How many do you drink?

[BootYtRappeR]

on average how many of your homebrews (pint) do you drink a week?

I'm just wondering because I like a good homebrew but as I only drink maybe one pint every other day it's taking me forever to get through this keg.

I know some of you brew like madmen making two or three batches a month, it seems like you can't possibly drink it all yourselves. Do you give a lot of it away? Parties? ect!

 

[2nd Street Brewery]

I probably average 4-6 a day. Fewer during the week but more on the weekends. It usually takes about a month to go through 2 kegs.

 

[chillHayze]

Depends on the weather. If it's crappy outside we don't do much and stay at home (which makes more homebrew dissappear). So I'm actually in the range 5-15 with a concentration on the upper part of that range. I get some "help" by bringing it to friends houses and try to keep 5 kinds drinkable at the same time so a 5 gal batch will last a few months. A man has to have his choices.

 

[Truble]

My stock has been low, so I have been subsidizing with store bought beers. Also, SWMBO and I like to go out once or so a week, and I will have beer when we go out. Total beer consumption is higher than homebrew consumption. Now, this fall is a different situation, as I am going to have more brewing time, and will be able to build up my stock.

 

[Desert_Sky]

Last weekend was great. It starter off as just one of those ****ty days at work, combined with moving. Well I had some buddies over and we damn near finished a keg of brown. No moving got done to say the least. When we drink....we really drink.

But, normally I pour a half liter when I get home and call it good for the day.

 

[Glibbidy]

I've got this great 40oz pitcher that I usually fill up once a day. This seems to keep me satiated most of the time, except on weekends, or brew sessions where consumption may slightly rise.

 

[Chairman Cheyco]

I'm easily in the 10-15 pint range, and that's being generous. I like to have one on the go most of the time. I wouldn't drink it if it wasn't so good, and it wouldn't be so good if I hadn't found this board...
Hey this is all HBT's fault!! Well, time for a pint.

 

[todd_k]

my consumption varies. it could be 2 a week or it could be 12 a week. depends on the situation.

 

[Brewpastor]

I am generally way too busy to drink much of anything during the week and because Sunday morning is a fairly demanding time mentally I have to watch it on Saturday, that leaves Friday night, Saturday mid-day and Sunday afternoon. Now if I am lucky I have Friday off and I can brew and then I can also enjoy a few beers along the way. Why I have a 20+ gallon system is beyond me!

 

[Flyin' Lion]

I work shifts so I normally only drink on my daywork week or days off. When I do drink it is usually between 1-4 and normally on the low side. Lately I've been drinking a lot of micro brews though, as my stock is down considerably. I'm looking forward to the lower temperatures so I can start brewing again.

 

[feedthebear]

Too busy with the baby to have more than a couple beers a week.

Besides, I have the kind of job that comes with a free physical and urinalysis.

 

[rdwj]

I think I'm in the 10-15 range.

I generally don't drink during the week - usually just Friday and Saturday. Once in a while I'll have a couple on a Sunday or Thursday, but not all that often.

 

[Wheat King]

1 - 4 but thats JUST homebrew. i'm trying to hold myself back so i can start a nice backstock of a variety of homebrew. definitely need to pick up the pace though...

 

[rod]

used to only buy a 6 pack of micro brews for the weekend before i started brewing
now i have 5 different 5 gallon batches on the go.
i find i am drinking more since it is available in the house. try to only have 1 every other weekday and 2-3 saturdays and sundays.
my friends at work are benefitting as i can't drink it all myself so i share
i find it fun to brew and relaxing but i end up with too much onhand

 

[Hopfan]

I'm around 15+ per week (supplemented with commercial until I build my stock). Explains the growing girth. My dad always said that if you have a good tool, you should build a shed over it. I built a barn.:cross:

 

[Spyk'd]

A five gallon keg usually last about 2-3 weeks, but I have put one down in a week by myself before (Brown Ale that was oh so delicious!).

I drink a few during the week and about 6-8 per night on the weekend, depending on what is going on. I turned a friend onto beer and now he likes to drink the good stuff, which includes my beer. (He went from being an avid Corona only fan to now trying anything I recomend and being stuck on wheat beers and Newcastle-success!).

 

[disaffected]

I didn't answer the poll since I don't have any homebrew to drink yet. I just started on September 3rd with my first brew. I've got three five gallon batches at various stages of completion.

But for commercial brews, I average at least 15 pints a week. Probably more, but who's really counting?

 

[Orpheus]

My consumption fluctuates, but I find that now I have my own beer on tap, I'm likely to have a pint almost nightly. On Fridays and Saturdays I'll get a bit more serious with the consumption, drinking between 3 and 4 (or more depending on the occasion) in a session.

So I fall in the 5-9 pint range (well probably more like 5-12.)

 

[Yooper]

I'm not very big, so I can't drink many beers and not gain weight. I drink about one every evening, and a couple more on the weekends. I always have a glass of homemade wine with dinner, then a homebrew later on. According to a health website I frequent, I "drink too much". Apparently 17-20 drinks a week is too much for a 130 pound woman. Bah! I don't eat junk food, I don't smoke, I exercise (when my leg's not broken), I eat very healthy foods. I take my vitamins. I gotta have my vice, and it's alcohol.

Lorena

 

[Brewsmith]

I usually have one 12 oz bottle in the evening or a glass from the tap, sometimes 2, with more on weekends, but I usually have a good variety of micros on hand as well. I'd say on average about 5 pints of homebrew week. Then there are the friends...

 

[homebrewer_99]

...I refuse to answer the question on the grounds that may cause me to attend meetings...

 

[david_42]

Lorena, I think American "health" sites are run by people who are convinced drinking is evil. Most European sites would put you right at the recommended levels.

I find a pint or two a day is about right, maybe none. Of course, that's 4-8 samples. I have a reputation in the homebrewing circles here, because I use one of my 4 oz. Fest glasses. With 6-10 kegs around, I rarely drink pints.

 

[homebrewer_99]

I only drink from 0,5 liter glasses.

 

[Saxmk6]

Well, to be honest not as many as I would like. As a teacher whom works late hours with students, probably not a good idea to let them smell beer on the breath, but then again, a pint or two when I get home is always nice. 1-4 per week at the most.

 

[sudsmonkey]

Man, I screwed up on the poll! I checked 1-4, but I meant daily, not weekly. I usually go through a 5 gallon batch in about a month. Somebody has to.

 

[Sir Sudster]

I'm with HB99..I plead the 5th...I mean I finished the fifth and want to pee..
Anyway..late for a meeting...gotta go.

 

[sudsmonkey]

I'm with HB99..I plead the 5th...I mean I finished the fifth and want to pee..
Anyway..late for a meeting...gotta go.

Wouldn't be one of those Auto Association meetings, would it ?

 

[Sir Sudster]

Yes, as a matter of fact . I can't seem to get it started in the mornings and can't seem to get it to stop at night.
One of my buddies suggested the Auto Association as a place I might find some help in these matters.
BTW Mr. Monkey thanks for the suggestion.... now where are my damn keys.

 

[sudsmonkey]

Don't worry, I'll pick you up on my moped.

 

[Sir Sudster]

That's fine with me but were gonna have to stop at that gas station with the
gorilla out front..and you know what happened last time ......