Lets see how crazy its gotten. How much have you spent on your Electric Brewery?

[augiedoggy]

I have about $1,200-1,500 in my whole electric setup minus the conical and carboys...
My build thread is posted here, https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f170/facelift-my-control-panel-497593/
I too bought most of my components from places like ebay or amazon... If I would have bought everything from a one stop shop middleman I would easily be at over $3 grand...

For example my control panel cost me about $280-$300 to build but when I priced out the cheapest equivalent components to get the same job done safely the most popular recommended "supplier" it was $640. (and this doesn't include shipping, the 24v powersupply, pwm speed controllers, cooling fan or wire whereas the $280-$300 I spent does.) Thats a huge difference to rationalize with "support" for me... Especially when both sources are using the same manufacturers for most of it in china.

 

[soonerpike1748]

I'm in for about 1500 for a 120V Rims and propane burner setup minus the fermentation pieces. My only regret is not going big sooner in my brewing life, and not brewing more than I do.

Like others have said, it's a hobby. And like my wife says, homebrewing is cheaper than strippers and coke.

 

[schematix]

Coworker asked me one day recently how much I've spent on my hobby. I added it up and came up with about $8000. He said wow that's a lot. Next day he came back and said you know what, that's really not a lot. I've got 20 grand in wood working equipment in my basement and it doesn't make me beer.

 

[sandyeggoxj]

Coworker asked me one day recently how much I've spent on my hobby. I added it up and came up with about $8000. He said wow that's a lot. Next day he came back and said you know what, that's really not a lot. I've got 20 grand in wood working equipment in my basement and it doesn't make me beer.

Funny when you put it into perspective...! No one blinks when I dropped 2 grand on some welding equipment last december. But two grand on some kettles and I must be crazy.

 

[TungstenBeer]

Coworker asked me one day recently how much I've spent on my hobby. I added it up and came up with about $8000. He said wow that's a lot. Next day he came back and said you know what, that's really not a lot. I've got 20 grand in wood working equipment in my basement and it doesn't make me beer.

Exactly! One of my friends constantly tells me how "excessive" and "unnecessary" my brewing equipment is (currently around $1000 I'd say, but will really increase to around $5k or so in the next 18 mos). I feel like asking him why he rides around on a $12k motorcycle in a climate that is cold and miserable for half the year.

 

[Rock_Toy]

This is great information. Confirms my decision to purchase the Brew-Boss system. When all is said and done, I'll have a complete, efficient eBIAB system for around $1,500ish.

 

[jsprinceiii]

50 AMP panel, tables, kettles, pumps, valves, fittings, sink, pre-rinse, RO, water storage,
just breaking $4500.00.
Next purchase 2 1/2 barrel conical fermenters..

 

[schematix]

In my 8 grand i'm including a lot of misc stuff too:


Sink
Faucet
Stainless Table
Plumbing parts
^^^ $1500

2 14.8 cu ft chest freezers
2 2-stage temp controllers
^^^ $1200

3 boiler makers (20, 15, 20)
2 boil coils
1 louver false bottom
1 RIMS rocket
1 therminator
2 march 815-PL pumps
^^^ $2500

100GPD RO system
^$100

Control panel w/ 3 controllers
^^^ $900

Then there's a mountain of stainless fittings, tubing, racking canes, carboy caps, carboy and tube brushes, fermenters, grain mill, hand crafted mash paddle, 2 blichmann burners, hydrometer, refractometer, etc, etc
^^^ $1500+

Good chance its more than 8 grand, especially in today's dollars. Only a small percentage is actually exclusive electric components.

EDIT: Forgot about the 7 kegs, 5lb CO2 tank, 20lb CO2 tank, 5 sets of gas QDs, 7 sets of liquid QDs and beer gun.
^^^ $800