Myth #1: Electricity is too expensive, compared with other fuels.

Wrong! For the average home brewer in the United States, it is less expensive to brew using electricity as a source of energy. We estimate an upper limit of $2 for a 5-gallon batch, but you should normally see about half that much. Other fuels used for brewing are far more expensive, so let's take a look at why. First let's see how much energy is required to brew a batch of beer, then we will try to estimate the costs using other fuels. I will try to keep the equations and numbers to a minimum, but they will be at the end of each section for all you techies out there.

Overview:

  1. How much ENERGY does it take to make a batch of beer?
  2. Comparison of electricity to natural gas and propane.
  3. Brewing beer vs other household appliances.

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