I just got into home brewing over the last year. The process is a lot easier than expected. You can yield about 5 gallons of beer for about $40, USD. The initial start up cost to get the gear wasn't unreasonable either.

[–] cobra89@beehaw.org 17 points 1 year ago

As a long time homebrewer, I'll just warn everyone here. Don't get into the hobby thinking you'll save money. You won't.

[–] ButWhatDoesItAllMean@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago

Same here! I even found most my stuff second hand off craigslist / Facebook marketplace. So far have made a great peanut butter porter, coconut milk stout and hefeweizen.

[–] SeaJ@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You have some pretty cheap ingredients. Beers I made were generally closer to $60.

[–] secretsoundwave@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Obviously different beers range in price, but most of the yeast and hops I have built up a stash on hand. Generally when I go to the store I only need the grains for the most part.

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah you need a bucket, an airlock, some bottles, a few hand tools, and some wort and yeast.

Years ago I started to get into it, and looked up how to make beer on Youtube. First hit I got was this guy walking into this industrial kitchen-like room with lots of stainless steel equipment and grinding some wheat. And I'm like "well I guess this is beyond my reach." Then I found a guy called Craigtube and it's like "Oh yeah, this is doable."

[–] Bnova@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago

I haven't brewed in forever. There used to be a brew shop I would go to that was an hour from me. They closed and now the closest place is 4 hours from me so I'll probably have to order grains online.