Justibone
Well-Known Member
Since it is a hobby, don't forget to subtract out your hobby costs, the money you would be spending regardless of whether you were brewing or not.
On the the flip side I highly recommend tracking expenses, we track brewery efficiency, financial efficiency is also a good indicator of good or poor methods. I am currently pursuing brewing a 10 cent/bottle batch. I brew 3-4 batches/month so I think that is achievable. I think I'll have to grow my barley to get there, so that will be a good lesson in farming. But then malting may not be a worthwhile investment, I have been tracking my finances though so I can figure that out. Without records I would have no way of knowing.
10 cents a bottle is easy to achieve... *good* beer at 10 cents a bottle is not.
