Show HN: Beer-as-a-service

Post by shane_burkhart » Wed, Nov 13, 2013, 5:37 PM UTC

fatman wrote: post #8

subway wrote: post #2

Holy crap that is expensive. I'd expect a service like this to be less expensive than my local home brew store due to the grain bill being ordered in bulk. For comparison, a super high gravity Belgian black will run about $60, including lots of Belgian Candi Syrup. Your average nut brown will run about $20.

$35 for an extract kit, especially something decently hoppy, isn't too bad - especially if your local store isn't MoreBeer or Northern Brewer. (Though I'd feel better about that price if it included Liquid Yeast, and the "extra ingredients") $15 to ship is a killer.

Post by porter » Wed, Nov 13, 2013, 6:00 PM UTC

shane_burkhart wrote: post #9

porter wrote: post #3

This would be cool if I brewed every month. That would be a lot of work though and I can see the kits piling up until I cancel your service. Maybe mix it up and for people like me have the option of getting a hand picked craft beer pack on off-months (when I don't have time to brew).

Very valid point. Do you think that offering a kit every other month would be a better solution? Or perhaps having tiers, where one would be 3 kits a year, and another 6, and so on.

Post by SippinLean » Wed, Nov 13, 2013, 6:23 PM UTC