Can Home Brewing actually SAVE MONEY?!? 💰💸

Looking for ways to save money while brewing your own beer at home? I got 4 things you can do today to start saving that sweet sweet cash!
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0:00 Intro
0:26 Money?
1:13 Tip 1
2:16 Tip 2
3:54 Tip 3
4:56 Tip 4

[@TheBruSho]

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[@RyeGuy97]

Out of all the KZbin brewers, I would love to spend a brew day with Trent. His good vibes are unmatched!

[@TheBruSho]

Haha good vibes only! 😎

[@southobrewingcompany]

Its a good time!

[@TheBruSho]

@@southobrewingcompany 🤙

[@madasinwat2]

Can I come too? 😎

[@baijokull]

The cheapest beer you can buy in Iceland costs around $4.50 per liter. My favorite recipe from the local brew shop costs $28 in materials and that gets me 20 liters of beer which comes out to $1.40 per liter (and it's a whole lot better than the cheapest beer available in the stores). This means that each batch of that I brew, I'm saving at least $62 or a lot more than that if I actually compare it to buying good beer. My equipment in total probably cost around $750 so I'm already in the green compared to buying beer. Now I can justify buying more fancy equipment :D

[@TheBruSho]

That’s what I’m talking about!! Nice work

[@PartyTimeBrewing]

Great info for saving some money! But you missed my top three: Only use bread yeast, steal your ingredients, and don't waste time cleaning / sanitizing. Cheers!

[@TheBruSho]

Wow talk about life hacks, don't forget: not brewing at all!

[@PartyTimeBrewing]

@@TheBruSho Genius!

[@Unsub-Me-Now]

05:24 You said the magic word!

[@TheBruSho]

Ding ding ding!

[@NikitaVorontsov]

Everyone's thumbnail game is absolutely on point recently! Great video

[@TheBruSho]

Haha apparently it’s important so I’m trying to do better

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

The upgrade trap is real!!

[@TheBruSho]

[*insert Star Wars meme here*]

[@trevor8049]

I built a mash tun. Used it like 3 times. Switched to BIAB and haven't felt any need to change. If I had started with BIAB I would have saved a lot of money.

[@TheBruSho]

I hear you on that. Wish I would have started with it too

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

That editing bay! 🔥

[@AM2PMReviews]

I am new to the hobby. I just brewed two gallons of a Graf with Pilsner DME ($12) and Apple Juice concentrate ($5) and hops ($3) and some lemonade ($2), yeast ($1), Fermaid - O ($1). I think the total time was around 2-3 hours of brewing and cleaning and transferring etc. Fermented under pressure in those PET KegLand kegs. So around $14 per gallon might be worth it for some. I think I will just brew larger batches to save money like you said and it's not much more work than 1 gallon batches.

[@ItsReck1]

I do the opposite with the yeast storage. I make a large yeast starter and take a mason jar amount out of the starter. Save that and do another starter with the saved yeast.

[@TheBruSho]

That’s probably an even better way to do it!

[@ElementaryBrewingCo]

Great tips Trent!!!! Cheers to chill vibes and saving money!!!

[@TheBruSho]

Cheers Brian! 🍻

[@AlbeeSoaring]

Great ideas and tips for sure. Im just starting out and was looking at buying a couple kegs but after you mentioned Market place, I looked on there and wow lots of kegs available for way less than new. I realized that some of the beer bottles I drink from the store can be used for home brewing. I have friends that are going to start saving certain bottle for me so I can use them and I plan to pay them in some beer.

I know of a few unusual cost-saving techniques that my brother came up with. First, you can reuse dry-hop hops for bittering on the next batch (carry-over yeast also works as yeast hulls). Second, brew a bit bigger batch and freeze some wort for the next batch starter. Third, dilute some wort or even just beer with water you will get lower abv "work man's beer" that is a balanced and a perfect thirst quencher. And also a few from me; ferment under pressure and save co2, no-chill saves a lot of water, and of course clean kegs in batches to save on time and cleaner.

[@TheBruSho]

These are all excellent ideas. Thank you! 🍻

[@Shutndownhomebrew]

Great video, homebrewing can save me money…. Unfortunately i keep buying more brewing equipment 😂

[@rachelmalin8851]

Love the energy of this video, great job! 👏👏👏

[@TheBruSho]

Thank you!! 💪💪

[@BEERNBBQBYLARRY]

Good tips, all! And, thanks for the shout out!

[@TheBruSho]

Thank you for all that you’ve done for the community!

[@TroubleBrewing]

Thats a great list! Love it! I can always tell you put in a lot of time and effort in these. Cheers!

[@TheBruSho]

Thanks man appreciate that, I had a lot of fun with this one!

[@stillbald5827]

On the reusing water tip, I recirculate my cooling water. I take a cooler full of ice water with a fountain pump in it, and run that through my immersion chiller and back into the cooler. It cools the wort super fast, and greatly reduces my water usage.

[@TheBruSho]

That’s what I used to do, great method!

[@CaptainHowdy420]

love the back to the future music at the end👍👍 The video was good too😆

[@TheBruSho]

Good catch! TY!

[@OZKOutdoorBrewing]

Excellent tips, and another banger video! Featuring you on my channels 'My Favorite Channels'...I'm small now, but big dreams! Also, absolutely love the throwback Back to The Future music nod at the end! Cheers!

[@TheBruSho]

Thank you so much for that! And excited to see your channel grow. Keep it up!

[@thebackyardbrewer5611]

With the money I saved ive bought all of my homebrewing gear! In Australia a carton of Pale Ale is anywhere from $75 to $100 a carton of between 7 and 9 litres. I can make 19 litres of hoppy pale ale for about $35

[@TheBruSho]

Hell yeah! That’s the way it should be done

[@orange-micro-fiber9740]

Another money saving tip is to reuse bottles from commercial breweries. (They have to be the right kind.)

[@TheBruSho]

Very smart idea. And they are free (if you don’t count the beer ha)

[@AedanBlackheart]

Just buy grolsh. Airtight and can re seal.

[@henrik747]

I will never break even on this hobby and I don't even have a fancy brewing system, lol.

[@TheBruSho]

Hahah never say never! But then again sometimes that doesn’t matter

[@AedanBlackheart]

Why tf not? You literally just need a few ingredients once you buy the equipment.

[@JusBrewing]

wow trent you crushed this fr no cap!!!!!!!!!!!

[@TheBruSho]

Hahah this made my day!

[@n4d3m4n]

I'm looking at brewing a starter pale ale to get the yeast pitch rate for an American strong ale. That'll save me yeast and from having to buy a 5L starter flask with stir plate and 3 packs of yeast. Wooo!

[@TheBruSho]

That’s a genius way to save $$$!

[@waslijn1]

Hey Trent, in your brews you don't usually stick to the oldschool rules of having a 60min mash and 60 min boil. I was wondering what efficiency you get with your average brews. Because I'm hitting around 75% and always do a 60 minute boil for my recipes. I presume you always need more grain in your grainbill to reach the desired OG. Or is it not that significant of a difference due to higher efficiency with the BIAB? I myself use an all in one electric system with a grain basket and a recirculating pump during mash.

[@Undergroundfrog]

One thing you didn‘t consider were energy costs. The propane or electricity you use to heat up the wort can add a lot of cost. For me this adds about 1$ per gallon, but I live in Germany where energy prives are very high.

[@TheBruSho]

Great point! Propane can be a bit expensive for me. Especially if I am grilling a lot too

[@jrwheeland]

New intro music! - Starsan in a spray bottle is a good one too. Also, drink less :) Turns out industrialization cranks out pretty cheap beer. Tough to DIY cheaper. But, cheaper isn't always the goal. Keep your eye out for kit beers too - it can be the cheapest way to get extract or even grains - use your own yeast and hops :). Reuse yeast. I cringe at all the brutubers and the new yeast packet (or two!) for each batch. I save the yeast by making a starter then pitch half and save half. Easy.

[@TheBruSho]

Yeah I started making started for just about every batch (reused or not) and loving the quicker turn around and general health, on top of the savings!

[@dden7670]

I tend to brew a batch every couple of months. How long can you keep the saved portion of your starter in the fridge?

[@Hellbrews]

You have just been visited by Jeff Pesos, blessings IPA ✨🍺

[@TheBruSho]

Muchas gracias!! 🍻

[@gnomebrewing]

#margins

[@TheBruSho]

Oh you talkin #margins?!

[@TheAlchemistsBrewery]

I make my regular Ale with about 60 cents per bottle, while an American Pale Ale would cost 4 US dollars in a craft beer pub. So, my homebrew is a lot cheaper.

[@TheBruSho]

Very nice savings!

[@RecipeswithBen]

If you buy hops in bulk, how do you preserve them after opening the bag they came in?

[@TheBruSho]

Great question! Depends on the ingredient. Hops are best to seal them as airtight as you can and store in freezer. Grains in a cool dry spot, sealed container will help them stay fresher longer but I’ve just kept em in the bag and they have been fine for a long time

[@RecipeswithBen]

@@TheBruSho So would you suggest then investing in a vacuum sealer to keep them as fresh as possible?

[@TheBruSho]

@@RecipeswithBen if you got the funds for it then yeah I use mine a lot. Even for stuff not beer related, stuff around the kitchen

[@RecipeswithBen]

@@TheBruSho I have been thinking about getting one to store fruit purees and pasturize them so i could do smaller amounts then the 3+ lb cans they sell online.

[@yorkshire6458]

If you go this way,yes it will be expensive and going Overboard. It depends on you how far you want to go.

[@ForgetU]

1:37 5 gallon paint bags are even cheaper... 4:51 Not much Love for Larry...

[@TheBruSho]

Larry is the Goat!

[@ForgetU]

@@TheBruSho I should say... He's Great !!

[@alexboeve59]

I grow five different hop varieties myself 😉 A lot cheaper!

[@LyleHorton]

Sorry you’re telling me I can just use the slurry and not have to wash the yeast? Thank god. that’s a game changer. Little bit of beer and slurry? Anything else?

[@PossumMedic]

🤷‍♂ if someone is going to under pay me for my time, it might as well be me! 😝

[@michaeljames3509]

You learned to make beer with the quickest and simplest brewing method on the planet that moonshiners use and you purchase the same, inexpensive, high modified, malt that moonshiners use. You can't make home brew style, moonshiners beer any cheaper unless you purchase in bulk crappier ingredients than you are already using. The interesting thing about making homemade beer is that it is made with the simplest brewing method on the planet with inexpensive, malt, capable of doing one thing, make simple sugar, glucose, but there are thousands of recipes to make one thing happen. That is hilarious!

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

Jesus loves you IPA 4 life!

[@TheBruSho]

#blessed 🙏 thank you!

[@hc8714]

unless you feed a crowd that dunk 3 kegs/mo or more consistently, otherwise like any cooking hobby, it ends up paying for keeping the hobby.

[@AedanBlackheart]

No it doesn't.

[@LagerThanLife]

It’s saves me disappointment. Pounds of hops aren’t cheap. Time is money, but my time is also quality control.

[@LagerThanLife]

Grain sales with free shipping on as many 5 pound sacks as you want beats shipping full sacks. Driving to the LHBS beats shipping.