michael_aussie
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In one of the threads today I saw someone describe home brewing as an expensive way to brew cheap beer.
I wondered exactly where I stand dollars wise. Not that I would ever go back to the dark side of buying commercial beer now that Im hooked.
I did a rough add up of my capital costs so far:
3 fermenters, 10 kegs, a freezer, 2 fridges, 3 taps, a gun, and various bits and pieces..
This comes to around $1,300 although I estimate I will need to spend another $400 to make my freezer a keezer.
Ive been brewing for 18 months now.
Each batch including cleaning consumables and gas would work out at around $30.
I have made 43 batches in that period, at a total operational cost of 43 x $30 = $1290.
So my total home brew cost has been $1290 + $1300 = $2590.
Using 21 litres beer drank per batch, this equates to 21 x 43 = 903 litres.
A commercial slab = 24 x 375ml = 9 litres.
Therefore 903 litres is equivalent to 903/9 = 100 slabs.
At an average of $40 per slab, this equates to $4,000 of beer not purchased.
Therefore, in pure dollars terms I am $1,400 ahead, over an 18 month period = nearly $18 per week.
I have purchased most of the capital items I will need for the next 10 years.
Therefore in the future this saving will be even more (roughly $35 per week).
.. and I get the satisfaction of tap pouring MY beer in MY lounge room.
Is this better than sex???
I wondered exactly where I stand dollars wise. Not that I would ever go back to the dark side of buying commercial beer now that Im hooked.
I did a rough add up of my capital costs so far:
3 fermenters, 10 kegs, a freezer, 2 fridges, 3 taps, a gun, and various bits and pieces..
This comes to around $1,300 although I estimate I will need to spend another $400 to make my freezer a keezer.
Ive been brewing for 18 months now.
Each batch including cleaning consumables and gas would work out at around $30.
I have made 43 batches in that period, at a total operational cost of 43 x $30 = $1290.
So my total home brew cost has been $1290 + $1300 = $2590.
Using 21 litres beer drank per batch, this equates to 21 x 43 = 903 litres.
A commercial slab = 24 x 375ml = 9 litres.
Therefore 903 litres is equivalent to 903/9 = 100 slabs.
At an average of $40 per slab, this equates to $4,000 of beer not purchased.
Therefore, in pure dollars terms I am $1,400 ahead, over an 18 month period = nearly $18 per week.
I have purchased most of the capital items I will need for the next 10 years.
Therefore in the future this saving will be even more (roughly $35 per week).
.. and I get the satisfaction of tap pouring MY beer in MY lounge room.
Is this better than sex???