Who stops brewing during the summer?

**RichBrewer** · 04-12-2006, 07:22 PM

I just read a post by Rhoobarb and he stated that he is going to brew his last batch before summer and won't brew again until it cools down.
Who else shuts down their brewery in the summer?
I don't skip a beat. I keep brewing all summer long. If I have to I will put the fermenter in ice water to keep the temps in control.
What does everyone else do?

Lou · 04-12-2006, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RichBrewer

I just read a post by Rhoobarb and he stated that he is going to brew his last batch before summer and won't brew again until it cools down.
Who else shuts down their brewery in the summer?
I don't skip a beat. I keep brewing all summer long. If I have to I will put the fermenter in ice water to keep the temps in control.
What does everyone else do?

i can barely get myself to take a weekend off....no chance in hell i'm taking the whole summer off....

homebrewer_99 · 04-12-2006, 07:29 PM

Ditto!!

Brewby, my beer · 04-12-2006, 07:39 PM

I just started, so I'm not going to stop now.

My apartment has a front stair well that is always much cooler than the house, even in warm weather. It's 'L' shaped and has a landing in the middle with plenty of room to store fermenters and bottled beer. I might need to put some kind of shelves to organize better.

I'll just stick with Ales and leave the Lagers for Winter.

brewhead · 04-12-2006, 07:50 PM

i rotate a batch every other weekend and a bottling/racking every other weekend. i'm currently drinking the last of the winter stouts and brewing summer beers. i don't know where Rhoobarb lives but i start most if not all of my brewing at 6:00 in the morning. nice and cool and quiet then

Kaiser · 04-12-2006, 07:54 PM

At least one North Carolina friend of mine mentioned once that his brewing season was restricted to the colder months. But I figure, if you consider brewing a primary hobby of yourself, you will find ways to brew through the summer. No Offense Roobarb. I can easily see how much of a hassle it can be to keep the fermentation temps down during the summer. I don't even know if my fridge set-up is powerful enough to keep the temp below 50F in a 80F gargage.

I'm looking forward to moving back to New England, where I will have a basement

Kai

Ivan Lendl · 04-12-2006, 08:02 PM

i used to, but now i got me a fridge...but between tennis, cobia slaying, school, boxing, and work i dont have much time...i plan on doing a couple of snail-lagers so i guess maybe 3-4 batches this summer is all ill get.

**Baron von BeeGee** · 04-12-2006, 08:13 PM

Just brew Belgians!

**Dude** · 04-12-2006, 08:13 PM

I wish I had a fridge to control temps but no way am I stopping for summer. Especially this summer. With the new rig and the new chiller, I'll be pumping out a s-load of beer. Especially in June. The wife will be gone the whole month. I plan on picking up about 10 more cornies and I'll be filling every one of them by month's end.

I'll figure out the temp control thang at some point.

**RichBrewer** · 04-12-2006, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Dude

I wish I had a fridge to control temps but no way am I stopping for summer. Especially this summer. With the new rig and the new chiller, I'll be pumping out a s-load of beer. Especially in June. The wife will be gone the whole month. I plan on picking up about 10 more cornies and I'll be filling every one of them by month's end.

I'll figure out the temp control thang at some point.

Now that's what I'm talking about!