Brew a batch,
bank the six-pack money.
Homebrew lands around a dollar a bottle — craft beer is closer to three. See how many batches it takes for a kit to pay for itself.
What you buy out now — the spending we compare against.
1 Your beer habit
How many bottles a week? Toggle per day or per week; tap Edit prices to match your store.
2 Fine-tune upkeep
Brew-day consumables and the parts that wear out. Change any to what you pay.
Counted against your at-home cost for the whole projection.
The gear and ingredients you'd use to make it yourself.
3 Grain, hops & yeast
One ingredient kit brews a full batch — about 50 bottles. Pick a style or enter your kit price and how many bottles it yields.
4 Bottling & CO₂
Reusable bottles cost almost nothing per fill; kegging adds a little CO₂ per pour.
5 Pick your homebrew kit
From a starter fermenter to an all-in-one electric all-grain system — this sets the upfront cost.
Your savings
Add your usual drinks above to see what you'd save.
Cost of one bottle
Your money over time
Break-even progress
Trash you never make
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Which homebrew kit pays off fastest?
Based on your habit — every homebrew kit eventually pays for itself.
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Complete your brewery
The gear that makes batch day faster and your beer more consistent.