{"id":2292,"date":"2011-07-26T16:38:32","date_gmt":"2011-07-26T20:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beersmith.com\/blog\/?p=2292"},"modified":"2014-02-06T11:35:32","modified_gmt":"2014-02-06T16:35:32","slug":"brewing-on-a-budget-with-chris-graham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/26\/brewing-on-a-budget-with-chris-graham\/","title":{"rendered":"Brewing on a Budget with Chris Graham &#8211; BSHB Podcast 19"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-via=\"beersmith\" data-count=\"vertical\" data-url=\"https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/26\/brewing-on-a-budget-with-chris-graham\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<p>This week I interview Chris Graham from MoreBeer.com and we talk about how to save money brewing beer at home. Given the economy, many brewers are working on a tight budget both in terms of time and money so Chris provides some useful tips on how keep within your budget and save a bit of time while still enjoying your home brewed beer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/beersmith\/BSHB-19-Saving-Money-Graham.mp3\">Download the MP3 File <\/a>\u2013 Right Click and &#8220;Save As&#8221; to download this mp3 file<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beersmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/blog-mic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1636\" title=\"blog-mic\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beersmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/blog-mic-200x300.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/blog-mic-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/blog-mic.jpg 283w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n[audio:http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/beersmith\/BSHB-19-Saving-Money-Graham.mp3]\n<h3>Reminder: BeerSmith 2 is Here!<\/h3>\n<p>You can grab your <a href=\"http:\/\/beersmith.com\/\">free 21 day trial copy of BeerSmith 2 here<\/a> &#8211; and brew better beer the first time!<\/p>\n<h3>Topics in This Week&#8217;s Episode (37:00)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>This week&#8217;s guest is Chris Graham, a partner\/owner from <a href=\"http:\/\/morebeer.com\">MoreBeer.com<\/a> &#8211; one of the largest online brewing supply stores. Chris is a longtime brewer, and is focused on helping brewers get the most out of their brewing dollar.<\/li>\n<li>We talk about Chris&#8217; early experience in brewing beer, including his first home brew<\/li>\n<li>Chris explains how you can in some cases save money &#8211; especially when compared to higher priced premium beers<\/li>\n<li>We discuss how to save time, and why home brewing is a great hobby for people who are busy<\/li>\n<li>Chris provides some tips for those just starting out who are looking to make that initial equipment outlay of $200 by using items you already have, co-owning or borrowing them. He also shares some good tips on purchasing inexpensive equipment.<\/li>\n<li>We talk about building your own equipment and some of the more popular equipment you can build yourself like cooling coils<\/li>\n<li>Chris shares some tips to save money on ingredients by purchasing in bulk or sharing in group buys<\/li>\n<li>Chris talks about buying ingredients online as well as supporting your local homebrew store<\/li>\n<li>We talk for a minute about how Chris decided to turn his hobby into a full time business<\/li>\n<li>Chris shares his thoughts about why brewing continues to grow even in a tough economy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thanks again to Chris Graham who was kind enough to appear on the show!<\/p>\n<h3>Thoughts on the Podcast?<\/h3>\n<p>Leave me a comment below or visit our <a href=\"http:\/\/beersmith.com\/forum\">discussion forum<\/a> to leave a comment in the podcast section there.<\/p>\n<h3>Subscribe to the Podcast<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Great News!<\/strong> We&#8217;ve been featured in 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