On Mon, 29 Jan 2007 22:16:04 -0400, jason <me@invalid.address.com>
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>DragonTail wrote:[color=green]
>> [email]jdjordahl@sbcglobal.net[/email] wrote:
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>>> I've been brewing for about 8 years, not too adventuresome, and still
>>> using the partial-grain method. My last batch of ingredients, for a
>>> Sam Adams "clone," came to $44. (Hops and yeast have gone up
>>> considerably, and I can buy SA for about $40 a case). My supply store
>>> had kits (Brewer's Best and a British one) for $25 to $35 for other
>>> beers I like, so can someone talk me out of going that route?
>>> Thanks.
>>> Dave J[/color]
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>> I get ~2 cases out of a 5 gal batch. That would only be $22 a case,
>> much better than the $40 for the "real thing". If your clone tastes
>> close to what you are trying to clone, I'd stick with it.
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>2 cases out of a 5 gallon batch? What are you doing? I average for the
>price on one case I get 5. That's one full corny per batch.[/color]

I made an error in the original post--meant to say $20 a case, not
$40. I can't make it as good as Sam does. Anyway, do the kits make
sense, or are the ingredients "stale?" Buying in bulk makes sense,
though it seems like for every batch I use different malts.
Thanks again.
DJ