gives you enough yeast to make 2 growler sizes ( buying 1 gallon of normal apple juice/cider for less than $5 at grocery store) 3 times. That is a lot cheaper than buying that much regular hard cider from a liquor/grocery store so it's worth a try. Made my first batch was made using a store bought apple cider per directions on website. Easy and delicious. It is some work but after doing 3 consecutive batches each one a week apart, we are drinking hard cider every week for over half the price of a 6 pack of (insert brand name here) alcoholic cider. Active yeast refills bought here on Amazon are cheap along with a bottle of the "Star San Sanitizer" (liquid version of what comes in kit). (side note-I found swing top growler bottles from a discount store to use in bottling for $3 each.)

Love this product. It offers a reliable and easy way to enter the world of brewing. My brother first got on and loved it. After having some of his cider I had to buy my wife and I one. We've had a blast making cider. The instructions are clear, it comes with almost everything you need. All you need is apple juice, bottles, caps, and a capper and this becomes the perfect gift.

The price was what caught my eye. I was really interested in home brewing and didn’t want to invest a ton before I started. It came with enough supplies to make 3 batches and I’m currently on batch #2! My only issue was the instructions, the instructions are on their website and they are not very clear. I spent a lot of time on Google and Reddit to verify info and see if I was missing anything. I will also add that the tubing and cane to siphon the cider from one container to the next is very tricky and am looking into a different tool for my next batch. Overall I still think it’s a great product, could just use a little tweaking.

Great little kit to get started home brewing wine and or cider. All you need to add is the juice and sugar. I brewed my first gallon of wine ever using this kit and made a delicious apple wine. I have now upgraded to 6 bottles and I keep 5 of them going at all times. Well worth the money. These make a great gift for somebody that likes to DIY or just a fun little hobby to work on. I regularly use this kit to make wine that tastes way better than the stuff I can buy at the store for a fraction of the cost.

I did a lot of research prior to buying this and I will say, it was a worthwhile purchase. All I ended up buying from a local brew store was a rubber stopper because I preferred it to the screw on top they provide and some swing top bottles. I used organic apple juice for round one. I do suggest waiting a little longer than 2 weeks before bottling as I ended up with extra sediment in the bottles, but it was a good, simple cider. I'm glad I purchased this kit.

There are no instructions included. You have to follow the very vague instructions on the box or go to their website and read them on your phone or computer. Giving 3 starts due to this. It would be so much easier to have paper instructions.

This is a great inexpensive kit for anybody who's looking to make their own hard cider it comes with pretty much everything you need for up to three badges. All you need is the cider/ apple juice. And it's only up to three batches because of the amount of yeast and sanitizer but really those are cheap to replace and you can use it countless times. Their website has a ton of information and easy to follow instructions. As well as many other beer making kits

Great kit, average instructions. This kit has everything you need and a link to the instructions you need to make whatever you want. That said, ignore their directions on the website for the yeast, and follow the instructions on the Top Star yeast packet on activating the yeast. Additionally, the packet of yeast is usuable for up to 5 gallon of whatever your poison is, so don't need to pitch all of it, unless you happen to get something with a low amount of potassium sorbate (ideally, you want no potassium sorbate, but with enough yeast you can get away with it). I assume they tell you to pitch all the yeast just so that you're guaranteed a fermentation, and therefore guaranteed to have a good first experience.

Everything you need to get started making a hard cider apart from Apple juice is included. The instructions are online so are not in the kit but they are simple to follow. I purchased some extra sterilisation powder because I had to clean the bucket, press and anything else needed while making then juice. I have completed two batches of Cider. Only tried the first one and I was very impressed. Clear, Nicely fizzy, fairly strong ALC as cider should be.

We need some more practice with cider making, but the first run went well!

A Cider making kit should not in the fine print include the statement - go get cider to make this cider. Beware in english there is a difference between hard and soft cider - one has alcohol , one does not. Beware the fine print.

hydrometer, secondary fermentation jug and temperature gauge would complete the kit.

When I bought this product it was to make cider! But when I received the box and read the online instructions I have to buy shop bought cider then add the yeast to make it a "hard cider". Sort of defeats the object really of making my own cider. Should have saved myself the trouble and gone to the shop, bought myself some cider and drunk that at home. Very disappointed!