====== Economic Analyses ======

These analyses hilight how ridiculous the american economic system has become by showing how, with a relatively small capital investment, you can overcome the incredible economies of scale applicable to commercial retail products and produce better stuff at a lower cost at home.

Besides simply doing good research to select the appropriate processes, there are three general techniques used to bring the cost down. 
  * Batch Size
  * Vertical Integration
  * Parallel Processing
The analysis of brewing beer is a good example of how to select an economical batch size.
Coffee roasting and brewing shows the importance of vertical integration and parallel processing.


  * [[:econ:coffee]]
  * [[:econ:coffee_roast_solar]]
  * FIXME [[:econ:anal:beer]]
    * [[:econ:beer:extract_vs_grain]] {{:econ:beer:extract_vs_grain.ods}}
    * [[:econ:beer:fermenter]] {{:econ:beer:fermenter.ods}}
    * [[:econ:beer:bottle_vs_keg]]
    * [[:econ:beer:batch_size]] {{:econ:beer:batchsize.ods}}
  * FIXME [[:econ:anal:jelly]]

To simplify the arithmetic, most of these analyses use a constant-value currency.  If desired, the resulting net money flow can be adjusted for inflation without effecting the overall results.

  * Loan Payment Calculators: [[http://www.banksite.com/calcs/personalcalc.html|banksite.com]], [[http://realestate.yahoo.com/calculators/payment.html|Yahoo]]
  * A larger [[http://biobug.org/coffee/turbo-crazy/index.php|DIY Roaster]].