I'd saw off my leg for my grocery store to start carrying something besides shitty IPA's and Budweiser
I'd saw off my leg for my grocery store to start carrying something besides shitty IPA's and Budweiser
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I just got into home brewing over the last year. The process is a lot easier than expected. You can yield about 5 gallons of beer for about $40, USD. The initial start up cost to get the gear wasn't unreasonable either.
As a long time homebrewer, I'll just warn everyone here. Don't get into the hobby thinking you'll save money. You won't.
Same here! I even found most my stuff second hand off craigslist / Facebook marketplace. So far have made a great peanut butter porter, coconut milk stout and hefeweizen.
Yeah you need a bucket, an airlock, some bottles, a few hand tools, and some wort and yeast.
Years ago I started to get into it, and looked up how to make beer on Youtube. First hit I got was this guy walking into this industrial kitchen-like room with lots of stainless steel equipment and grinding some wheat. And I'm like "well I guess this is beyond my reach." Then I found a guy called Craigtube and it's like "Oh yeah, this is doable."
You have some pretty cheap ingredients. Beers I made were generally closer to $60.
Obviously different beers range in price, but most of the yeast and hops I have built up a stash on hand. Generally when I go to the store I only need the grains for the most part.
I haven't brewed in forever. There used to be a brew shop I would go to that was an hour from me. They closed and now the closest place is 4 hours from me so I'll probably have to order grains online.