| Most people start homebrewing because they enjoy | | | | A standard six pack of nice beer at a store will cost |
| the hobby or enjoy being in control of what their | | | | you about 7 to 9 dollars. A beer this way will cost |
| beer tastes like. Others just enjoy experimenting or | | | | you about $1.16 to $1.50. If you buy it in bulk for |
| showing off to their friends. No matter what the | | | | instance a 12 pack, you might be able to cut a couple |
| reason, an added benefit is that it is said to save you | | | | of cents off that but you will still be paying a little |
| money. The question is: How much money does | | | | more than a dollar per beer. |
| brewing beer at home really save? | | | | Brewing beer at home varies in price by what |
| First thing that you have to understand is that by | | | | ingredients you are using and what type of beer |
| brewing beer at home, you will be making good beer | | | | your brewing, but it ranges from a little less than 40 |
| to sit and enjoy. Beers like Natural Light, Bud Light, | | | | cents a bottle to 65 cents. By looking at brewing this |
| Keystone, Miller, etc. are good if you are drinking a | | | | way, you can see that you can save a lot of money |
| lot or saving money. Since these companies make | | | | on beer by brewing at home. You can get more than |
| hundreds of thousands of beers a day and market | | | | twice the amount of beer for the same amount of |
| towards people who drink a lot at a time, their prices | | | | cost. |
| are already pretty cheap. However, if you are looking | | | | Unfortunately if you are going to start brewing beer |
| for a richer beer like a Sam Adams, Great Lakes, or | | | | at home, you will have to make an initial investment. |
| Erdinger, then homebrewing is right for you. | | | | You will have to buy a homebrewing kit which has all |
| Say you are a big fan of a certain type of beer, for | | | | the necessary equipment which runs about 100 |
| instance a Honey Brown. If you homebrew your own | | | | bucks, but after this you wont need to spend any |
| honey brown ale, you can make approximately 50 | | | | more than the cost to buy the ingredients. |
| bottles for a fraction of the price right at home. | | | | |
