Let me start out by saying that I get it that some people brew beer and make wine for the fun of it.
I make wine because I like the wine, and I save a lot of money vs buying commercial wine.
I actually made a few batches of beer (Mr. Beer) prior to making wine. I didn't like it because I didn't know which beers to make. Now that I know what beer I like, I thought about going back to brewing beer.
Let's say that a kit wine is 1/2 the cost of an equivalent commercial wine. I can make a $20 bottle of wine for $10 (all-in), or save $300 per kit.
With beer, the "profit" of beer making is no so great. I like Blue Moon, and can buy an extract kit for about $35, or an all-grain kit for about $25. That makes 5 gallons, or 53 12oz bottles. I can buy Blue Moon for about $1 a bottle. That means I am saving $18 to $28 per 5 gallons. It is tough to justify all the work for that profit. It would also take me forever to drink 5 gallons.
I make wine because I like the wine, and I save a lot of money vs buying commercial wine.
I actually made a few batches of beer (Mr. Beer) prior to making wine. I didn't like it because I didn't know which beers to make. Now that I know what beer I like, I thought about going back to brewing beer.
Let's say that a kit wine is 1/2 the cost of an equivalent commercial wine. I can make a $20 bottle of wine for $10 (all-in), or save $300 per kit.
With beer, the "profit" of beer making is no so great. I like Blue Moon, and can buy an extract kit for about $35, or an all-grain kit for about $25. That makes 5 gallons, or 53 12oz bottles. I can buy Blue Moon for about $1 a bottle. That means I am saving $18 to $28 per 5 gallons. It is tough to justify all the work for that profit. It would also take me forever to drink 5 gallons.