| As it is, home brewing is a much cheaper alternative | | | | Make your own kits |
| to buying your beer at a store, but if you're looking | | | | Beer brewing retailers put kits together to save you |
| for even cheaper ways to brew beer at home, there | | | | the hassle of finding all the ingredients. However, the |
| are several things you can do. The biggest money | | | | pre-made kits cost a dollar or two more than if you |
| savers are explained here. | | | | found the ingredients by yourself. |
| Buy a used home brew kit | | | | Use a U-brew facility |
| The biggest investment in home brewing is the initial | | | | Check to see if there are any U-Brew facilities near |
| home brew kit. This kit usually runs about 100 dollars | | | | you. They have all the necessary equipment and |
| but if you buy it used, for instance on eBay or from | | | | ingredients. You can use their place to create a beer, |
| a friend, you can cut this investment in half. | | | | come back in 3 weeks to bottle, and then take it |
| Recycle bottles | | | | home with you. This is good if you want to brew |
| Every beer bottle costs around a dollar if you decide | | | | once or twice but don't want to buy a home brew |
| to buy them at a beer-brewing retailer but you can | | | | kit. |
| completely avoid this charge if you just recycle your | | | | Brew cheaper beers |
| own bottles from previous beers you drank. Ask | | | | If you really don't care about which beer you make, |
| your family and friends to save their bottles and you | | | | buy a cheaper home brew kit. Certain types of beer |
| will have enough to make your own batch in no time. | | | | such as Gluten free beers or some types of ales are |
| Grow your own hops | | | | less money than other beers. |
| Growing your own hops will cut down on the | | | | If money is really an issue, some of the above tricks |
| ingredients cost and even give you some profit if | | | | can help you brew beer for less. No matter how you |
| you decide to sell the hops. I would recommend | | | | look at it though, if you brew beer enough, it is |
| experimenting doing this for someone who has been | | | | definitely a money saver compared to buying it at |
| brewing for years. | | | | the store. |
