Just wondering what most on here do, do you buy kits or do you buy your extracts, grains, hops, yeast separately? Do you buy online or from LHBS?
I'm asking from both a cost perspective and availability perspective. Do you find it easier/better to buy everything separately or just get kits, especially if you only brew once a month or so. I've just gotten into brewing, only have one brew under my belt and that has went well, just having trouble making the time for it.
I have the White House Ale kit and am hoping to brew that this Saturday. After that I would like to do a Saison, possibly a Sarachi Ace Saison. I've only found one kit online at that's $37.99 without yeast. I'm thinking I can get everything cheaper especially since that kit is for a clone, which I'm sure they have to pay something back to Brooklyn for use of their name, etc.
I'm asking from both a cost perspective and availability perspective. Do you find it easier/better to buy everything separately or just get kits, especially if you only brew once a month or so. I've just gotten into brewing, only have one brew under my belt and that has went well, just having trouble making the time for it.
I have the White House Ale kit and am hoping to brew that this Saturday. After that I would like to do a Saison, possibly a Sarachi Ace Saison. I've only found one kit online at that's $37.99 without yeast. I'm thinking I can get everything cheaper especially since that kit is for a clone, which I'm sure they have to pay something back to Brooklyn for use of their name, etc.