How long is your brew day?

[sillbeer]

Did my 3rd brew with my new BIAB setup. I was expecting 4 hours but ran into frozen water issues plus a couple extra things due to cold weather. Ended up being about 5.5 hours for a final 10 gallons. That was cleanup and everything. Optimal situation with good weather I would like to think 4 hours is realistic.

 

[Dixon9717]

Only 7 1/2" sorry nothing you'll see in the movies.

 

[element533]

Setup to cleanup is 6 hours if I'm taking my time and it's cold out. In summer, immersion chilling takes longer.

What's more important is how much of that time is fun, because the cleaning portion is definitely NOT fun, and that takes me at least an hour.

 

[csdunham]

4 hours max. I brew 1-gallon all-grain BIAB batches.

 

[Pantherjon]

Really didn't keep track of time here....Set up about 5PM..Got going and was pouring wort into fermenter at about 11PM...Just took it slow and easy as I was doing my 1st AG...Extracts I can usually knock out in a little over 2hrs..(2.5G batches)

 

[Pancitboy]

I usually plan 5-6 hours (inc. prep and clean up) in my brew day for a 5 gallon batch. My last brew day, I incorporated smoking some ribs at the same time on my charcoal grill. Spent the whole morning and afternoon outside in beautiful California weather.

 

[GMS]

I seem to be averaging about 5 1/2 hours start to finish. Between the time to bring the strike water to temp., the mash time, the fly spare time, the boil time , And the cooling time I don't know if I can make it much shorter. But I really enjoy the process, being outdoors, and getting the barbecue going.....

 

[shemp]

I'm interested in how long it's taking guys to get their water from tap to strike temp. I'll note mine next time.

 

[dstockwell]

I'm guessing 5 hours start to cleanup, I do 3.25 BIAB.

 

[applescrap]

I'm interested in how long it's taking guys to get their water from tap to strike temp. I'll note mine next time.

12 min hot water to strike verified dos tiempos

 

[houndsbreath]

I'm interested in how long it's taking guys to get their water from tap to strike temp. I'll note mine next time.

Usually my cheap banjo burner can heat 4.5 gallons from room temp to strike temp in 15 minutes.
Total brew day is around 4 hours. I am trying a double brew day next with boil and mash overlapping. Hope to stay under 6 hours...

 

[fatherdan]

6 hours give or take 30 minutes. 13 gallons. Using a helper actually extends brewday...

Have everything setup the night before. Depending on when I start imbibing will dictate other delays....

 

[TexasDroughtBrewery]

Many here i dont think care about time. they either enjoy brewing or do it with friends or its a hobby i can understand all that....i seek 3.5 hours or less.

This is where I stand on the topic. I have never brewed alone I typically brew with my Brother and sometimes a friend or two as well. I would say it takes anywhere from 4-6 hours depending on how many gallons we are making up but the extra hands help a lot when its time to clean up. Plus the hobby is much more fun when I can spend time doing things I enjoy with people I enjoy doing things with

 

[Mexibilly]

8+ for a big beer and parti-gyle, from set up to equipment cleaned and drying.
4 or 5 from cold start to cleaned on one brew

 

[Braumeise]

From grain to fermentation chamber - roughly 4 hours, all grain - 5 Gal. batches. including clean up and putting away everything.

 

[ChelisHubby]

from set up to put up 6 hrs I am doing all grain 5.5 gallons , batch sparging.

 

[barnaclebob]

Clocked in at 3 Hours 45 min from pulling the cars out of the garage to being done cleaning. BIAB, 60 min mash, 60 min boil. Water temp at 55 degrees for chilling so that went fast. I still have about 5 min left for putting dried equipment away thought.

 

[Dog House Brew]

With my latest process, it's 8 hours from pre-brewing CIP, to finishing post-brew clean up.

Same here, can even get to 10 by the time I transport to my ferment freezer. Breaking it all down in cold weather, since I brew outside. I do 16.5 gallon batches most of the time.

 

[cubalz]

My typical all grain brew day is 6 hours grain to fermenter, all cleaned up.

 

[alwhite77]

I brew 5g batches in about 4 hours total, plus a little more clean up time. I pretty much dedicate an entire day to the process. My brewing partner and I like to sample beers past, and new beers off the shelf while brewing.

I like to get the job done, but not rush anything. This is a hobby, not a chore! I like to treat it as such!

Primary 1 - High Dollar IPA
Primary 2 - Dead Ringer IPA
Keg 1 - Brown Ale
Keg 2 - Brown Ale
Drinking - American Style Hard Apple Cider

 

[dputt88]

For my 20 gal batches it takes me about 6 hours from start through clean up

 

[yono1986]

I'm at 6-8 hours from setup to cleanup.

 

[gometz]

Normally 5-7 hours. If I'm doing a decoction mash, easily 7 hours. I'm splitting a mash between boils tomorrow, so to reduce the time spent tomorrow, I'm mashing tonight (bringing to a boil to make sure no more conversion occurs over night)

 

[TexasDroughtBrewery]

Did a 1 gallon brew last weekend for the first time...3 hours MAX. I was cooking dinner at the same time during half of it. Very easy and relaxing to change it up from the 5 gallon that I have always done.

 

[CBelli]

For a 5.5 gal. single infusion batch about 4-4.5 hours from heating water to finishing cleanup.

same here.... 4 hours normally 4½ to 4¾ if I whirlpool and do a hop stand.

Blichmann burner
10 gallon cooler MLT
10 gallon HLT

pump everything
chillzilla counterflow chiller

 

[alexacuna]

I do 5 gal in about 3 hours w/no chill