People have been brewing beer for thousands of years. In fact, beer became a staple in the Middle Ages when people began to live in cities where close quarters and poor sanitation made clean water difficult to find. The alcohol in beer actually made it safer to drink than plain water!

Although brewers basically combine barley, water, hops, sugar, and yeast to make beer, it's not just a matter of mixing the right amount of each ingredient to produce beer. A complex series of biochemical reactions must take place to convert barley to fermentable sugars, and to allow yeast to live and multiply, converting those sugars to alcohol. You can successfully brew beer at home by:

• Using a kit, such as those found below from Mr. Beer
• Using a Beer Machine, such as those found below
  
• Purchasing your own equipment, ingredients, and a how-to book

No method of home brewing is necessarily better than another. All methods can produce fresh, great tasting suds. It's more a matter of how much time, money, and interest you want to put into learning to brew beer at home. Beer kits and beer machines are a great introduction to home brewing. They make the process less complicated, quicker, and much less expensive.

MR.BEER® Brewmaster's Ultimate Beer Kit MAKES 16 GALLONS OF BEER! Become a full-fledged master brewer with this top-of-the-line brewing kit. Comes complete with everything you need to brew and bottle 8 batches of beer, plus lots of extras. Designed for simplicity, results, and ease of use. MR.BEER provides reliable results every time you brew.

MR.BEER® Brewmaster's Select Beer Kit MAKES 4 GALLONS OF PREMIUM ALL-MALT BEER.
This top-of-the-line brewing kit comes with everything you need to brew and bottle your first 2 batches of premium all-malt beer with ease and style! Reuse this kit again and again with our Refill Brew Pack (available in many flavors) so you're sure to find the right brew for you.

INCLUDED:
1 Fermenter with Lid & Tap Assembly
2 Premium Refills
8 Reusable Plastic 1-Liter Bottles w/ Caps
8 Labels with MR.BEER Logo
2 Pint Glasses with MR.BEER Logo
1 Baseball Cap with MR.BEER Logo
1 T-shirt with MR.BEER Logo
1 Brew-o-meter (thermometer)
1 Sugar Measure
1 Brewing with MR.BEER -- Brewer's Guide
1 Easy to Follow 4 Step Brewing Instructions

MR.BEER® Premium Gold Edition Beer Kit MAKES 4 GALLONS OF BEER.
This kit includes two of the most popular beer mixes, specifically designed to appeal to the largest number of potential brewers. A great starting point for beginning and intermediate brewers. Kit includes everything needed to both brew and bottle your first 2 batches of top-quality beer. MR.BEER kits are completely reusable.

INCLUDED:
1 Fermenter with Lid & Tap Assembly
2 Standard Refills
8 Reusable Plastic 1-Liter Bottles w/ Caps
8 Labels with MR.BEER Logo
1 Brewing with MR.BEER -- Brewer's Guide
1 Easy to Follow 4 Step Brewing Instructions

The Beer Machine 2000 is a beer brewing revolution in a box! Easy to use, quick to brew, and just plain amazing at producing dozens of “better than your microbrew” beers. You simply cannot get your beer any fresher! The Beer Machine 2000 takes a historically complex process and makes it simple, without compromising flavor, aroma or appearance.  One easy, quick step, and a 7-10 days in the fridge. That's it. Brewing beer has never been even close to this easy…or this good.

The Beer Machine 2000 features a brand-new custom made precision pressure gauge that measures the volume of CO-2 gas inside The Beer Machine so you have the knowledge and power to alter the amount of carbonation in your beer during and after brewing. In addition, to allowing you to better control your brewing you can control the serving process. Knowing the amount of pressure inside The Beer Machine allows you to pour your beer with exactly the "beerhead" you desire. Also, you can customize the two extra beer tap handles that come with the model 2000. Display the name of your brew or the Brewmaster!

Your Beer Machine 2000 Includes:

• NEW! Improved performance with enhanced construction, design and full wrap-around heavy duty clamping system for years of service.
•  NEW! Custom pressure gauge to indicate brew quality, carbonation level, and dispensing pressure.
• Carbonation unit and pressure relief system for maintaining optimal bewing conditions.
• Perfectly sized for conditioning beer in your refrigerator.
• Includes one Brewers Select premium beer mix. Makes 28 - 12oz. servings.
• Yeast, CO2 bulbs, defoamer disk
•  Brewing Guide
• 30 Day Money Back Guarantee
• Simple Design

Want to bring your fresh brewed beer wherever you go?  You can! The Brewery 2006 system expands on the capabilities of the Beer Machine 2000, and gives you the ability to bottle your brew with a special attachment so your beer is never exposed to the outside air before it reaches your mouth. The Brewery 2006 comes with 6 PET reuseable bottles and caps.  So you can be the beer baron you’ve always wanted to be… take your home beer brewing to one party at a time.  The Beer Machine BrewMaster 2006 model brews, ferments, carbonates and dispenses - all in one foolproof machine. Equipped with a temperature gauge that measures the temperatures inside The Beer Machine where your beer is brewed, the BrewMaster model also has a pressure gauge to show the amount of carbonation being produced during fermentation.  

The Beer Machine BrewMaster includes:

• The unique patented Bottling Transfer System is a custom designed pressure equalizing apparatus that transfers your fresh carbonated beer into bottles quickly with no spills and no foam AND without exposing your beer to air. This keeps your beer Fresh and Pure in the bottle. Six (6) PET re-usable beer style bottles with twist off caps are included.
• A Pressure(PSI) gauge and a Temperature (temp) gauge measures conditions inside your Beer Machine to enable brewing conditions to be monitored and controlled for optimal brewing results. Just the same as the breweries!
• One Beer Mix of pre-hopped ingredients ready to brew. Includes the Brewer’s yeast. Just add the water and make 28-12 oz servings of fresh natural Brewed premium craft beer.
• Three CO2 Soda Chargers for Dispensing and Conditioning Beer plus Defoamer Discs for brewing in Hot weather or climates.