freshbrew07
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So I have been brewing a lot of high gravity beers lately - the typical profile is about 10-12lbs of DME and or course a couple ounces of hops with a liquid yeast tube, and a small assortment of steeping grains...
I would say on average that runs me about $65 bucks a pop (tax, out the door from the local brew store) and I was wondering if there are more effective means of obtaining the ingredients, or if that's just what you come to expect with those recipes...I know you can reuse the yeast, but from what little I have read and conversed with other brewers it's kind of time consuming, so for the sake of 5 bucks I was wondering if there are any other areas to cut costs? I'd like to cut it down to about $55 bucks so I can start brewing a couple batches a week...
I am definately cool with getting the speciatly grains and yeast at the local store - I figure that's usually $10-$15 bucks total - not the bulk of my cost...Plus, those are key ingredients that I wouldn't chance getting shipped or from a relatively unknown source...
Does anyone buy in bulk on say the Malt Extract - whether dry and/or liquid and just store it for when you need it? The guy at the brew store said the local Publix grocery store can refill a gallon of water for like .25 - so I figure I could save about 5 bucks a batch there - but could this compromise taste compared to the distilled water I have been buying new every batch?
Again, I am just curious for any input on what you guys have done in this area...
Thanks,
Fresh
I would say on average that runs me about $65 bucks a pop (tax, out the door from the local brew store) and I was wondering if there are more effective means of obtaining the ingredients, or if that's just what you come to expect with those recipes...I know you can reuse the yeast, but from what little I have read and conversed with other brewers it's kind of time consuming, so for the sake of 5 bucks I was wondering if there are any other areas to cut costs? I'd like to cut it down to about $55 bucks so I can start brewing a couple batches a week...
I am definately cool with getting the speciatly grains and yeast at the local store - I figure that's usually $10-$15 bucks total - not the bulk of my cost...Plus, those are key ingredients that I wouldn't chance getting shipped or from a relatively unknown source...
Does anyone buy in bulk on say the Malt Extract - whether dry and/or liquid and just store it for when you need it? The guy at the brew store said the local Publix grocery store can refill a gallon of water for like .25 - so I figure I could save about 5 bucks a batch there - but could this compromise taste compared to the distilled water I have been buying new every batch?
Again, I am just curious for any input on what you guys have done in this area...
Thanks,
Fresh