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Brewing on a Budget
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Money is a concern for just about everybody. While making beer is
cheap, buying the initial equipment is not necessarily the cheapest
part. This can run under $100, to over $500. That is a big chunk of
money when you live on a budget. Here are some tips I have learned over time to help save money.
These can be used by anybody to save money. You will find these
especially useful if you don\'t have any equipment yet, and want to get
it very affordable.
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i bought all my equipment from sellers on creigslist [orange co . ca] i got a turkey fryer pot@ the propane burner for 35.00... and complete brew kit with 3 buckets and all basic accessories including about 300 caps , 12 bottles. and a very nice hydrometer ,joy of brewing book, for 40.00
Craigs list is a great resource for getting peoples unwanted gear...
I don't know how you walk away from the hobby and sell your gear though.
Maybe they make a bad batch and give up. Its a shame because of great resources like BKB boards to help improve anyones beer.
Craigslist is always a good deal...as long as you don't screwed, but most people here probably have enough common sense to know a stinky deal when they see one....I'll be looking on my Craigslist in the near future for the conversion to AG....
I wish I had my brewhouse built....I was looking in the Columbus, Oh craigslist yesterday and a couple was giving away a free kegerator and CO2 tank....said they don't drink anymore....shame!!! I just don't have anywhere to put it and I got another line on one that will be there when I'm ready.......
GOODBREWING......
Just a note here, check on Freecycle (freecycle.org for your local group) for equipment. There are many who buy kits, try it a time or two and then forget about it. That is where I got my equipment to start out. There is often other things like tubing and buckets available that you can use as well.
While fnding good deals on line is a good way to save some dough, another take may be to use some common cense and a little research, and build some of your equipment. I have built my own mash tun, wort chilller, sparge arm, and hop back, while they arn't as pretty as the store bought stuff, they work really good. Most of my ideas came from C. papizans joy of home brewing. I just used the principals he laid out for some things, and expanded them into others. I have seen some very impressive set ups posted here too. What ever approach you take to assemble gear for brewing, make sure you have fun!
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