I couldn't POSSIBLY need any new equipment...
HIbrew
Famous last words.
Just started brewing in the past year. I am going to total everything I have spent so far.
Equipment kit: 2 buckets, hydrometer, racking cane, tubing, bottle brush....~$65
Kit 1 $35 + bottled water $6
Turkey baster ~$2
Two 5 gallon carboys $10
Kit 2 $42 + bottled water $6
9 gallon pot and Bayou classic burner CHRISTMAS GIFT
Kit 3 $30 no more bottled water use brita.
I traded a six pack of brew for a starter kit including a 5 gallon pot, 2 carboys, 2 buckets and various other pieces including a carboy brush I was in desperate need of. :rockin:
Switch to All grain
MLT ~$35
Batch 4 $25
Batch 5 $37
Batch 6 $28
Batch 7, 8, 9 = $70
Add to that various cleaning and sanitizing solutions ~$35
There may be a few odds and ends I have left out but off the top of my head this is it.
Maybe the thriftily thing is the bottle collection I have. 250+ bottles including 75 Grolsch swing top of which I didn't pay a dime for any of the bottles. I am going to get my Grolsch collection up to 100 and say done. I don't buy the Grolsch my boss does and then gives them up free. I could have more than double that but me and another guy at work split them.
TOTAL = ~$426 for 30 gallons of beer made batch 7-9 have been purchased but not brewed yet once they are done my total cost per bottle will be around 20 cents. Pretty awesome, cheap too.