Stinky Daddy Brewery & Winery

Glad I Made a Starter - Dead Yeast

I made a starter for my California V yeast from White Labs. I am glad I did because the yeast appears to be dead. I pitched it Sunday night and nothing has happened. No bubbles, no krausen, no nothing. I guess the heat got it during shipping.

I had planned to use this yeast for a Fat Tire clone. I guess I'll use a pack of US-05.

Just Did Inventory -

I didn't know I had all of this stuff. Prices are not correct. BeerSmith keeps up with it. There are 2 pics. Right click and open in new window for a better view of my insanity!

Cost to Brew a Batch

One of my friends asked me what it cost to brew a batch. This is a breakdown of the 5 gallon batch of Tatum's Tail Pale Ale.

Hopped Extract - $17.90

UME - $11.90

Water - $4.85

Grain - $2.80

Hops - $4.19

Yeast - $1.70

Misc- $2.00

Total - $45.34

A 5 gallon batch will yield about 48 12oz bottles. So, that's $.945 a bottle or $5.67 a 6 pack. I did add special yeast, grain, and extra hops. If I had followed the first batch exactly my cost would have been $37.44/$.73/$4.68.

Now, I learned a great deal on my trip to the brew shop. The same batch I just brewed from the brew shop would be about $35 or $.73 per bottle/$4.28 per six back.

They all beat Pete's @ $7.50 per 6.

Anyway I'm not brewing to save money. I really don't drink that much beer. When I do have a beer I want something that I like, that tastes fresh, and that I made. I also want to be able to play with ingredients and processes. I like giving someone a beer and hearing, "This is really good. Do you have anymore?" and "Can you brew this for me?".