Brew a batch,
bank the six-pack money.
Homebrew lands around a dollar a bottle, and craft beer is closer to three. See how many batches it takes for a kit to pay for itself.
What you buy out now. Every result is measured against this.
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 of 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
This sets the upfront cost. Kits range from a starter fermenter to an all-in-one electric all-grain system.
Your savings
Add your usual drinks above to see what you'd save.
Over 3 years, you'd keep
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One bottle
Your money over time
Trash you never make
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Which homebrew kit pays off fastest?
Sorted fastest first, based on the habit you entered.
“Most popular” comes from customer ratings at mrbeer.com, Walmart, craftabrew.com and other retailers, checked October 2026.
Complete your brewery
The gear that makes batch day faster and your beer more consistent.