I'm not brewing anything special and I realize the cost of everything ('specially hops) has increased over the years but does $40.00 or so sound a bit high?
6 lbs. Pale Malt Syrup
1 lbs Organic Two-Row Pale Malt
1/2 lbs 60L Crystal Grain
1/4 lbs Dextrin Grain
2 oz. Cascade Hops
2 oz. Sterling Hops
Safale Us-05 Dry Yeast
This is from my local shop.
Lol... you think thats a lot?
Guess how much THIS (5gal) brew cost...
Amount Item Type % or IBU
16.00 lb Pilsner (2 Row) Bel (2.0 SRM) Grain 55.17 %
1.00 lb Aromatic Malt (26.0 SRM) Grain 3.45 %
1.50 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] (Dry Hop 10 days)
1.50 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] (120 min) Hops 61.1 IBU
1.50 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] (120 min) Hops 39.9 IBU
2.00 oz Summit [18.00 %] (120 min) Hops 112.8 IBU
1.50 oz Warrior [15.00 %] (120 min) Hops 70.5 IBU
1.50 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] (Dry Hop 10 days) Hops -
2.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (Dry Hop 10 days) Hops -
Servomyces Yeast Nutrient (Boil 5.0min)
1.00 items Servomyces Yeast Nutrient (Primary 7.0days)
12.00 lb Corn Sugar (Dextrose) (0.0 SRM) Sugar 41.38 %
1 Pkgs Super High Gravity Ale (White Labs#WLP099) [Starter 18927 ml] Yeast-Ale
2 Pkgs SafAle American Ale (DCL Yeast #S-05) Yeast-Ale
That's not even considering the 5 gallon 1.040 starter beer I made for the WLP099 yeast...