I was at the likka sto a coupla months ago stocking up on wine and
stuff, saw a bomber of this beer that a friend had said was really good
so I put that in the trolley to try it. Did not see the price, figured
it was in line with all the others around. I had coupons and such for
the wine and some beer, so I "saved" a bit on it all. I get home and
look at the receipt and that bomber was $7.99! Most of my wine was in
that price range! So I drank it, was nothing particularly special but
tasty enough. My brews were as good or better than that, and a bomber
comes out to maybe $1.50 or $2. So unless I am hard pressed to buy
stuff, or just want a bit of variety on something, its home brews all
the way. With my buddies brewing now, we can swap stuff so I can have 4
or 6 different brews in stock, and it keeps changing. If I like
something I can make it again.
My buddy made a porter when I made my hoppy brown ale 3 weeks ago, I had
that last night and it was very good. My hoppy brown was good but maybe
a tad bitter, drinkable but not the best I have had. I have a Strong
Scotch Ale bubbling away that I brewed Sunday, it smelled really good
while I was boiling it.
--R
On 7/28/14 6:46 PM, clay via Mercedes wrote:
After that long in the game, the equipment has long paid for itself. The
bottles are exceedingly easy to source from places like Freecycle or the local
recycle bins. I prefer Grolsch type rubber seal bottles, but the larger
martinelli cider bottles are good for capping and gifting.
Given the retail prices of craft beers, there is huge cost savings in brewing
your own. I am not in the mood to drop $4-16 for a 22oz craft swill. I can
whip something like that up, five gallons at a time and fill racks with great
beer for under $1.50 a bottle. All top shelf ingredients and free labor.
clay
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On Jul 27, 2014, at 5:16 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes wrote:
Lol, I've been home brewing for a couple decades now.
You can indeed make decent beer at much less cost that the main line brews
bought at the liquor store, and you can make things that were once unobtainable.
In the last twenty years, the quality of microbrewery beer has increased quite
a bit, but I still don't like super hoppy beer, so I make the stuff I do like,
such as the recent Honey Blonde Ale that is getting rave reviews -- with honey
from my own hives to boot.
It's a great hobby, and not all that expensive once you get the basic gear.
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