How long have you been brewing

[beerkrump]

Started summer of '84. Brewed on and off for a few years. Worked at brew pub, met my wife and had kids. Brewing ended until 2005 when I was able to convince my wife that the kids and money were big enough now to start brewing again. She's rued it ever since.

 

[ntalkers]

I was 19 when I started brewing, so I guess that makes it about 8 years ago.

 

[spearko520]

16 years- 2-3 x a week in the dead of winter, once a week in fall and spring, hardly ever in the summer...

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

Almost 7 years, haven't made a batch in almost a year, and have 6 taps with half full kegs on each.

Too much else has been happening I guess.

 

[CCBrewer]

I have been brewing since I was the summer of 1999.

I was helping my uncle and dad do an extract brew of an raspberry APA with the flavoring added during bottling.

I started gathering my own All Grain equipment in November of 2011 and now in the middle of April I will have my first solo brew day.

3 - keggles
2 - 6 gallon glass carboys
2 - 5.5 gallon better bottle carboys
1 - sq14 stand -> next project is to get a stand welded as I can weld just no equipment
6- 5gal corny kegs
1 - Ferm Fridge a converted glass door 7ft tall merchandiser freezer, modified with a mini fridge refrigeration desk

 

[NobleExpBeer]

About 3-4 years, and about once every 2 months we brew 2 5-gallon batches, which I have used as currency for things like moving, dog sitting and homework help!

 

[Piratwolf]

About 15 months. Done 12 batches (ranging 2.5-10gal) this year, so I guess that's 3x per month. Still so much to experiment with!

 

[Kmcogar]

Started summer of '84. Brewed on and off for a few years. Worked at brew pub, met my wife and had kids. Brewing ended until 2005 when I was able to convince my wife that the kids and money were big enough now to start brewing again. She's rued it ever since.

I've been brewing for 4 years, just got married, and kids are soon to come. Is there any way to convince the wife to let me keep brewing?! I'll just have to brew enough beer now to last me through these troublesome years.

 

[Denny]

14 years, 417 batches

 

[beerkrump]

I've been brewing for 4 years, just got married, and kids are soon to come. Is there any way to convince the wife to let me keep brewing?! I'll just have to brew enough beer now to last me through these troublesome years.

Part of my hiatus from brewing included finishing college, changing profession, four kids, and moving three times, including moving cross country. If your wife, oh, erm,... situation is more stable than mine, you should be better off than me.

 

[Hang Glider]

coming up on 12 years.
About 6 batches a year - since I keg and I'm older and don't invite all my old hoodlum friends over, it's me and the neighbor, chewin' the fat, drinking a cold one... about 2x per year a nice group of friends comes and drains the kegerator.

 

[brewmaster89]

Less then a year. Have 3 extracts, and two ciders so far. Starting my first all grain within the next two weeks.

 

[A4J]

I've been brewing since whatever my join date (*edit* since 2008) says and I brew at least once a month.