yeah I’ve seen the Massive Brewery kit in a box. It’s a good alternative if you don’t mind doing smaller batches, and everything’s included for a good price. If I didn’t already have everything, I’d certainly consider it.
I started with a 32L stove top pan & mashing bag – I already had the spoon, siphon tubing, fermenters etc from brewing from kits. I did a few brews no-chill, then bought an immersion chiller to speed things up.
Then an electric boiler with digital control as I was basically turfed out of the kitchen 😉 and a new mashing bag to go with it.
Then the immersion chiller kept springing leaks so I bought a counterflow plate chiller…
I think I have everything I need but the time now 😉