Ordered this kit with the Citra Warrior recipe. It is really great for first time brewers. Already drank all the beer from the first batch with a few different friends and everyone was really amazed at how good it tasted and actually preferred it over some of the other craft beers we usually drink, which is pretty crazy for a first home brew. So two thumbs up straight away. But, I had the same problem with the auto siphon mentioned in another review. Basically it straight up didn’t work for these smaller volumes, the siphon needs to be submerged above a certain point to even begin to force the liquid up the tube and it is almost certain you will mix everything up during fermentation transfer and bottling trying to get the thing to pump. I ended up throwing the auto siphon away and just trying to siphon it across with the tube filled with water, but that resulted in lots of wasted wort and beer… bought a small diaphragm pump and some food grade silicon tubing for about $50 and it made the whole process a million times easier. I wonder if in future they could sell this kit with a small transfer pump or at least add it as an option? I honestly don’t know how anyone transfers to and from the fermenter without mixing everything up when siphoning. Otherwise great kit and great recipe!

Good kit to start off with, and especially appreciated the clear instructions and tips included and the help from Anton. I really wish the kit had included a bottle wand though. I would also happily pay extra for a 'premium' kit that included a higher quality siphon (the seal on mine was DOA) and the hop bombs shown in the picture instead of hop socks. Now i just have to improve my technique!

Bought the all in one beginners kit, got it in the post in just over a week. Everything is high quality, only just managed to get it started due to busy times but I found the instructions really easy to follow and im now just about to transfer to bottles. Will see how it turns out! Thanks small batch brewing