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Decide what kind of flavors I am after any apply it to a style Search out clone recipes for commercial beers that hit the notes that I want

Don't limit to one or two beer. This step is about comparison.

Study the clone recipes that I found and pick out what they have in common.

Design my beer in BeerSmith

Screenshot from BeerSmith





This is where Google becomes my friend. I see 2-row, Crystal 10, and Centennial so I search for " 12lbs two row 1 lb crystal 10 centennial ." The 8th result is a Bell's Two Hearted Clone Kit from AIH . For sake of simplicity I only linked the search that hit for me. I tried a "12lbs two row 1 lb crystal 10 ipa" first and then "12lbs two row 1 lb crystal 10 centennial amarillo " second. I got the linked result on my third search.





Now let's put this same recipe together by selecting individual ingredients. The total comes to $37.20 before shipping. I will save 16% by choosing the kit that I found that works perfectly by spending 5 minutes searching on Google.













Sometimes this doesn't work out but it is certainly worth a shot to save some money. I got lucky that this kit matches my recipe closely. Sometimes you will find kits that need a few more additions or some ingredient substitution and subtraction. To confirm your savings use multiple browsers to build multiple carts. example: build one cart in Chrome and another in Firefox





Cheers and happy savings!



*Screenshots were taken on the evening 11-14-2016. Prices may change.

Worth Noting: The screenshots are from a recipe that I am currently putting together. It isn't dialed in for brew day yet.I am a big fan of cutting costs. I also welcome Google as my overlord. Not all of us are to the point where we are buying ingredients in bulk. Typically when I sit down to design a recipe I will start with a little research. Blah Blah...let me just make alist of the beginning or my process:My research pointed my to Founder's Centennial IPA, Sculpin, and some homebrew recipes on Reddit and HomBrewTalk.com . After my research and BeerSmith work I have a basic ingredients ingredients list: