How long does your Cornie last you?

**bmckee56** · 11-19-2008, 06:29 AM

I love the homebrewing thing and I want to add a lot more kegs as I go. Right now, I have two taps set up using my refrigerator in my gameroom. I have only one keg tapped at this time and I am finding that I drink a bit more than normal, knowing I have it available at anytime.

My son is coming home for Christmas with his girlfriend and I am also having my daughter and her husband over during the holiday. I'm thinking I am going to have to have three or four kegs available (5 gallons each) for the time they are here.

So anyway to my thread question:

How long does your keg last you under normal (I know this is open to interpretation) conditions? A day, A week or A month?

I am not talking about aging potential, I mean useage.

Do you think 3 or 4 kegs would be enough for 6 individuals over say two or three days?

Salute!

FreakinA · 11-19-2008, 06:47 AM

DUDE. 3 kegs is like 150 beers. 4 kegs is at least 200. 6 people? 3-4 days? Factor in each drinking 10 a day, for 4 days = 40 each, then there is six so 240 beers. Probably should go ahead and tell the SWMBO that you need to brew AT LEAST 3 more. On a more serious note, unless you guys are getting tanked it will be PLENTY.

**Jaybird** · 11-19-2008, 06:53 AM

a keg a day!!! I brew a ton!!!!!

Gonefishing · 11-19-2008, 10:55 AM

Before I kegged I figured a cornie would last too long as I typically don't drink an average of one beer a day. However.. now that I have a brew I like on tap I'd have to say,"not long enough!". My consumption has at least doubled, so just by myself a keg isn't going to last a month. I need to brew more!
A DAY?????? Damn Jaybird...you got a lot of free loading friends?

rex · 11-19-2008, 11:06 AM

I'm still in the early kegging stages as I'm only on my third keg...but my consumption has gone up for those three kegs.

The first one lasted five weeks and the next two only a month!

A beer a day pretty much for myself and SWMBO and apparently a lot on the weekends!!!

The Pol · 11-19-2008, 11:26 AM

My average corny lasts me about 5 weeks, with one person sucking on the tap. That being said, I am away traveling about 4 days a week in most cases, so....
There is always a reason to brew more!

**Bulls Beers** · 11-19-2008, 11:46 AM

When I started Kegging, I was going through a keg in three weeks or less sometimes..I'm drinking a little less these days. I probably go through a keg in 4-5 weeks..

madewithchicken · 11-19-2008, 12:27 PM

When I bought store beer I would drink about 1.5 beers a night. Now I drink about 3 a night on average.

50 (beers in a 5 gallon keg)/ 3 (beers a night) = 16.6

I call it about 2 weeks. But I would just fill everything you have with beer. Buy as many cornies as you can store.

If the wife asks too many questions about the number of kegs start talking about the life cycle of yeast and the fermentation process. By the time you get to the point she will not be listening. So as long as you end confidence and a phrase like, "And it only seems logical that I bought those." Don't get too specific in your closing. In your closing avoid proper nouns, numbers, and when referring to the item in question be vague.

I learned this method from my girlfriend why I ask her about buying shoes.

darkstar79 · 11-19-2008, 12:28 PM

For me its usually about 3-4 weeks. Most of the time its me and the wife drinking it and then on the weekends maybe a couple friends.

**mmb** · 11-19-2008, 01:10 PM

Depends on what size your glassware is...

Using 1 liter mugs, 5 gallons goes quick. Pints, not so quick.

I guess I'm the exception to the rule. I've had a corny of OktoberFast on since the end of September and there is still a few pints in it. I'll drink a pint or two a night of the lighter ABV stuff (Mild, Blond, Cream) and leave the heavy ABV stuff (5% and up) for weekends.

We'll ignore the 1/2bbl of Bud Light that has been sitting in the cooler since June.