cheap and easy all grain recipe needed

How much can I expect to pay for an all grain batch. I'm looking to do a 6 gallon batch and it being a first don't want to spend alot of money, I like light beers such as hefe, corona and rolling rock. any suggestions are apreciated

ooohhh oooohh, I will go first...

Under $25

Actually, I correct myself. Under $30

Figuring on 10-12# grain (1.89/#)
2-3 ounces of hops. ($2-4/oz)
dash of Irish Moss (20 cents.... maybe)

For the most part, cream ales and light lagers are cheap to make. If you can ferment at 50 degrees, a light lager would be great. If you can't, you could make a cream ale or a hefeweizen.

A good recipe that I like is Biermuncher's "Cream of Three Crops". I used Minute Rice, flaked corn, and US two-row with a cheap ale yeast. I think it was around $16, because I buy in bulk.

A hefeweizen will need liquid yeast, so that would be about $7 just for the yeast, but both wheat malt and two-row are cheap so that would be the biggest expense.

Are you buying locally or expecting to add shipping to your cost?

I try my best to brew in the $25-30 range (shipped), unless I am going for a big beer. Sometimes you can save some money if your order 2-3 recipes at the same time.

Six gallons...hmm.....$25-$30 is a good guess. I do a basic blonde ale with 9 lb.s 2-row, .5 lbs. Crystal 60L, and an ounce of Cascades using US-05 that is pretty tasty and basic for about $25.

WyomingBrewer said:

Six gallons...hmm.....$25-$30 is a good guess. I do a basic blonde ale with 9 lb.s 2-row, .5 lbs. Crystal 60L, and an ounce of Cascades using US-05 that is pretty tasty and basic for about $25.

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Deffinatly gona try this one out, I can get the grains for 14.00 from the local shoppe! yeast is in the fridge and hops on hand! what was the OG do you know?

I just bought the grains for the world famous Biermuncher's Centennial Blonde. I've not tried it yet, but this beer thread has thousands of hits and has taken on a world of its own.
Here is the link:https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f66/centennial-blonde-simple-4-all-grain-5-10-gall-42841/

I bought this 5.5 gallon recipe for $25 with shipping included from Brewmaster's Warehouse.

yewtah-brewha said:

Deffinatly gona try this one out, I can get the grains for 14.00 from the local shoppe! yeast is in the fridge and hops on hand! what was the OG do you know?

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OG- 1.052 @ 75% efficiency
Color- 7 SRM
IBU- 23

I mash at 152* F for 60 mins and do a batch sparge. All ounce of the hops go in @ 60.....Very simple recipe and not too shabby either.

I can't lager, so I make a kolsch inspired ale for my Pilsner-drinking friends. For a 6 gallon batch it would be 9.5 lbs. pilsner malt, 1 oz. Northern Brewer at 60 minutes, 1 oz Noble Hop (Saaz and Spalt are my favorites) at 20 minutes, US-05 dry yeast. Pretty simple, very tasty.

rklinck said:

I can't lager, so I make a kolsch inspired ale for my Pilsner-drinking friends. For a 6 gallon batch it would be 9.5 lbs. pilsner malt, 1 oz. Northern Brewer at 60 minutes, 1 oz Noble Hop (Saaz and Spalt are my favorites) at 20 minutes, US-05 dry yeast. Pretty simple, very tasty.

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cool, ill keep that one in mind too!

I can usually make a Hefeweizen for 20 bucks or so, but I wash and keep Wyeast 3068 in my fridge because it is one of my favorite beers. Not sure what a pack of that yeast goes for, but it shouldn't be more than 7 or 8 bucks. Considering the quality of beer you can make for that price, it isn't terrible.

WyomingBrewer said:

Six gallons...hmm.....$25-$30 is a good guess. I do a basic blonde ale with 9 lb.s 2-row, .5 lbs. Crystal 60L, and an ounce of Cascades using US-05 that is pretty tasty and basic for about $25.

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picked up the grain yesterday, they recomended 5 oz of the crystal 20 for a blonde ale. I dont know any better so I went with it. hopefully, ill be doin this one tomarrow! 10.26 for the grain. the cheapest yet!!

Thats cool, Mines a darker blonde but not quite an amber.

Here are the specs Recipator kicks out about this recipe using 9lb.s 2-row, 1/2 lb 60L and 1 oz Cascade.

The finished volume is: 5 gallons
The original gravity is: 1.049
The alcohol is: 5.0% v/v (3.9% w/w)
The color is: 9 HCU (~7 SRM)
The bitterness is: 23 IBU

jmh286 said:

I can usually make a Hefeweizen for 20 bucks or so, but I wash and keep Wyeast 3068 in my fridge because it is one of my favorite beers. Not sure what a pack of that yeast goes for, but it shouldn't be more than 7 or 8 bucks. Considering the quality of beer you can make for that price, it isn't terrible.

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do you have the grain bill?

looks like I will be trying the centenial blonde soon, my firs attempt at a 10 gallon batch.