How to brew your own beer - The All Grain method

God I can't remember how much my initial outlay was, not that much. I was lucky in that a local brewer offered me the boiler for £10.

It can be pricey to begin with, but it certainly pays back within a few brews. I think the most expensive part for me was the copper cooler.
 
Well going by the recipe I used in post 39 that would currently work out to be (for 22 litres)

marris otter £1.49 p/kg = 4.5 * 1.49 = 6.71
crystal malt £1.49 p/kg = 0.5 * 1.49 = 0.75
flaked barley £1.49 p/kg = 0.4 * 1.49 = 0.60
amber malt £1.49 p/kg = 0.3 * 1.49 = 0.45
wheat malt £1.49 p/kg = 0.25 *1.49 = 0.37
roasted barley £1.10 p/kg= 0.1 * 1.10 = 0.11

100gms hops £3.29 = 0.9 * 3.29 = 2.96

2* packs of yeast = 1.99 * 2 = 3.98

Total: £15.93/22 = 72p litre or 41p a pint

That doesn't include cost of delivery of said items or water and electricity

Edit: You can however get it a bit cheaper if you buy your main malt in bulk, i.e. a 25kg bag works out to be about £1.18 a kg, which would be 66p a litre or 37p a pint. Certainly a lot cheaper than the £3.20 you pay for a pint in a pub these days, and cheaper than the £1.50+ you'll pay for a 500ml bottle in the supermarket
 
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Ahleckz said:
I've been on the hunt for a boiler for months but can't find anything. :( Got my coolbox and copper but need the damn boiler.
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I may be able to help, my father in law picked up an old burco a number of weeks ago and asked if I was interested, which I wasn't. I'll ask if it's still free if you want.

lol just spotted your post as well kenmare, who calls dibs? ;)
 
Well i've had a taster of mine, not bad could do with some more time in the barrel, I also think I may have gone overboard on the steriliser as there's a tinge in the background, hopefully that fades with time
 
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