What to do with a Mr Beer

[Diggs]

Bought one of these ages ago when I first started brewing, even then with my limited knowledge I realised it was a piece of ****. Its been used once and then put in the cupboard.

Any ideas if there is anything worthwhile I could do with it now?

I wouldnt even give it to a mate, if they wanted to actually start brewing I would steer them away from it. Far away!

 

[Mardoo]

A fetching planter for an indoor hop plant?

 

[manticle]

Mr.Beer® has taken the science out of brewing

Super

I'd turn it into a toy garage for your favourite pet.

Or a model helicopter,

 

[manticle]

I love bold

 

[Mardoo]

Super

I'd turn it into a toy garage for your favourite pet.

Or a model helicopter,

Or store your My Little Ponies in it.

 

[Diggs]

All valid and extremely helpful ideas guys

I think I'll file it in the big green plastic filing cabinet that I push out to the curb once a week.

 

[manticle]

To be honest I'm not actually sure what it it. Looks like a gimmicky shaped, pint sized fermenter. Is it meant to be an all in one brewing kit so it also acts as a draught dispenser? The website is woefully short on information.

Filing cabinet looks like a good destination.

 

[Diggs]

Yeah, it's basically a FV with a tap on it. They supply a powder packet instead of goop.

Think it makes about 9lt.

 

[jyo]

You could play steel cap footy with it.

 

[hotmelt]

Would make a nice aquarium for fish that prefer a little privacy.

 

[Innes]

Its been used once and then put in the cupboard.

On the one occasion you used it, how did the beer turn out?

The website says that the beer mixture is all powdered and I'm curious how an all powdered beer mix turns out.

 

[Bizier]

A terrarium?

 

[Khellendros13]

Keep it for small test batches?

Otherwise looks more annoying to clean than a large fermenter.

 

[Diggs]

On the one occasion you used it, how did the beer turn out?

The website says that the beer mixture is all powdered and I'm curious how an all powdered beer mix turns out.

Rubbish and flat, that being said I was VERY inexperienced and a good Brewer could probably make a drinkable product.

 

[Liam_snorkel]

chuck it off a bridge or tall building and watch it explode

 

[Byran]

even then with my limited knowledge I realised it was a piece of ****.

Ha

 

[booargy]

light it on fire pick it up with a stick and pretend you are doing a napalm run over the kids toys, the garden, neighbours car and cat.

 

[yum beer]

Fill it with beer and leave it under your local bridge or wherever the homeless folk sleep in your part of the world.
Leave them with that extra pack you have and the instructions.

 

[yum beer]

light it on fire pick it up with a stick and pretend you are doing a napalm run over the kids toys, the garden, neighbours car and cat.

Napalming the cat....
Reported.

 

[citizensnips]

send it to the fishes

 

[Rurik]

There was a Basic Brewing Radio episode on this a few years ago. Maybe you could use one of the ideas off this?

 

[Diggs]

Thanks for that, seems like people just use them as a small fv and keg. I wont bother using it as a fv as I do full batches but it might be handy for some kegged stuff ready to go.

 

[HBHB]

Ah yes, the inanimate object that makes home brew shop owners want to close the doors come fathers day and sit quietly in the back of the shop rocking while watching gone with the wind repeats. It only adds insult to injury when the check-out chicks send them to the LHBS for help instead of refunding money.

Must have tried just about everything to help dozens of victims of well meaning family members over the last few years.

But alas, ya can't make sugar from shyte.

Are they even recyclable?