5 Ways to SAVE MONEY Homebrewing!

[@herbstava]

Also re: the grain mill- you can control the crush. The grain mill at homebrew stores are probably a bit old and sometimes aren't in the best shape. If you have your own you can usually get a better crush and have it more suited for your needs (if you're BIAB you can crush at the finest setting). Also doing this is allows you to be more consistent with efficiency (less headaches!)

[@NW-lj6oo]

Really good video with plenty of useful advice.

[@12ernie]

Good video!

[@Javaman92]

Oh and I like the new sign. lol

[@CityscapeBrewing]

I got more on the way too... 🍻

[@bryand8581]

Great tips. I practice 4 of the 5, but I plan on harvesting some yeast from a DIPA I brewed yesterday. I would say buying used equipment is number 1 best advice I would give.

[@CityscapeBrewing]

Yep! I agree. Equipment is too expensive new for sure! I mentioned buying in bulk because it truly is a huge money saver in the long run, plus I like not having to go to the Homebrew store, if I reuse yeast I have everything I need! Most breweries reuse yeast about five times, just because of the money savings versus using new.

[@Javaman92]

OKAY! One sec I'll go grab a homebrew and be right back. lol

[@CityscapeBrewing]

🤣🍻

[@Javaman92]

Oh yeah this was helpful. I don't know if I told you, but I got BOTH of my kegs for $40! They're in good shape but one was not cleaned out. I had to laugh about the paint strainers. I was actually going to go to Lowe's and buy that 2 pack you mentioned. LOL I guess I was thinking that one strainer would last a long time? Anyway, keep up the good work. Ah a question, when you buy in bulk, who are you buying from? That's down the road a bit for me, but things have been moving fairly fast around here. ;-)

[@CityscapeBrewing]

FYI you can reuse paint straighter bags. Sometimes if I just use the small ones to dry hop I chuck them, but the ones that I boil in I can rinse out and reuse, Especially in another boil. When I use them in the secondary, I prefer them to be new, just because that way there's no bacteria from a different use on them. I usually go to local homebrew supply stores, I've gotten pretty good deals with 50 lb bags from them. That you don't get shipping costs. If you know anyone in a homebrew club or brewery, sometimes you can ask them and they can buy a bag for super cheap at their bulk price.

[@zachchenoweth6622]

@@CityscapeBrewing I don't brew beer, just cider, wine, and mead... but I always clean out my bags as thoroughly as I can and let it soak in the leftover sanitizer solution from whatever racking I just did (I always fill my sink with sanitizer solution and use it for anything that day). I've used the same bag for 20+ batches in the past.