Hello everyone. I have been all-grain brewing since 1997. Thousands of dollars spent on upgrades to equipment and the brewing facility. My breweing area is a dedicated 12'x20' room in my basement with sinks, restaurant exhaust hood, refrigeration, storage, etc.
My ingredient cost breakdown for all-grain 11-gallon batches:
$15/sack domestic base ($0.30/lb x 18 lb x .75 use factor = $4.05/batch)
$18/sack premium base ($0.36/lb x 4 lb = $1.44/batch)
$24/sack import pils ($0.48/lb x 20 lb x .25 use factor = $2.40/batch)
Specialty malts ($1.50/lb x 2.5 lb = $3.75/batch)
Home grown hops - free x .5 use factor = $0
Bulk hops $10-12/lb (~$0.69/oz x 6 oz x .5 use factor = $2.07/batch)
$6 liquid yeast lasts two batches ($3/batch x .5 use factor = $1.50)
Slurry from microbrewery- free x .5 use factor = $0
Finings/nutrients/sanitizer/DME/dextrose/etc. ($2.50/batch)
Propane usage ~1.5 gal/batch x $2.09/gal ($3.14/batch)
Water treatment- filters, acid/salts if needed ($1.00/batch)
CO2 ($1.00/batch)
Total on average
$22.85 for an 11-gallon batch (115 bottles at about $0.20/bottle)
Add your overhead and time and costs soar to about $20/bottle
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Steve
Stevenson, WA