How much does your "average" batch cost?

[CJ-3]

So far I am using extract & partial grain kits. It works out to between .84 - $1.04 per bottle. Can't complain about the quality though as so far they have been great beers.

 

[breckenridge]

Today's 10 gallons of an APA will be $55. (Bulk 2-row, 5 oz Amarillo)
Recent dunkelweizen was $72 (All specialty grain, non-bulk prices)
Recent SMaSH EIPA was $57 (Bulk MO malt)

If you call it $60 per batch, that's $0.75 per pint for ingredients alone, even if you have to double that for propane, etc (gross exaggeration), it's half what I'd pay at the beer distributor for a similar amount of quality beer.

Edit to add: That said, I gotta get some bulk ingredients for my dunkelwiezen.

 

[kaconga]

Non bulk items for me and my batches are running about 40 dollars per 5 gallons on average. Which is about 5 dollars a six pack.

 

[kh54s10]

Equipment included my first few batches ended up over $10 per bottle. Now after 3 years, getting all grain equipment, fermentation chamber, kegging etc. I am under $2 per bottle. I don't know exactly.

Ingredients per recipe - depends... Low maybe about $12, high close to $40

But I am still not saving much because before home brewing I averaged maybe 1 beer per week. Now I finish a keg in a couple of weeks.....

 

[gfinockio]

I worked out my average brewing cost last batch - about $9.75/gallon, everything in (bottling, power, water, etc.). I brew mostly IPAs and the occasional cider.

 

[JINKS]

Excluding equipment and time it is .72¢ per 12 oz beer. Extract beer.

 

[budbo]

Buying buy the batch will always go High. I buy everything in bulk most 5 gal batches average $22 ish (includes 02 bottles and CO2 bottle refills). If you want to save a few bucks on yeast, I always do starters and refill the white labs vial, I can get about 2 years worth of batches out of a single vial.

 

[Bradthoc]

I've been wanting to keep closer tabs on each brew, as far as cost per bottle goes. I'll give it a shot with my upcoming Double IPA and Golden Pumpkin to see. Interesting reading the wide and not so wide ranges on this thread. But, I'll agree with what one guy said... It's my hobby, so cost isn't really a factor to me. I'll continue doing it. Of course cost will always vary depending on what style beer I feel like brewing next.


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[solbes]

I make an orange pale ale for about $10 with $7 bulk grain, $2 of crystal malt, $1 for water, and I use homegrown Cascade hops. Yeast is usually washed from a Bells sixer so I consider that almost free. So $0.21 per beer which is cheaper than soda.

On the high end I would say $45-48 for 48 beers (highly hopped IIPA or Belgian with lots of CSI sugar). So $1 per beer.

Although I pay attention to ingredient costs, its still a hobby so I have no problem going for the higher cost brews from time to time.

 

[rmyurick]

Probably spend $25-30 per batch (5 gallons). Reusing yeast would be a good opportunity for savings, but I usually don't brew 2 in a row of the same recipe. I don't buy bulk bags of malt b/c I only brew 4-5 batches a year, and my lhbs gives 10% discount on 10 lbs.