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AvsJerk · 11-17-2011, 10:37 PM

The kits I have been brewing are about $25-$30 USD and take about an hour to brew, about a month fermentation, about another month in the bottle (i've think most beers get better the longer they're in the bottle...say 3-4 months).

If you keg, you can drink the beer much quicker, particularly if you have a co2 system...I think maybe two weeks, maybe sooner, I might be wrong though.

Price can be hard to figure though, because you also have the cost of equipment to factor in, which will eventually break even. I brew five gallon batches...that is another area that I would like to upgrade. I'd like to be brewing 10-15 gallon batches, and that wouldn't cost much more if you buy your ingredients in bulk.

I use a propane burner and a 5 gallon aluminum turkey fryer pot to brew...some say to stay away from aluminum, but it is cheap, and I haven't had any bad taste from it.

11-17-2011, 10:37 PM	#6
AvsJerk Scoring Winger Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: SW Colorado Exp:	The kits I have been brewing are about $25-$30 USD and take about an hour to brew, about a month fermentation, about another month in the bottle (i've think most beers get better the longer they're in the bottle...say 3-4 months). If you keg, you can drink the beer much quicker, particularly if you have a co2 system...I think maybe two weeks, maybe sooner, I might be wrong though. Price can be hard to figure though, because you also have the cost of equipment to factor in, which will eventually break even. I brew five gallon batches...that is another area that I would like to upgrade. I'd like to be brewing 10-15 gallon batches, and that wouldn't cost much more if you buy your ingredients in bulk. I use a propane burner and a 5 gallon aluminum turkey fryer pot to brew...some say to stay away from aluminum, but it is cheap, and I haven't had any bad taste from it. Last edited by AvsJerk; 11-17-2011 at 10:45 PM.