Recent content by zzzman74

Kevron, where do I find the exact recipes and steps to make a coopers batch the way you've described? I think your idea is what I'd like to try next. PM sent

Kevron... Or anyone else....how do you go about brewing like this? This method might be a nice transition for us between MrBeer and all-out all-grain. Know what I mean? How do I learn how to do what you're doing?

Ok, so everyone says MrBeer is just a novelty toy. I've made a few batches and other than the low alcohol content, I like the taste of the beer. Based on helpful advice here, my wife and I are planning to upgrade our hobby to extract or all grain brewing. My question is: what differences...

I'm not looking to save money with home brewing. I don't mind spending 8 hours on a brew day. I don't mind spending hours in the forums. I don't mind building a small brewery area in my basement and buying $1000+ worth of materials to do so. But somehow, I worried that I might do all that and...

As long as my cost to brew will be similar or less than buying craft beer, then I'm willing to jump in and enjoy it as a hobby. Your comment about brewing being your golf resonates with me. I get that. And I think I could enjoy brewing on that level.

Clone fan, I would be happy to drop money into equipment and in the end make my own beer at an equal or lower cost than buying commercial craft beer. Thanks. I'm feeling good about this already.

Mtnagel, so your costs were essentially $20 for the bag plus a big lot which you had already at home?

I've made some basic MrBeer kits and have been pleased with the flavor of the beer but not the low alcohol content. MrBeer has very recently launched some "advanced" recipes that use more malt extract and have higher end alcohol content. But the cost of those kits is significantly more. I wonder...

Kombat, that was an excellent and very helpful explanation. Thank you. I also totally respect the idea brought up above about the enjoyment of the hobby being "worth" something. I agree completely, but for the purposes of this discussion I want to compare straight apples to apples. What's a...

1. what the bare minimum costs are to get into all grain brewing. What are the essential pieces of equipment and their costs? I'm only talking the BARE MINIMUM to make an all grain batch. Do not include costs of ingredients. Obviously, costs can skyrocket from there into professional brewery...

Thank you everyone for the comments about MrBeer being low quality. I get that. To each his own, right? My in laws are happy with MrBeer. My wife and I even enjoyed the taste and process of MrBeer for the few batches we've done. Some folks here may despise it because they've developed in the...

Interesting point about the cost of the equipment. Our wine equipment was only $150 or so for everything. As with all hobbies, there is a minimum entry cost and then the sky's the limit beyond that. Maybe I'll post that as a separate thread so we can keep this discussion about the cost of...

Does anyone know the average cost per bottle of home brewing all-grain style vs MrBeer vs just going to the store and buying a quality beer? My wife and I make MrBeer beginner beers which are about on par with store bought beer cost wise but the quality isn't quite there. But we enjoy the...

I'm in the Buffalo NY area of western NY, Nova.

Thanks Nova, I'll check out the link you sent also. We have most of the equipment already but need to figure out those last few specialty pieces that we might need. Thanks!