> i can buy a 25kg sack of barley from my local feed store for $20. read that again, anon. yes kits are convenient. thats their whole deal. but you pay out the ass for that. youre looking at like $60-$70 for a decent brew kit. and all you get is a bunch of dme/lme and a wee bag of malt for flavour.  meanwhile my $20 sack of barley and my $5 sack of enzymes will let me brew 4-5 entire batches. yes itll be slightly fiddlyier but im not going for some autistic wondercreation like your buddy. just good basic farmhouse winter ale. ill be fine.
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