jmprdood
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Before anyone starts hating, today I wanted to see what was the least expensive full batch of brew I could make that was to BJCP style. So, not just cheap - but good beer. What's the point of saving a couple of pennies if you can't drink it and enjoy it.
A couple of points up front; I do BIAB in my apartment on a hotplate (I don't have a kitchen. See this thread on my process; https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/1st-biab-if-i-can-you-can-309912/ ) so a full batch for me is 4.5G or 36 pints. All costs are what I paid to my door; taxes, shipping and everything else included. I bought grain in a group buy and online, hops online and yeast from ebay (I know some of you don't like the Muntons, but it was the least expensive for this experiment). Lastly, cheap means how much per pint. So with that understood, off we go.
I decided to brew a simple Blonde Ale. I worked out the recipe on Brewer's Friend to make sure it was to BJCP style for a Blonde Ale. The recipe and process was:
BIAB Blonde Ale
Brewed 23 Jun 12 : Bottled??
7lb American Pale; 4oz Carapils; 2oz C-60
Ground fine and mashed @152 for 60min in 10qts water (preboil = 2.75G @ 1072 for 75% efficiency)
Boiled 45 min; .5oz Nugget @45; .5oz Cascade @15
Cooled wort, strained into fermenter and topped to 4.5G; Pitched Muntons yeast @ 60F
OG = 1.045 IBU = 27
Anticipated Values; FG = 1.010? ABV = 4.3?%
Cost break down:
7lb American Pale Malt @ .77 per lb = $5.39
4oz Carapils @ .12 per oz($1.89 per lb) = .48
2oz C-60 @ .05 per oz(.77 per lb) = .10
.5oz Nugget Hops @.66 per oz = .33
.5oz Cascade Hops @.66 per oz = .33
Munton and Fison Yeast @.79 = .79
Total cost $7.42
So, 36 pints for $7.42 or >.21 a pint.
Gotta love this hobby!
Cheers all!
A couple of points up front; I do BIAB in my apartment on a hotplate (I don't have a kitchen. See this thread on my process; https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/1st-biab-if-i-can-you-can-309912/ ) so a full batch for me is 4.5G or 36 pints. All costs are what I paid to my door; taxes, shipping and everything else included. I bought grain in a group buy and online, hops online and yeast from ebay (I know some of you don't like the Muntons, but it was the least expensive for this experiment). Lastly, cheap means how much per pint. So with that understood, off we go.
I decided to brew a simple Blonde Ale. I worked out the recipe on Brewer's Friend to make sure it was to BJCP style for a Blonde Ale. The recipe and process was:
BIAB Blonde Ale
Brewed 23 Jun 12 : Bottled??
7lb American Pale; 4oz Carapils; 2oz C-60
Ground fine and mashed @152 for 60min in 10qts water (preboil = 2.75G @ 1072 for 75% efficiency)
Boiled 45 min; .5oz Nugget @45; .5oz Cascade @15
Cooled wort, strained into fermenter and topped to 4.5G; Pitched Muntons yeast @ 60F
OG = 1.045 IBU = 27
Anticipated Values; FG = 1.010? ABV = 4.3?%
Cost break down:
7lb American Pale Malt @ .77 per lb = $5.39
4oz Carapils @ .12 per oz($1.89 per lb) = .48
2oz C-60 @ .05 per oz(.77 per lb) = .10
.5oz Nugget Hops @.66 per oz = .33
.5oz Cascade Hops @.66 per oz = .33
Munton and Fison Yeast @.79 = .79
Total cost $7.42
So, 36 pints for $7.42 or >.21 a pint.
Gotta love this hobby!
Cheers all!