A DRINKER sick of the rising cost of beer has saved nearly £3,000 in three years by home-brewing.
Chris Banks began when his local raised prices to £6 for a pint of lager.
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The 43-year-old now reckons he spends less than £1 on each pint, knocking back at least 528 since he first started brewing in 2019.
After spending about £700 on equipment over lockdown, he has already made his money back and is quids in on every glass.
Geologist Chris has saved nearly £1,000 a year — and claims his home-brew tastes better than many of the pub ales in his home village of Bothwell, near Glasgow.
He said: “I have made my money back and have got to the point where I prefer my own beer to a lot of what I can get in the village.”
Wife Louise, 32, is supportive — but he ended up in the doghouse after one brew left green slime from the hops running down the back of kitchen cupboards.
A classic bitter can be brewed at £25 for 23 litres – working out at more than 40 pints.
This means that you can brew your own beer for about 60p a pint.
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