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I think my top is about $45 on a Belgian that was only 18L, not 23.

T, sipping a very tasty Pilsner: MSB 2 Row Lager + 25g Hallertau (flavour) + 12.5g Saaz (flavour), to 12L.

If you enjoy it & can still keep a roof over your head it must be a bargain

edited because my spealing is geting woarse

I always use the same recipe and it costs me 36 dollars per brew.I get 50 bottles of good brew from this,which uisually lasts me 2 weeks.If i were to buy 2 cartons of comparable commercial brew,i would pay 70 to 80 bucks!!!!!

I always use black rock liquid malt,300 grams of dextrose and 200 grams of wheat malt for my brews.I t always gives me a gravity of 1046 to 1054 annd with s23 a finished gravity of 1010.I sometimes use us56 and get the same attenuation as the saflager.

f--- knows why it repeated me twice,but it did!!!!!

?????????? ahh it didnt....

Had a few have we mark

Another blast from the past. Someone's dusting off the oldies...

I voted just grain and a batch of beer for me costs anywhere between $25-$35, but the beer you end up with just can't be compared to normal commercial beer.
If you compare something like Little Creatures PA $20 a six pack it's still pretty good value. Alas I don't make beer to save money but make beer that you can't readily buy. It's my hobby and keeps me out of mischief (well mostly).

Just regarding the gravity (FG) I have beers brewed with US56 that have gotten down to 1.008 (mashed at lower temps) but many finish at 1.015; why? Because for me it relates to the mash temperature, the higher the mash temp, the higher the final gravity, as the higher mash temps provide more body as the sugars can't be completely consumed by the yeast.
With kits the FG will vary depending upon the amount of unfermentables that are in your recipe (eg. maltodextrine).

Don't be too concerned if the FG doesn't drop below 1.015 so long as it is constant and fermentation is complete you be sweet!

Cheers
AC

I find I'm getting better results with liquid malt extract ONLY because I prefer the taste (personal preference).