We're going to have to have a discussion on mail quoting one of these days :-).
On Thu, Apr 22, 2004 at 09:32:36AM -0500, Marty Ferguson wrote: > I did some research yesterday, and Triangle Unabashed Brewers (TRUB) at > http://www.hbd.org/trub > recommend the Durham Food Coop as a good source for ingredients. > This may help hold down the expenses. > > > > > yield: 26 bottles of 22 oz each 572 oz total 48 ea. 12 oz. units > > > > Can you estimate the total cost of consumables for the project? > [Jim Ray sez:] me thinks $35 $0.73 per unit 6 ea. unit ext'd cost $4.38 Cost of 6 units of commercial equivalent $6.38-$7.38 Assuming making beer is fun and not work and that equipment cost is ammortized over your remaining life (may it be long), your savings per six pack is $2-$3. Savings can be increased by using consumables from DFC as noted above. Assuming your drink a 6 pk per week, your savings amount to $104-$156 per year. The more you drink, the more you save. It's good to equate your product to the high-end brews in the marketplace so your rate of savings is increased as well. Then add the sales tax and income tax saved (unless of course you've figured out how to buy beer with pre-tax dollars - and would you mind sharing if this is what you do?) Probably worthwhile to hang a sign in the fermentaion room stating, "This project saves our family $n in gross income each year." I've got my plan. -- Mike Moving forward in pushing back the envelope of the corporate paradigm. -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc
