I wanna begin by saying I’ve brewed both all grain and extract. There really isn’t much of a cost difference when you consider the gas/electricity cost for that hour you’re using on the mash. I’m mostly brewing extract now a days for two reasons. 1-time 2- space. One thing people fail to mention about all grain is that if you want to have materials (grains) on hand, you have to have enough room to store the grains unless you have a brew shop close by or want to wait for you order of grains to arrive in the mail. With extract you can store it more easily and you can brew much more often since time is cut by at least an hour. Depending on what material the LME comes in when you receive it that can change the longevity of the extract. Cans will last longer than plastic containers as the LME can get oxygen in time with plastic. As far as DME so long as you have DME in an air tight container and in a cool dry place it should last a very long time and it’s what I prefer using. I agree with you I’ve enjoyed many all grain brews and just as many extract brews. Now if whoever is reading this is self conscious about extract F it brew what you like and enjoy it! Cheers!
@@NWsmallbatchBrewing of course. I agree the upfront cost is more expensive but if you have your Anvil or Grainfather plugged in a heating up the mash to extract all the sugars for a minimum of an hour that’s where I see the cost of grain going up to meet the cost of extract. Depending on the cost of your electricity the price is some what evened although you will never have the full control or customizability of all grain. Keep up the good work. Im enjoying the videos.
I wanna begin by saying I’ve brewed both all grain and extract. There really isn’t much of a cost difference when you consider the gas/electricity cost for that hour you’re using on the mash. I’m mostly brewing extract now a days for two reasons. 1-time 2- space. One thing people fail to mention about all grain is that if you want to have materials (grains) on hand, you have to have enough room to store the grains unless you have a brew shop close by or want to wait for you order of grains to arrive in the mail. With extract you can store it more easily and you can brew much more often since time is cut by at least an hour.
Depending on what material the LME comes in when you receive it that can change the longevity of the extract. Cans will last longer than plastic containers as the LME can get oxygen in time with plastic. As far as DME so long as you have DME in an air tight container and in a cool dry place it should last a very long time and it’s what I prefer using.
I agree with you I’ve enjoyed many all grain brews and just as many extract brews. Now if whoever is reading this is self conscious about extract F it brew what you like and enjoy it! Cheers!
Good points. I find malt extract to be more expensive than raw grain at least where i live. :-)
@@NWsmallbatchBrewing of course. I agree the upfront cost is more expensive but if you have your Anvil or Grainfather plugged in a heating up the mash to extract all the sugars for a minimum of an hour that’s where I see the cost of grain going up to meet the cost of extract. Depending on the cost of your electricity the price is some what evened although you will never have the full control or customizability of all grain. Keep up the good work. Im enjoying the videos.