DIY: This home-brew is for you

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jollytroll — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 19:13:39 GMT

I also agree with Tom, tax-hikes should be on alcohol like Ciroc...which is crap by the way....and other high-end items. Have we learned nothing at all from history?? Look at what happened to Marie Antoinnette when she said ,"Let them eat cake!".

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Mike — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 19:01:00 GMT

Homebrewing for taste is a farce!They push this on the sheep that believe in 'taste is everything'! and all it really boils down to is one-upsmanship. (my taste buds are better than yours, neener, neener, neener) What a load of hogwash. Beer is beer is beer. Some of it tastes different because of the way it's brewed or ingredients but it ain't no panacea baby! You like what you like. You are no better than me 'cuz I drink the good stuff from Coors. SNOB!!

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Steve Ingle,Madera — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 16:59:30 GMT

I agree, they are taxing the poor man's Champagne . Why not raise taxes on the liquors and wines? and what about luxury items?! Only people with a lot of money can afford to buy those items in this economy. And believe me folks in my tax preparation business there a plenty of rich people that are not being hurt. In fact, they are out buying up bargains from the rest of us. Hecky darn! why not just raise their taxes period. Bottoms up!

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Matt-TempeAZ — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 20:28:27 GMT

I think homebrewing is more for hobbist, than pure cost saving. True, you can get more product for less money,however there is always the risk of spoiled batches. I've had some difficulty cloning some styles and so I will buy those ie. Stone ruination IPA. For the most part its about comming home and enjoying one of your own homebrewed beers, really nothing better. I think all beer has a time and a place but for me I'm not going to waste my time on big commercial beers,plus I dont like paying the alcohol taxes.

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Rooster — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:32:38 GMT

NOOOOOO! Don't homebrew it's all a lie. All grain brewing is a terrible idea. The beer taste terrible and sometimes you can make it come out with a strong alc content. Bad idea, Bad idea.

C'mon guys don't give away our little secret. Let them drink that commercial garbage. We want to keep the prices DOWN and hops have gotten crazy as it is. Could you imagine how much hops would cost if every Tom, Dick and Jose was a homebrewer!!

That's it, i'm buy my own hop rhizomes!

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Lisa — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:23:10 GMT

I think you all are missing the point ( except for Tom ) it's not whether or not you can make it yourself it's the point that they're singling out individual groups...AGAIN!!! They always go after smokers and drinkers when times get tough. I agree with Tom why not tax more on the luxuries; cars, boats, travel, restaurants, why hit the poor man ( and lets face it if we could afford higher quality we wouldn't be having this conversation or making it either) those that don't drink often will just not drink at all and those of us that drink every day will have to find different means, either way they're not going to get the revenue they want and if they do at what expense, who then will suffer, the ones laid off because we're brewing our own? It's time EVERYONE helps not just a selected few. ( before you say it Yes luxuries also falls on selected few)

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Marty — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:08:03 GMT

You might also want to consider picking up a copy of "Homebrewing for Dummies" -another good book on the topic for those interested in the hobby.

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Brewmasterjoe — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:38:17 GMT

All depends on what you want to homebrew, and how you buy your materials. Buy in bulk, and you save!! Brew all-grain, and achieve even more savings.

If you want to make a blonds ale or something lighter with not much hop or malt, you can make a 5 gal batch for ~$10.00. An IPA, with more hops, etc, can cost around $25.00 or so for 5 gal. A big barleywine can push it to around $30.00/5 gal.

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HomeBrewer4Life — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:35:31 GMT

Agreed. You won't save $$ by brewing your own beer if you drink crap like Coors, Busch, Miller, etc. If that's the stuff you drink just buy it. But if you drink good beers then brewing your own can save mucho dinero. If you like the Big beers like most of Stone Brewery's beers: i.e. Arrogant Bastard and their IPA, then you can save A LOT of $$. At Costco a case of 12 24 oz bottles is about $25-30 if you brew your own you pay about the same price and yet you get about 25-26 24 oz bottles. That's a little bit more than twice as much!

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chad — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:00:30 GMT

if your going to drink cheap american swill like bud, miller, etc., buy it. If you have the taste for REAL beer: pale ales, stouts, etc., you can really save money by brewing your own. EX. A case of sierra nevada pale ale is about 30 - 35 dollars. YOu can make two cases for the same price!