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When I was first home brewing (around 2011-2012), I was saving money. But the moment I decided to buy "nice" gear, that changed. Back when it was BIAB in a cast-off pot for 2.5 gallon batches on the stove, it was cheap. I now use a wort chiller that cost me more than ALL my gear back then. Adjusting for inflation, taking into account rising beer costs at the store, and shopping as frugally as possible: I still think I won't ever save as much as I already have spent in gear alone. I brew because it's fun, not because it's cheap.

When you have to pay for $60 AUD for a slab in Australia, yep, its cheaper.

$50 for 5 gallons vs $50 for two four packs of craft beer?

I have a bit of a gear spending problem so I’ve very much in the red, but I have an expanding roster of recipes that I absolutely love, that I can’t buy anywhere. That’s priceless.

Where did you get that mixer for drill? Amazon I am thinking???

I Drabk Duvel in Belgium back in 1970’s-1980’s. Duvel at Total wine is like$5 a bottle roughly. I can make that beer for $1.06 a bottle. Now exactly like it? Maybe not but itt is very close. I tried them side by side. Now if your beer is bud or coors etc then prob definitely not worth it

I try to keep my ingredients under 50 of month. What sucks is that I don’t have a local homebrew supply store even close to me, so I have to buy online and have to pay for shipping.

Always love a good cleaning tip!

I can appreciate your perspective on this, but I do think there are ways to cut costs and actually save money, with exception to the initial investment of the equipment. Our equipment depreciates from the moment we buy it. We will never get back what we invested. In reality the advantage to brewing our own is multi-dimensional. Education, variations, experimentation, and lastly savings. Quality is dependent on the investment without question. Great provocation of thought Steven. Cheers.

Its worth it because i made it

I started brewing 34 yeas ago thinking it would be a great hobby. I'm still at it and contue to enjoy brew day. Cheers 😁🍻

5 gallons finished beer = $50 ingredients. 5 gallons ~ 53 twelve ounce beers ~ $0.94 per beer or $22.56 per case. For comparison, a case of Busch costs $21.98 at Walmart right now. One reason I homebrew is so I don’t have to drink Busch 😆

I think I would put a +1 next to the less of a hang over theory as after my last Oktoberfest bender in Munich I woke up in the morning feeling like a champ, where as if I did the same with store bought beer I would have been dead for a week. Similar results with my home brew.

Great tip Steven. Cheers.

Groovy tip! Are you using the element to keep it at 150 for the whole week or just putting it in a pot at 150 initially and let the temp fall?

Did you get a new camera? This image is better quality!

I’ve dropped a pressurized plastic fermenter and it exploded like a bomb. I’ve also dropped a glass carboy and it shattered glass everywhere, very dangerous. Moral of the story, don’t drink and pick up fermenters 😂

“Duh” lol 😂 that was funny… yeah I’d probably prefer plastic. I’ve had a glass carboy break on me going from hot to cold weather like in Idaho in the dead of winter and that pissed me off as long as you don’t scratch the bucket with your mixing device or whatever it’ll be fine in my opinion cheers 🍻

Thanks for the shoutout my friend! I’m always happy to support you because you are genuine and are sharing your experiences to try and further this awesome hobby/passion.

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Nice 👍 cheers bro!

I use pure O2 for lagers but not always

Cheers Stephen 🍻 great tip 👍

I have used it spoon or paint mixer for over 37 years and I have got fantastic ferments. I am low tech and not going to spend $1k's on equipment for homebrew. Thanks for the video. Cheers 👍🍻

I use pure oxygen - honestly, I don't know how MUCH oxygen is enough or not? I use the "ignoramus scale" - a minute of oxygen for 1.050 and below and 2-3 minutes for bigger beers. After all - you're trying to enhance the early development of your yeasties and nothing more. I'd be on the fence to add oil since, in my experience, adding oil of any kind KILLS Head Retention. Also, Coconut oil would seem possibly more beneficial than Olive oil to me...Discussion welcomed!

Never heard of it and wouldnt even bother. Why would ya. Cheers Steven interesting video.

Merry Christmas man

We declared our independence in 1776 and colonist were already distilling whiskey earlier than we declared our independence. And the creation of Bourbon, aging in new charred American white oak barrels goes back to the late 1700s. I've got mostly Scottish ancestry but I prefer Bourbon Double oak is a bad bitter example of Bourbon. I prefer Knob Creek, Elijah Craig, Wild Turkey 101 or Henry McKenna 10yr Single Barrel Bottle in Bond.

Rye will give youall the mouthfeel!

The temperature thing is very interesting for sparge water. We were brewing off-site yesterday and had no way to heat up sparge water and I still hit my numbers! Thanks for the video

We were gifted the double oak version blended version and it was delightful. We find the single barrel picks to be tannic or uninteresting. I guess that's the power of blending and skilled tasters. Cheers!

If you don’t like it you can mail the bottle to someone I know in Tennessee who would probably love it! 😜

To clean the element, barkeep’s friend and some steel wool or a green thin scour pad should work wonders

Well said… cheers hombre! 🍻

Thanks for sharing!

How do you manage your mash thickness with full volume mashing?

Would really like a video on your opinion on whirlpooling. Purely anecdotal or through experimentation?

Teflon tape? Don’t you realise, the duotight fittings have dual O rings inside to seal onto whatever is fitted into them.

I thought about this awhile back. I always figured it was better to shake first then pitch the yeast. You will always get your nay sayers but the info is coming straight from the makers about not shaking it after the pitch.

I either make a starter and add o2 through a stone or dry yeast directly from the package from my fridge

1.5 ml for 32 oz spray bottle. Also recently listened to a podcast with Charlie Talley (was on basic brewing from April or so of 2007) I believe his name was from starsan who said you can make your own equivelant in a pinch. 5 gallons water 1 ounce white vinegar and 1 ounce bleach. Also same as you stated is good as long as ph is below 3

The packets also say to ferment in certain ranges and those ranges are not always right for beer flavours you are looking for.

Hi Stephen, thanks for the video. I follow the mfg directions with both dry and liquid yeasts. And because dry yeast does not need to be aerated it's the best yeast to use if you have a stuck fermentation. 😊 Cheers

I’m in agreement with your opinions and deductions on this subject. These methods have worked well for me.