Brewing your own beer - (cost)

[BeerNewbie]

AG is the cheapest, my last extract batch cost me roughly $55 or so.

Huh? - One can buy a can of Hopped LME for ~$16, add water, and get 5 gallons of beer....

Why is beer so expensive to buy in Canada?

I'm going to take a stab at it and guess it's mostly taxes to cover their nationwide health insurance covered by the government....

 

[RedIrocZ-28]

How is this.....

All things being equal i.e. using the same stuff to brew extract or Grain, Grain is cheaper. Grain is also more difficult than extract.

I do have to admit this is one of my more cheap hobbies.

 

[Panzermann]

Huh? - One can buy a can of Hopped LME for ~$16, add water, and get 5 gallons of beer....

Not when you brew the kick ass stuff I do. I spent $20+ in Hops alone.
lol

 

[BeerNewbie]

I spent $20+ in Hops alone.
lol

I want some of that! (I just recently realized I was born with a "hophead" condition... I'm sure I'll be dealing with this the rest of my life...)

That's why, when we finally buy a house, the first thing I'm doing is planting HOPS!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[boo boo]

Why is beer so expensive to buy in Canada?

Because the government rips us off with high taxes.

I brew all grain, and for me it is cheap. But not only is it cheap, it is also a lot better tasting than any extract brew. Well except for the Feista ( sp ) kits you guys get on the mainland. I have a buddy who lives in Prospect NS that sends me some every now and then. Damn fine extract brew.
Here a doz of local BMC costs me $23. I can make 5 gallons of brew for less than that.

 

[Panzermann]

I want some of that! (I just recently realized I was born with a "hophead" condition... I'm sure I'll be dealing with this the rest of my life...)

That's why, when we finally buy a house, the first thing I'm doing is planting HOPS!!!!!!!!!!!!

****, I dropped a couple pellets of Simcoe in this Dos Equis Amber Clone I am drinking on tonight. lol

:rockin:

A few more months and I'll be dipping Hops like Skoal. haha

 

[Malticulous]

I figure my pale costs $50 for 100 bottles, with LME it would be $60. A near equivalent beer in the local liquor store is about $1.40 each.

 

[Drustanos]

Yesterday I paid $CDN 3.25/ kg, which is about $USD 1.23/lb, for crushed grain at my local store.

$3.25 Canadian = $2.62 US, not $1.23. Come on, we are not that worthless!

That being said, beer is stupidly expensive here (especially BC). A 12 pack of average beer is around $23. Alberta is much cheaper.

I can homebrew with extract for about 50 cents a beer. Much better deal compared to the ~2 bucks per beer at the store.

 

[Yooper]

$3.25 Canadian = $2.62 US, not $1.23. Come on, we are not that worthless!

That being said, beer is stupidly expensive here (especially BC). A 12 pack of average beer is around $23. Alberta is much cheaper.

I can homebrew with extract for about 50 cents a beer. Much better deal compared to the ~2 bucks per beer at the store.

Um, one KG = 2.2 pounds.

 

[Drustanos]

Ack.. my mistake, I overlooked the kg to lb conversion. My bad.

 

[conpewter]

If you enjoy homebrewing, cost doesn't matter much. --- If you're like Craig on CraigTube/CraigTalk on YouTube, he only brews because the cost/tax in his area of Canada is huge on beer, and he does it for the savings (only uses 1 can of hopped malt extract for 5 gallons) (Brewing doesn't send tingles through special parts of his body like some of us brewers... ! lol!)

You must not have seen his newest video... he uses TWO....that's right TWO cans of extract, apparently more malt and less sugar tastes better, who knew?!

 

[BeerNewbie]

You must not have seen his newest video... he uses TWO....that's right TWO cans of extract, apparently more malt and less sugar tastes better, who knew?!

What?! He 'upgraded'?! - LOL - He sounded like he was so set in his ways, that he'd never do that. - He made a whole video defending why he puts priming sugar directly into his bottles, instead of boiling up some and adding it to the beer at once : said it was easier his way. - I'd have to say, I think it's easier and safer boiling up some with water and adding it to the beer at once, but he can be stubborn! lol

edit: going to watch it now

 

[Baja_Brewer]

Um, one KG = 2.2 pounds.

Thanks for getting my back! and that was w/ the conversion rate at 1.20=1 which its been averaging for about the past month.

I know you can go the one can route, but I recently put together all the ingredients needed for about 25 gallons (I need to catch up!) and with hops and all its only about $20-$25 per batch! And Im planning on doing some big ones, like BYO's Ruination Clone!