The most cost effective is just to get a 5 gal food grade plastic bucket, or
a water bottle with a lid. you can drill a hole in the lid for your mr beer
airlock. you can get the beer extract kits for around 10-14 dollars also
using them with some specialty grains and hops will give you more control
and better flavor. then make the jump to all grain.

"Montgomery BOO...URNS" <dvdchandler@rcn.com> wrote in message
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> Hello peoples!
>
> I've been brewing using the Mr. Beer homebrewing system for over a year[/color]
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> and I'm looking to upgrade and start using something more advanced and
> something that will brew a larger batch. I've had my eyes on a Williams
> brewing system for some months now and I'm wondering if anyone has used[/color]
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> system and what they think of it? Does it brew a decent batch of beer?[/color]
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> the beer kits expensive? Would I have to put more time into the
> fermentation process than if I'm using the Mr. Beer system? Would anyone
> have any other suggestions as to what would be a better upgrade?
>
> Thanks for any and all suggestions!
>
> D.C.
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