I bought this with some trepidation about whether I could really make beer that was good. I've cooked for years and always follow new recipes exactly the first time. So I approached this the same way and followed the instructions exactly.

After I put the beer in the fermenter I wasn't really sure what to expect. It started bubbling the 2nd day and a large foam formed on top of the liquid. After a week the bubbling had completely stopped the foam subsided. I had the fermenter in a cabinet in my basement which was around 68F.

The next week there wasn't much to see as it lay looking dormant. At 2 weeks I bottled the beer. A week and a half later I tried one of the beers and it tasted great with a good head on the beer. It tasted to me very similar to Big Sky's Moose Drool.

I will definitely be making more beers. Norther Brewer's kit was great. I made sure to tighten the spigot and test it for leaks. I had to put quite a bit of pressure to get it tight enough. I did mess up a couple of bottle caps before I got the feel and now it's pretty easy.

I highly recommend this.

I was unable to get a 1 gallon recipe in my first request for one. The recipe I received was for the 5 gallon. In an auto reply to my first question I was asked not to send more than 1 question a day. As a beginner to brewing this was not helpful in that I had several questions. I also asked what was that item above with no reply yet. I went with Amazon because of the speed of shipping over Northern Brewing.
Today is the day after brewing. The smell while cooking the wort was great. I have some yeast activity going on this morning which is fun to see and also reassureing.
I would recommend this for a beginner. In the future I'll still use the 1 gallon fermenter since I live in a small house and price for addtional brew kits is good.

I confess I didn't let this one age properly, got into it after only 10 days, because I considered my abuse of the process to be a complete disaster, but I thought, oh well let's see what happened here. From what was supposed to be a 1 gal recipe, I managed to rescue three little 1L bottles, stuck them in the temp controlled room for 10 days , and kissed them off. But as I am an old timer and know the miracles that yeast can achieve, I tried one. NUCLEAR. I was totally trashed. I tried to stand up and literally fell on my face! So if you do this one, please WATCH IT. Let it rest for 2 wks at least to lose the last trace of sweetness, but then GLORY HALLELUIAH!!

It tasted like a lot of IPA brands on the market BUT with the difference being you MAKE IT YOURSELF. It was a nice experience. It made me appreciate beers a whole ton more. The instructions might be a lil confusing but leave enough room for some mistake. even with a few mistakes on my end i still ended up with great tasting beer. I do not know the alcohol content at the end but I do know it turned out great. Sharing it with friends and family was also fun.

I bought this as a gift for my husband and he's OBSESSED! He's already made the recipe included and is researching more recipes for his next batch. He was super impressed that it came with so much in the kit, we literally didn't need to buy anything else. (Our popcorn maker was the perfect size pot lol!)
The siphon was cracked (it still did the job) so he messaged customer service and within a day they had a new one shipped out. We were so impressed with it all!!! I can't say how good the beer is yet, but will update once he tries that first sip!
If you've been endlessly researching different kits like I did, stop right now and buy this one!!!