I'm getting Mr t0ria a Brubox.
www.brupaks.com/brubox/index.html

Its a do it yourself beer kit. I've bought the London bitter. I'm the best girlfriend ever.

"Never before has home beer-making been so easy, tasty and problem free. With The BruBox there is no mess, no smell and, due to the entirely closed production method, virtually no chance of infection.
There are three variants in the BruBox range; London Bitter, Irish Extra Stout and Bavarian Pilsner, each producing 10 litres of fantastic quality beer.
Each kit consists of the finest quality brewing grade malt extract, genuine top or bottom fermenting yeast and our revolutionary new BruBag system which, for the first time, enables fresh hops and grains to be used to enhance the flavour without any messy straining"

10 litres of beer... should keep him quiet for a bit.

ED: Sorry it reads like I'm spamming it but I honestly don't work for them!
( t0ria has forgotten how this all works, Thu 26 Nov 2009, 13:53, 8 replies)

Where?
Where did you get one from?
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 26 Nov 2009, 14:00, closed)

here
www.the-online-homebrew-company.co.uk/

Do you think its a good idea?
( t0ria has forgotten how this all works, Thu 26 Nov 2009, 14:03, closed)

The words 'bottom fermenting' sprang out at me and made me giggle.

( girlinthehole, Thu 26 Nov 2009, 14:07, closed)

hahaha
I'm sure if he doesn't make it properly there will be a lot of bottom fermenting going on!
( t0ria has forgotten how this all works, Thu 26 Nov 2009, 14:12, closed)

or vomitting
a mate of mine poisoned himself and all his uni housemates with dodgy homebrew
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 26 Nov 2009, 14:53, closed)

Oh dear!
I'm making home brew student style! Do you know what he did wrong? I don't want to poison my friends...(other than perhaps alcohol poisoning)
(Ginger_Whinger got in the newsletter!! =D, Sat 28 Nov 2009, 0:19, closed)

I got a brewbag years ago as a Christmas pressie.
It was brilliant. Add water to a big sack of yeast, jiggle about a bit, leave somewhere warm and three weeks later, you have beer. What's not to like?

I'm oversimplifying a bit, but you get the gist.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Thu 26 Nov 2009, 14:33, closed)

thank you!
it's my mate's birthday tomorrow and i want to buy him a homebrew kit, but i haven't been able to find one locally. i shall order one now!
*scurries off*
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Fri 27 Nov 2009, 19:23, closed)