50 gallon mark

[Firebat138]

Well... we hit our 50th gallon last week so far... We kegged 15 gallons this weekend and then we did a batch of 60 minute IPA and an Indian Brown Ale. Found a sweet deal on a keg pot thingy... Will this insanity ever end. LOL

 

[Arneba28]

No it wont, but your equipment size will grow and so will your stockpile. So happy I upgraded to 15gallon batches.

 

[Zen_Brew]

There are things you want that you don't even know about yet!

 

[weirdboy]

I must be one of the few brewers who doesn't like doing 10 and 15 gallon batches. I have the equipment to do up to 10 gallons, or even more if the gravity is somewhat sane, but I really prefer doing smaller batches. I like variety and I like changing stuff up. I have three taps and sometimes it's all I can do to blow one of the kegs on my kegerator so I can switch it out for something different.

 

[Firebat138]

My kids are 8 and 6 and I just realized they dont need to go to college...

 

[Zen_Brew]

I must be one of the few brewers who doesn't like doing 10 and 15 gallon batches. I have the equipment to do up to 10 gallons, or even more if the gravity is somewhat sane, but I really prefer doing smaller batches. I like variety and I like changing stuff up. I have three taps and sometimes it's all I can do to blow one of the kegs on my kegerator so I can switch it out for something different.

Weirdboy, I feel exactly the same way. I can do 10 gallons on my system, but almost always do 5, unless I will be splitting the batch to do something unusual with half of it. I have a keezer and (2) kegerators and can have a max of 10 or 11 kegs on tap at once, but usually keep it to 8. (One of my kegerators is filled with bottles upstairs) Even with that many on tap, I often find myself up against the wall waiting to put something on tap until something kicks. I definitely like variety over quantity, and am always wanting to brew something else up, or make a change to a recipe I have on tap at the moment.

 

[onthekeg]

I must be one of the few brewers who doesn't like doing 10 and 15 gallon batches. I have the equipment to do up to 10 gallons, or even more if the gravity is somewhat sane, but I really prefer doing smaller batches. I like variety and I like changing stuff up. I have three taps and sometimes it's all I can do to blow one of the kegs on my kegerator so I can switch it out for something different.

Get more kegs! I love changing things up with beer that is made and ready for the tap. You can never have enough kegs, and it is a wise investment. They will only go up! Fill your basement, fill your garage, but buy more kegs. (No I don't own stock in Cornelius.)

 

[iaefebs]

Just don't post your 250 gallon mark. Remember 200 gallon max per year.

 

[weirdboy]

Get more kegs! I love changing things up with beer that is made and ready for the tap. You can never have enough kegs, and it is a wise investment. They will only go up! Fill your basement, fill your garage, but buy more kegs. (No I don't own stock in Cornelius.)

I have about 20 kegs now, so no problems there.

 

[onthekeg]

If you say so. You have enough money too?

 

[iaefebs]

If you say so. You have enough money too?

He won't if he keeps buying kegs in anticipation of the impending keg shortage.

 

[Firebat138]

Hehe... exactly... I am not even sure I could do that if I tried... Of course the 50 gal mark is three people brewing and buying kits.... So I guess technically 600 gallons would be our mark. lol

Just don't post your 250 gallon mark. Remember 200 gallon max per year.

 

[jar1087]

I thought it was 100 gallons/person/year. Did it go up to 200 gals?

 

[Jsmith82]

I can very much relate to this topic, my batch sizes keep growing and I find myself buying another bucket and CO2 lock every other week, I've taken over the spare bedroom with plans to build a brew room in the basement, buying ingredients in larger supply.. I'm fully on schedule to be kegging by the end of summer, we're looking into stock piling kegs now while their still semi cheap. My bud and I already have plans to convert a mini fridge into a beer tap.

I LOVE this hobby Best. Investment. Ever.

 

[Rev2010]

Heh, I'm up to 56 gallons so far this year, and I just started in January. Been a busy bee


Rev.

 

[ZamaMan]

I'm up to 16 gallons split between three batches and ive only been brewing 2 weeks =] uggg need more kegs for more beer

 

[Sean0301]

25 Gallons so far this year and only 10 are left. Friends keep drinking me dry so I dont need to worry about kegs on hand I seem to get by with only 5.

 

[Smidey]

I thought it was 100 gallons/person/year. Did it go up to 200 gals?

Here you go:
United States Code of Federal Regulations Title 27, Part 25, Subpart L, Section 25.205, Section 25.206, and Section 25.207

Section 25.205

Section 25.206

Section 25.207

For the TLDNR people, 100 gal/person/household/year up to a limit of 200gal

 

[jar1087]

@Smidey

Thought so.

 

[iaefebs]

I thought it was 100 gallons/person/year. Did it go up to 200 gals?

Sorry for the confusion on limits. I should have explained that I've been married for 38 years so I just look at the 200 gallon limit. If you have only 1 adult in your house then the limit is 100 gallon.