Anybody Use Kits From Midwest Supplies?

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Question:

I just brewed a recipie kit that I ordered from Midwest Brewing Supplies. The kit that I brewed was clone of Fosters and other Australian lagers. Anybody brewed any of their kits and have any input on them?

Response:

Craig – I’ve brewed a wheat and dark wheat kit from midwest as well as ordering my original dual stage kit from them….service has been great and the beer has been excellent!!! Rodney Rein

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Response:

Craig – I’ve brewed a wheat and dark wheat kit from midwest as well as ordering my original dual stage kit from them….service has been great and the beer has been excellent!!!

Thanks for the reply. So far their service has been great. The kit that I ordered came in very quick, and when I’ve had a question about this or that, they have been quick to respond. Last Sunday when I was boiling the brew, it was smelling pretty good. Now it is the long and hard part, the waiting game. Too bad I do not have any long out of town business trips scheduled. That would help with the wait. I’m kind of looking at mid-August being the earliest that I can enjoy my wares, after I bottle it, I want to lager it for a while. My birthday is in mid-August so this can be a good "self birthday present".

Response:

I brewed a Belgian Wit June 13 and I just tested a bottle the other night which resulted in testing another. This kit is very good! I added a pinch more corriander than they provide. I also had purchased the cream ale and a variety of hops to make a Pale Ale but have not yet brewed it. I usually get all my brewing supplies from either Stpats or Midwest. Let us know how it turns out. Brian

Response:

I find Midwests kits to be great. I don’t know why, but they seem to turn out better for me than some others like St.Pats. I believe their extract to be fresher. I made the Cascade Pale and it scored a 32 in a competition last year, but I dry hopped with my own leaf hops. NAJASCYYY Tom Meier Huntsville, AL – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I just brewed a recipie kit that I ordered from Midwest Brewing Supplies. Anybody brewed any of their kits and have any input on them?

Response:

I live a mile and a half from Midwest, so I don’t use mail order. In store, the staff is a bit spotty (they have a few lines of business entirely unrelated to homebrewing and not all clerks are expert in everything). Midwest’s kits are okay. I vastly prefer the kits from Northern Brewer, finding them to be considerably more complex and interesting, though a tad pricier. Both seem to have fast turnover, so supplies should be fresh.

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