2nd brew day!

[mscg4u]

I'm brewing today for the second time and I am pretty excited. I'm brewing Northern Brewers Irish Draught extract kit. I also got in a copper wort cooler so I can't wait to see how that works out. Wish me luck!

 

[unionrdr]

Just keep your notebook or whatever you use handy. It can help you stay focused till you get your process down in your mind.

 

[philmin9]

Hopefully, it's the second brew day of many to come. Enjoy.

 

[mscg4u]

I actually have a question concerning all of the beer that is created from brewing... I obviously want to share it with my friends, but then I have to look at cost as well... Do you charge at least a little to cover the cost of purchasing new ingredients or do you give it all away for free?

 

[beerman0001]

That is illegal. If a few dollars fell out their pocket on the way out the door oh well.
? do you have your temp under control yet. Maybe they can contribute to a ferm chamber fund.

 

[unionrdr]

My friends & family are scattered to the 4 winds,so I don't have that problem. But I will say this. Make sure they understand that you ARE NOT going to support their habit. A$$,gas,or grass,no free rides,as we used to say.

 

[mscg4u]

Good idea about the ferm. chamber, could definitely help out a lot. BTW, about 18 hours into fermenting and the red is going strong.

 

[born3z]

I've wondered what other homebrewers do about the money thing as well. Between the cost, (which I realize for some all grainers is pretty low) the time, and the equipment involved, it can get spendy. Do any of you have a donation jar or anything at your house for when friends are drinking your homebrew? Obviously, it's a hobby and we all brew because we enjoy it, but it costs money and it doesn't brew itself.

 

[Yooper]

I've wondered what other homebrewers do about the money thing as well. Between the cost, (which I realize for some all grainers is pretty low) the time, and the equipment involved, it can get spendy. Do any of you have a donation jar or anything at your house for when friends are drinking your homebrew? Obviously, it's a hobby and we all brew because we enjoy it, but it costs money and it doesn't brew itself.

Nope.

But I have a friend who has a smoker and he doesn't have a donation jar either. I'm sure his pork and brisket is spendy, but he wouldn't invite me if he didn't want to.

I have one friend who thinks homebrew is "free" but he comes over and enjoys it and doesn't drink all that much anyway.

I can make 10 gallons of beer for about $25-$40, depending on what I'm making. (Sometimes it's less). I would never ask anybody to contribute.

 

[born3z]

Nope.

But I have a friend who has a smoker and he doesn't have a donation jar either. I'm sure his pork and brisket is spendy, but he wouldn't invite me if he didn't want to.

I have one friend who thinks homebrew is "free" but he comes over and enjoys it and doesn't drink all that much anyway.

I can make 10 gallons of beer for about $25-$40, depending on what I'm making. (Sometimes it's less). I would never ask anybody to contribute.

Yeah, that's a good point about the smoker. I figure if I was brewing all grain, I could easily get my batch costs between $10-$20. Which is substantially less than my cost per batch for extract. I just need to come up with the equipment. But, like I said before, it's a hobby and it's fun and that's why we do it!