Brewing beer is insanely cheap and easy - and really hard to fuck up. My current yields are 5 gallons for approx 25 dollars a batch. The biggest hassle is space and a little bit of time.
Also, if someone really wanted to go ultra cheap, buying grain and ingredients in bulk could bring down the price to probably 15 dollars per 5 gallons. But you'd be somewhat married to a small set of beer styles if that were the route chosen.
Brewing beer is insanely cheap and easy - and really hard to fuck up. My current yields are 5 gallons for approx 25 dollars a batch. The biggest hassle is space and a little bit of time.
Also, if someone really wanted to go ultra cheap, buying grain and ingredients in bulk could bring down the price to probably 15 dollars per 5 gallons. But you'd be somewhat married to a small set of beer styles if that were the route chosen.