MrMeans
Well-Known Member
Currently my wife stays at home to care for our two children and I am the breadwinner in the family. I make a good salary but we are far from living high on the hog. I already have equipment for both all grain and kegging. Currently I spend roughly $20 per 5.5 gallon batch; I rinse and save my yeast with a fresh starter for every beer. I never let my yeast go more than about 5 or 6 generations.
My whole goal here is to make great tasting beer for less than I would buy the same volume at the store. Dont get me wrong, I love this hobby and craft beer. This is along the lines of making your own sandwich bread, or jams and jellies because you can, you enjoy it, and because its economical.
My questions to HBT community is this, is anyone else on the I brew because it saves me money plan, and if so what do you do to keep expenses down without sacrificing quality?
My whole goal here is to make great tasting beer for less than I would buy the same volume at the store. Dont get me wrong, I love this hobby and craft beer. This is along the lines of making your own sandwich bread, or jams and jellies because you can, you enjoy it, and because its economical.
My questions to HBT community is this, is anyone else on the I brew because it saves me money plan, and if so what do you do to keep expenses down without sacrificing quality?