So about a year ago I decided it was time to level and go with kegs in lieu of bottles. Of course, I had to justify the move with some "math". Haha.
If I drink about 6 beers a day (includes friends stopping by but not parties) that comes out to $84 per week (at $12 a six pack - I like the good stuff). Over a year - that works out to $4368 and on that I will add $950 for parties... So basically commercial beer is costly me over 5 grand a year!!!
So, of course - this becomes my budget for moving to kegs. Keezer, homebuilt at about $1400. Kegs, $40 a pop used, gas manifold - 6 taps, $130, co2 tanks and gas, faucets ... Etc etc. Homebrew math is slow to include all the knick knack stuff. It makes the numbers work out better. Hahaha.
For me to brew my own 5 g batch... I am looking at $30 for grains, $5 for yeast, etc etc ... (Again, don't really work at finding the true cost)... In the end, I am making my beers at about $1.11 per 12 oz serving size. Saving $0.89 per bottle.
Now, the Homebrewer moves to fantasy math... So... If I keep drinking at the same rate - I am saving about 25 grand over 10 years.
Is anyone else playing internal mind games with math that says - yeah!!! Making Homebrewer really saves me money. Hahahaha
If I drink about 6 beers a day (includes friends stopping by but not parties) that comes out to $84 per week (at $12 a six pack - I like the good stuff). Over a year - that works out to $4368 and on that I will add $950 for parties... So basically commercial beer is costly me over 5 grand a year!!!
So, of course - this becomes my budget for moving to kegs. Keezer, homebuilt at about $1400. Kegs, $40 a pop used, gas manifold - 6 taps, $130, co2 tanks and gas, faucets ... Etc etc. Homebrew math is slow to include all the knick knack stuff. It makes the numbers work out better. Hahaha.
For me to brew my own 5 g batch... I am looking at $30 for grains, $5 for yeast, etc etc ... (Again, don't really work at finding the true cost)... In the end, I am making my beers at about $1.11 per 12 oz serving size. Saving $0.89 per bottle.
Now, the Homebrewer moves to fantasy math... So... If I keep drinking at the same rate - I am saving about 25 grand over 10 years.
Is anyone else playing internal mind games with math that says - yeah!!! Making Homebrewer really saves me money. Hahahaha