Most of the big commercial brewers will have the price for their hops locked down in a contract with the supplier but in a few years they will see an increase as well. There needs to be a big increase in supply of aroma hops so the demand for commercial and home brewers are met and the price will again drop to a more normal one. The stable factor: Lucky for us there are a lot of stable factors in home brew costs which is the equipment such as: a five gallon pot, a hydrometer, bottle sanitizer and topper. These have been very constant in price. When you start our with this hobby you should reserve about $150 for the initial hardware but that’s a minimum, you can, if you go wild, spend as much as $300 or more. Running a home brewery is fun and tasty.