Homebrew Survey!

[Raoul_Duke_PhD]

I hope I'm remembering correctly, but did you collaborate with Starr Hill? I'm pretty sure I had an English IPA at the ProAm booth and wanna say it was Starr Hill.

Yes, that's the one.

 

[Pappers_]

1. When did you start brewing? about 15 years ago
2. Approximately how many batches and/or gallons have you brewed (guess)? 100 batches?
3. How many homebrew competitions have you entered in (estimate)? Not that many, maybe 15?
4. What was the highest score you've ever achieved at a competition and what was the style (links to recipes encouraged!)? 42, a Belgian Golden Strong got a Best of Show Silver Medal
5. How many best of show awards have you won? two silvers
6. How many gold medals have you won? 4
7. How many total medals (1st - 3rd) have you won? maybe 20?
8. What is your favorite/best beer you brew (links to recipes encouraged!)? Right now, I'm enjoying our Altbier on tap and an Imperial Stout that we aged in a 15 gallon bourbon barrel for six months.

 

[Cincybeer]

1. When did you start brewing? March 2015
2. Approximately how many batches and/or gallons have you brewed 10 batches(guess)?
3. How many homebrew competitions have you entered in (estimate)? 1
4. What was the highest score you've ever achieved at a competition and what was the style (links to recipes encouraged!) 37 Sweet Stout
5. How many best of show awards have you won? 0
6. How many gold medals have you won? 0
7. How many total medals (1st - 3rd) have you won? 1
8. What is your favorite/best beer you brew (links to recipes encouraged!)? Milk Stout

 

[pshankstar]

1. When did you start brewing?
Approx. December 2013 (Mr. Beer kit as a gift) - but more seriously around July 2015.

2. Approximately how many batches and/or gallons have you brewed (guess)?
24 batches not including any ciders.

3. How many homebrew competitions have you entered in (estimate)?
2

4. What was the highest score you've ever achieved at a competition and what was the style (links to recipes encouraged!)?
33.3 - Just got the results this past weekend. The recipe style was a DIPA, but some fellow home brew club members said it could fit the American Strong Ale category too. I entered it into the American Strong Ale b/c I already had another brew in the DIPA category and I could not have two. But the feedback I got from one judge was it probably would have scored better in the DIPA category.

5. How many best of show awards have you won?
0

6. How many gold medals have you won?
0

7. How many total medals (1st - 3rd) have you won?
0 - Looking for feedback.

8. What is your favorite/best beer you brew (links to recipes encouraged!)?
SN Torpedo Clone from BYO.

 

[BrewMehr]

1: 2014
2: ~60 batches
3: 0
4-7: NA
8: I couldn't pick one. It also depends on the season. The saison I love in the summer won't stand up to a bourbon porter in mid winter. And vice versa

 

[jerbrew]

1. When did you start brewing?
December 2012. Told my GF I was going to buy what I need to start brewing and she told me, "No! that's a great Christmas present". So, I had to wait an extra three months to start but she went into the LHBS in Chico, CA and the guy there guided her through hooking me up pretty good.

2. Approximately how many batches and/or gallons have you brewed (guess)?
somewhere around 35 ish batches of beer (the first few years were slow cuz of college) and about 7 batches of cider. Although, now cider is continuously fermenting in my place so that's rising fast.

3. How many homebrew competitions have you entered in (estimate)? 2
4. What was the highest score you've ever achieved at a competition and what was the style (links to recipes encouraged!)?
28 I think. Same score, same beer, different competitions. Beer was actually really great (a bitter dry hopped porter) judges liked it but I didn't categorize it right in one and described it wrong in the other so lost a few points there. Gave me kind of a bad taste about comps. I'll get back to them if I can keep beer around long enough to bottle off the keg.

5. How many best of show awards have you won?
0

6. How many gold medals have you won?
0

7. How many total medals (1st - 3rd) have you won?
0

8. What is your favorite/best beer you brew (links to recipes encouraged!)?
This depends so I'll give two. EKG dry hopped bitter porter and Rye honey saison. Although, I make a mean IPA they're just never the same combo of hops.

 

[krebs119]

1. When did you start brewing? 2009 or so
2. Approximately how many batches and/or gallons have you brewed (guess)? 250
3. How many homebrew competitions have you entered in (estimate)? 20
4. What was the highest score you've ever achieved at a competition and what was the style (links to recipes encouraged!)? 41.5 for 2 separates -
A Munich Helles and a Belgian Dark Strong
5. How many best of show awards have you won? 0
6. How many gold medals have you won? 9
7. How many total medals (1st - 3rd) have you won? 29
8. What is your favorite/best beer you brew (links to recipes encouraged!)? Lately I'm loving my Czech Amber Lager - PM me if you want details, I'm happy to share.

 

[brandonlovesbeer]

1. When did you start brewing?
Ans: 2006

2. Approximately how many batches and/or gallons have you brewed (guess)?
Ans: Between 60&100.

3. How many homebrew competitions have you entered in (estimate)?
Ans: zero. Shipping beer in the mail is illegal.

8. What is your favorite/best beer you brew (links to recipes encouraged!)?
Ans: imp pumpkin ale. Unfortunately it was a flick and I didn't write the recipe.

 

[JDXX1971]

1. When did you start brewing?Last Christmas 2016
2. Approximately how many batches and/or gallons have you brewed (guess)? 6 batches for about 40 gallons
3. How many homebrew competitions have you entered in (estimate)?0
4. What was the highest score you've ever achieved at a competition and what was the style (links to recipes encouraged!)?NA
5. How many best of show awards have you won?NA
6. How many gold medals have you won?NA
7. How many total medals (1st - 3rd) have you won?NA
8. What is your favorite/best beer you brew (links to recipes encouraged!)? My favorite so far has been our Red Seal Ale clone. Though I am about to embark on a mission to brew 4 new styles, so we will see!!

 

[HopDevil7]

Thank you all for the responses. Being a data analytics guy by trade, I owe you guys some survey statistics.

Keep the responses coming!

 

[FatDragon]

1. When did you start brewing? 2013
2. Approximately how many batches and/or gallons have you brewed (guess)? 60/350ish
3. How many homebrew competitions have you entered in (estimate)? 3
4. What was the highest score you've ever achieved at a competition and what was the style (links to recipes encouraged!)? Stupid Chinese homebrew competitions don't give feedback...
5. How many best of show awards have you won? 0
6. How many gold medals have you won? 0
7. How many total medals (1st - 3rd) have you won? 0
8. What is your favorite/best beer you brew (links to recipes encouraged!)? My regular stuff is all still work-in-progress. I have made some pretty tasty big one-off beers, though, including a barleywine that's a year and a half old and a delicious but still young quad.

 

[BisonHeadBrewery]

OK, I'll play.

1. Started brewing: 1970
2. Amount brewed: Thousands of bladders full (and emptied)
3. Competitions entered: None
4. Highest score: N/A
5. Best of show awards: N/A
6. Gold medals: N/A
7. Total medals: N/A
8. Favorite/best beer brewed: Just a basic estate-brewed ale

Not sure why I responded. I didn't add to your survey. I only read the thread to see how long most of you have been brewing.

 

[The_General]

As I am relatively new to homebrewing, I thought it'd be a fun experience to get to know some of the fellow homebrewers on here with a short survey of sorts.

1. When did you start brewing?
2. Approximately how many batches and/or gallons have you brewed (guess)?
3. How many homebrew competitions have you entered in (estimate)?
4. What was the highest score you've ever achieved at a competition and what was the style (links to recipes encouraged!)?
5. How many best of show awards have you won?
6. How many gold medals have you won?
7. How many total medals (1st - 3rd) have you won?
8. What is your favorite/best beer you brew (links to recipes encouraged!)?


I will start:
1. When did you start brewing? I dabbled in college, but not consistently until December 2016
2. Approximately how many batches and/or gallons have you brewed (guess)? 10 batches; 37 gallons
3. How many homebrew competitions have you entered in (estimate)? 0 - but eager to get started
4. What was the highest score you've ever achieved at a competition and what was the style (links to recipes encouraged!)? NA
5. How many best of show awards have you won? NA
6. How many gold medals have you won? NA
7. How many total medals (1st - 3rd) have you won? NA
8. What is your favorite/best beer you brew (links to recipes encouraged!)? Pliny the Elder Clone (link) favorite/best thus far


Your participation is appreciated! :rockin:

1. 2006
2. 120-ish
3. 3
4. 40 APA best of show
5. One best of shown APA, one honorable mention Belgian blonde
6. 3
7. 11
8. Variations on Brewing Classic Styles Belgian Golden Strong

 

[Incubus2112]

1. When did you start brewing? March 2017
2. Approximately how many batches and/or gallons have you brewed (guess)? 4 batches at 5 gallons a piece
3. How many homebrew competitions have you entered in (estimate)? 0
4. What was the highest score you've ever achieved at a competition and what was the style (links to recipes encouraged!)? N/A
5. How many best of show awards have you won? N/A
6. How many gold medals have you won? N/A
7. How many total medals (1st - 3rd) have you won? N/A
8. What is your favorite/best beer you brew (links to recipes encouraged!)? So far due to my limited attempts, it's been an all grain California Common beer (Anchor Steam). Recipe isn't on me at the moment, though :\

 

[Wash1]

Ok, I'll join:

1:2003
2:120?
3:0
4-7: N/A
8: Current one is a Dark Rye that I brewed about 3 months ago. IMHO it turned out really well!