Comments on: Are you a Beer Snob? Good beer vs Good Cheap Beer! http://homebrewfanatic.com/2008/08/25/are-you-a-beer-snob-good-beer-vs-good-cheap-beer/ We offer information on just about anything related to beer. Sun, 07 Dec 2008 17:49:38 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: CarpetGuy http://homebrewfanatic.com/2008/08/25/are-you-a-beer-snob-good-beer-vs-good-cheap-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-547 CarpetGuy Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:41:28 +0000 http://homebrewfanatic.com/blog2/2008/08/25/are-you-a-beer-snob-good-beer-vs-good-cheap-beer/#comment-547 I guess I should have explained where I got my price. I am in Texas, so a $40 sack of malt has to be shipped, that doubles the price. Yes, I can drive to Austin and pick it up myself, but that would also take a good $20-$30 in gas! My point is, when I started brewing, about 7-8 years ago, I could brew a 10 gallon batch, using real German malt, and only have about $30 in it, but not anymore, it has just gotten too expensive. I tried to buy a couple of six packs of Lagunitas IPA, there went almost 20 bucks! I guess I am just venting about the idiots using food to make gas! A dang 20lb sack of cat food has gone from 7 bucks to 12 in the last year! Make gas out of oil, not food! I guess I should have explained where I got my price. I am in Texas, so a $40 sack of malt has to be shipped, that doubles the price. Yes, I can drive to Austin and pick it up myself, but that would also take a good $20-$30 in gas! My point is, when I started brewing, about 7-8 years ago, I could brew a 10 gallon batch, using real German malt, and only have about $30 in it, but not anymore, it has just gotten too expensive. I tried to buy a couple of six packs of Lagunitas IPA, there went almost 20 bucks! I guess I am just venting about the idiots using food to make gas! A dang 20lb sack of cat food has gone from 7 bucks to 12 in the last year! Make gas out of oil, not food!

]]> By: Zach http://homebrewfanatic.com/2008/08/25/are-you-a-beer-snob-good-beer-vs-good-cheap-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-546 Zach Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:17:06 +0000 http://homebrewfanatic.com/blog2/2008/08/25/are-you-a-beer-snob-good-beer-vs-good-cheap-beer/#comment-546 You're paying $200 for a sack of Barley? I'm able to brew for less than $30 a batch. I pay $39 for 50 lbs of American 2-row. Hops are about $3 an oz, but yeast is really cheap. Four bucks a pound?!?!?! Do you live in Communist Russia? You’re paying $200 for a sack of Barley? I’m able to brew for less than $30 a batch. I pay $39 for 50 lbs of American 2-row. Hops are about $3 an oz, but yeast is really cheap. Four bucks a pound?!?!?! Do you live in Communist Russia?

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