Ingredients only? Yes, AG is much cheaper if you get average to great efficiency.
Plus, making 5-10 gallons of beer really doesn't cost that much anyway.
I paid $.86/pound for crisp maris otter malt at a LHBS.
Wow!
My LHBS charges $1.80 for Maris Otter. Is that regular price, or do you get a deal of some kind?
Wow!
My LHBS charges $1.80 for Maris Otter. Is that regular price, or do you get a deal of some kind?
Because hops and yeast are the same whether you are doing all-grain or extract.
True. However, the budget-conscious brewer can save 50% or more on hops by buying in bulk. The $40 I spent on hops from freshops last fall will keep me brewing throughout the year with my favorite hops varieties. The same amount of hops would have run me around $120 from the LHBS.
As for my time?
- It's 68 degrees in my brewshop.
- The SWMBO leaves me alone down there.
- 25" TV with cable.
- Comfortable reclining office chair.
- 5 taps within arms reach.
- Always lots of miscellaneous beer chores that I enjoy.
once you get your system down, the time isn't really that different.
i can brew an extract batch in about 3 hours, a PM batch in about 3.5 hours, and an all-grain in about 4 hours, as long as i'm not being lazy. not a huge difference.
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