AG VS Extract

[greenleer]

I go extract if only for the fact that I can't afford AG startup equipment, and I'm brewing out of an apartment.

I had the same situation for a long time. My extremely cramped apartment kitchen wouldn't really accomodate much more than the absolute bare minimum of brewing gear. Now I have a house with a larger kitchen and a basement that stays nice and cool in the summer. :rockin:

 

[humann_brewing]

I started out as an extract brewer because that is all I knew as I was certainly not on this board and that is what my friend showed me.

The only way I knew AG was seeing the different brew in a bag kits and that there is a All Grain option. I was like "what the hell is that?". Well I decided to find out and I am certainly glad I did. It takes longer but I think that adds more fun to the experience with things like mashing and crushing the grains etc... Plus there is the whole control factor. I don't think I could have taken a 1.095 RIS down to 1.020 with WLP002 (averages 67% attenuation) with a extract recipe but I could by mashing at 149.

 

[boredatwork]

You need a different LHBS then, I think. I do partial mashes and the more grain and less extract I use in a recipe, the cheaper it is.

Or maybe the prices I was getting on extract were really good? Haha.

I bought my AG recipe from Brewmasters, which I think most people consider to be a competitively priced supplier. And my LHBS is a Morebeer store, so it really is possible that their prices are cheaper than the average LHBS.

So maybe I should clarify in saying that its may not be cheaper, especially if you get your supplies online.