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Maltjunkie

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I reviewed my brew journal. Over the last 5 years I averaged 6.4 bbls of homebrew in 6 to 12 gallon batches a year. Wow! I must be afflicted but im probably not the onley one.
 
I hit 187gal in my 1st 11 months of brewing last year (2011). I'll be right at 100gal this afternoon (doing a saison), so it looks like I'm on the same pace. Of course, I brewed 100gal last year between Halloween & New Years...
 
Due to time, money, and space restrictions I can only brew about once a month and am limited to one 5 or 5.5 gallon batch at a time. This will put me right around 60 gallons for the year, but if I had my way it would easily be double that if not more.
 
cfonnes said:
6.4 bbl x 31 = 198.4

Does the law vary from state to state? I thought that up to 200 gallons a year was legal.

200 gallons per 21+ adult in the house, so I could legally make 400 a year for swmbo and I.

I think I made around 150 last year, slowing it down more this year tho.
 
pm5k00 said:
200 gallons per 21+ adult in the house, so I could legally make 400 a year for swmbo and I.

I think I made around 150 last year, slowing it down more this year tho.

Federal law states 100 gallons per 21+ adult up to 200 gallons household.
 
OClairBrew said:
Due to time, money, and space restrictions I can only brew about once a month and am limited to one 5 or 5.5 gallon batch at a time. This will put me right around 60 gallons for the year, but if I had my way it would easily be double that if not more.

I'm in this boat. Got five batches in so far this year. Started in February.
 
Fathers day will be the completion of 1 year, and have brewed 12 5gal batches. It's been a great year!!!!
And soooo much more to learn.
 
I started brewing at the end of February and have brewed 80 gal so far. I have another 10 gal planned for this coming weekend.
 
Just over 40 gallons this year, so far... I hit ~100 (not saying exact number but let's just say I slammed the legal limit :D) last year... I hope to do the same this year.
 
since 96 as much as 400 gallons a year and as little as 40 - depends on a lot. kids, houses, renovations, barrels to fill etc. i don't have too many expectations or deadlines...
 
Sadly, I do not brew as much as I would like. Mostly due to a demanding job. I try to brew once a month (10 gallons) and I have to put it on the calendar...

If I had my way, I would brew a lot more.
 
Roughly average for small batches i do,about 4.5-6.5 gal a month.Doing my small last double batch this weekend til winter though.
 
I brew about every other weekend 5-15 gallon batches depending on what is needed. I dont have a hard count for the year though.
 
I think I am right around 100 gallons so far this year. I operate on the theory that if you want to get good at something you have to practice.:D
 
phunhog said:
i think i am right around 100 gallons so far this year. I operate on the theory that if you want to get good at something you have to practice.:d

+1
 
I'm re-starting after a 4-year hiatus; in the past, beer + wine, I averaged ~800L per year (just over 200gal). This year, with the rebuilding of the wine cellar, I was on track for ~1000L (about 250gal). But I just brewed a bunch for a family get-together, that's bumped that up another 200L.

Luckily, we don't have silly caps on home brew production up north...

Bryan
 
2011 was my highest year with 115 gallons. My goal for this year is 130. Counting full fermenters right now I'm at 45 with everything on hand to make it 50. Now I just need to find the time to keep it going, especially with the elevated consumption rates of summer!
 
I don't have the time to brew nearly as often as I like. I started right around this time last year and have done nine batches. We'll see how much that drops off with my daughter being due in about 5 weeks. I started all-grain brewing back in December. So, with the new processes, my brew day jumped to about five hours. I figure I can easily knock about an hour off of that once I get my process streamlined. So, maybe I can brew at about the same rate or maybe slightly more often. We'll see.
 
Not enough. So far I've only been able to brew four batches of 5 gallons. Pretty bad, but I'm in school with a kid so it's not so bad. Hopefully by the end of the summer I'll have doubled that quantity.
 
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