Beer vs Home Brew
| Item | Cost p/bottle |
| Bottles (750ml PET) | $0.70 |
| Caps (PET) | $0.08 |
| Beer Mix | $0.33 |
| Cleaning Solution | $0.02 |
| Brewing Sugar | $0.03 |
| Fermenting Sugar | $0.03 |
| Total Cost | $1.19 |
My wife gave me a home brew kit for Christmas, which is what I've wanted for some time. I've made two batches, a Cooper's Lager and some non-al ginger beer for the kids, and both were successful. And while I've drunk more beer in the last month or two than I have in my whole lifetime, I love the fact that you can enjoy the process and save money.
At a $1.19 per bottle (cheaper if I used my own malt recipes) how could you save money and drink bought beer. And the taste? As good as, if not better, than it's marketed counterpart.
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I might have to give this a shot! Did you have any failed batches, or easy enough to get right the first time?
Posted by: Kirby | February 20, 2006 8:42 AM
Pretty easy to do, especially with the premix beer. The problems people keep telling me they've had is due to not cleaning the equipment and bottles properly. You can't use detergents and it's preferable not to use glass bottles (they have a habit of exploding if the mix is wrong).
Apart from those things it is very easy and great fun. I've attracted more friends too!
Posted by: Stu | February 20, 2006 12:57 PM