Decline of Home Brewing

[zach]

I visited with the owner of the only home brew supply store in my area a few months ago and he talked about the decline of home brewing.

So it was no surprise when I drove by to pick up a sack of malt this week, I found he is no longer doing business in a store and has gone online.

My costs per 55 lb bag of base malt was in $55 to $70 per range. Now with freight the cost per bag is $105 to $120 per sack.

This decline in demand is certainly making this hobby more expensive which may accelerate the decline.