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I guess Adventures in Homebrewing must sell gear to breweries. I can see using this on a commercial scale but I am not sure why a homebrewer would want one. Except the coolness factor of course.
I don't know but we bought ours from Foxx which deals only directly to companies and not to the public and it was exactly the same price.I look around at some stuff homebrewers are buying now days and it shocks me what folks will spend. B ut I see your point about this purchase. Time and pressure is all you need while a commercial brewery is trying to get hundreds of gallons of beers carbbed in a few hours. I'm about ready to drop 2.5K on a carbonation wizard that dials in co2 perfectly.
I look around at some stuff homebrewers are buying now days and it shocks me what folks will spend.
Quote from: majorvices on May 06, 2016, 06:30:21 amI look around at some stuff homebrewers are buying now days and it shocks me what folks will spend. Homebrewing is still one of the cheapest primarily white-collar hobbies in the United States. Have you priced American-made guitars lately? The average Paul Reed Smith (PRS) guitar sells for $3K, and I know guys who own a dozen or more of these instruments plus a few Gibson Historics that sell for $5K+.
Quote from: Saccharomyces on May 07, 2016, 05:19:49 amQuote from: majorvices on May 06, 2016, 06:30:21 amI look around at some stuff homebrewers are buying now days and it shocks me what folks will spend. Homebrewing is still one of the cheapest primarily white-collar hobbies in the United States. Have you priced American-made guitars lately? The average Paul Reed Smith (PRS) guitar sells for $3K, and I know guys who own a dozen or more of these instruments plus a few Gibson Historics that sell for $5K+. This ^^^^^Right after I graduated I was looking to upgrade my guitar and shopped around for a Gibson R9 Historic. Even with a plain top I was looking at ~$4,800. I then looked to a PRS David Grissom and was still greeted with a nearly $3,000 price tag. I bet people would be pretty surprised to hear how much people spend on golf. Add up all those rounds and equipment, etc. and you'll find Sacch's comments ring true. Homebrewing is cheap and if you're a family man/woman it keeps you home.
There are thousands of $16-23k ten year old Harleys with under 20k miles on them in garages across the country. Talk about an expensive hobby... especially when you figure in financing
Or an accident that spiral breaks your femur and rag dolls you 150+ feet down the road, because someone braked to save a squirrel ahead. I think the total bill, including the titanium rod and three days hospital was north of $120K. So yeah, motorcycles. I could buy a 10 BBL brewhouse for less.