06/23/04, 01:18 PM
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I've been making beer for 8 years now. I've found that I can brew beer that is far superior to most of what is available in stores. With a little practice and good ingredients, you can make beer of a quality that would sell for over $10 a six pack in specialty stores. My average ingredient cost per bottle is about $0.52, but I have also made very good beer for around $0.31 per bottle.
I am surprised that more homesteaders do not homebrew, especially given the high quality of ingredients and information that are available nowadays (30 years ago most homebrew was pretty bad). I know people who will try to save money by spend all summer growing tomatoes that they could have bought for $30, but still spend $10 a week on store-bought beer.
The difference between homebrew and drinking something like Budweiser is sort of like the difference between a McDonalds McRib sandwich and actual ribs on the barbeque. Those aren't really ribs and that isn't really beer. A Budweiser or a McRib sandwich may have their place from time to time, but neither of them is really what they say they are. The sad thing is how some city people grow up thinking that McDonald's is real barbeque and how some country people grow up thinking that Budweiser is real beer.
For those interested, I suggest morebeer.com as a source for equipment and information. Spend a little bit of money (as little as $50) on equipment and you can save lots and lots of money over the years while making beer that is better than what you were drinking anyway.
Yes, it's perfectly legal.
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