How old were you when you started to homebrew?

[ifishsum]

I started after getting a Mr. Beer kit for my 40th b-day last year. Put together a real starter kit by the third batch and I'll hit my 50th batch before the end of the year

 

[KayaBrew]

I was 37 when I started.

 

[HSM]

Made my first batch of wine at 13.... was distilling by 15.... didn't make beer until 23... just too complicated!

 

[Foamenter]

Started in college at 22. Honey wheat extract kit. I remember my clothes smelling like brew because I only had one little closet in my room. I'm 28 now, and have brewed a couple times a year since.

I just did my first all grain, and am restoring a kegerator, so I'll be brewing a bit more often, I think.

 

[BeerFun]

I'm 36 now and have just started my second batch of Coopers. Wish for a bigger brewing pot though so I can start from scratch. Tried wine and distilling, but it's dangerous to get wasted!

 

[TexLaw]

I started when I was 21. The first batch was 16 years ago, this month.


TL

 

[BeerFun]

I started when I was 21. The first batch was 16 years ago, this month.


TL

Did your father brew? My late father tried once, but the bottles exploded. There was no Internet back then for advice.

 

[smackythefrog]

just started at 35ish.. kicking myself in the ass every batch fro not starting earlier.

 

[mysteryberto]

21 and now I'm 23.

 

[beerjunky828]

Started out at 22. Bit the bullet one summer with a friend and bought startup equipment. Haven't looked back since. And with the coming of winter and sooo many hops soon to be in storage I am turning the brew knob over into hyperdrive.

 

[fredGSX]

I just started and I got my equiptment for my 26th birthday.

 

[homebrewer_99]

I just started and I got my equiptment for my 26th birthday.

...and it was purchased from Mr. Steve's, right?

 

[meluvbeer]

I was around 21 or 22 did one batch and it came out really bad
went 5 or 6 years before i tried again. Haven't had a bad batch
yet since i started back.

 

[gabeweisz]

Got a Mr. Beer kit from the GF when I turned 21. Slowly ramped up production over the years ...

Only actually followed a recipe exactly the first time.

 

[cookieman]

Got a mr beer last christmas and i was hooked. Got a real kit now and 40 gals strong!

 

[DoubleXL]

32 for beer wine came latter

 

[Pivzavod]

Started with real kits 1 year ago when I was 29. I did do a few batches of Beer Machine as far as 5 years ago

 

[Brewin_CRAZY]

Well I guess im the baby, i started when I was 19... Uhhhh well I was in college and beer was a pain to have others buy so I made my own. 24 now and still going strong!

 

[Tsuyako]

i have recently just started brewing a few months ago. im 23.

Ditto.....

 

[rico567]

I started twice. Once when I was 25, but that was in 1970. The equipment and ingredients just were not readily available back then......so I quit. I started again two years ago, when I was 63; having a ball.

 

[Doog_Si_Reeb]

I technically started when I was 21 with a Mr. Beer kit. I then took a break for a couple years, buying the homebrew starter kit when I was 23. Made two marginal batches and quit for a couple more years. I started up again ~ 3 years ago. After a couple AHS kits that came out really good, I was hooked. Since then, the hobby has become a hole in my wallet and a detriment to my liver.

 

[craven_morhead]

25. Started this year.

 

[Denny]

I was 45. In March, it will be 12 years.

 

[uechikid]

I was 38, I'm 53 now. It's been a lot of fun.

 

[Brooklyn-Brewtality]

21, now 24

 

[Denny]

Man, most of you guys are younger than my kid!

 

[drunkatuw]

I started brewing almost exactly two years ago, I was 27 and I'm approaching my 30th birthday in a few weeks.

 

[TBrosBrewing]

22 now i'm 26.

 

[sully]

i was 19 im 24 now good times. a friends dad used to brew extract batches and i had a couple and was hooked well before i was of legal drinking age and had to try and brew some myself. it was easier then bugging someone to go get me some beer.

 

[Chester]

I was 18, living in eugene oregon, with nobody to buy me beer...

 

[dsdrake219]

23- bored in knoxville TN but now im back in memphis 24 and my brewing has slowed.. i have more to do and less spare money from not going out.. ever

i'd had been looking for a hobby for about 8 years.. BEST HOBBY EVER

 

[OhioGrown]

I was 19 when I made my first batch. My buddies mom let us get away with anything. It was a spruce beer and is still probably the best beer I've ever made. I'm 25 now.

 

[JuanKenobi]

24 (31 now). A friend of a friend taught us to brew extract w/ specialty grains. Did that for a couple years, then basically stopped (2 batches in 4 years). Started back up last fall, discover HBT, and went AG. Now I try to brew at least 2 batches a month. Love this place.

 

[bad67z]

39, been brewing for 6 months.

 

[JamieT]

21 was the first... I turned 33 in august.. Getting close to 2000 gallons..

 

[zinger084]

25; been brewing for 2 months, and should have started when I was old enough to drive to the LHBS.

 

[MarsColonist]

33; too many expensive hobbies to contend with before.

 

[MultumInParvo]

I was, and am, 21. Started 3 days after the birthday.

 

[Scut_Monkey]

I had just turned 27 and got my brewing equipment for my birthday. Kick ass birthday present and turned out to be the gateway to spending much more money on equipment.

 

[bendavanza]

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