How often and at what volume is everyone brewing?

[BluetickBrewing]

I'm currently doing 1, sometimes 2, 6 gallon batches every 2 weeks. Lots to give away!!!

 

[friarsmith]

The last two years, I have brewed 8-10 times between January and April (stock up for the summer) and 4-5 times in the fall. Mostly 5 gallon batches and an occasional 10gal. That is a pretty sustainable amount for me.

Prior to that, I brewed 35-40 times a year for 15+ years. That was bordering on insanity, but I was involved in a few clubs that served at a lot of beer fests, so I had an outlet besides my liver. I also mostly worked from home, so I could usually multi-task a mid-week brew and keep weekends free for the missus

 

[rmr9]

I brew 5 gallon batches but sadly have only been able to do so 2-3 times a year for the last couple years. Before that it was 5-6 times a year.

 

[bailey mountain brewer]

Hmmm, 15 gallon batches every 3 weeks, sometimes 4 weeks sometimes 2 weeks so average it out, call it 3.. my spike equipment says my liver will fail before it does... challenge accepted!

Cheers!

 

[bracconiere]

why do you ask? you know if you're a cop you have to tell me?

me personally, i hate fun guys...and would never let them come to any of my parties...i don't even eat bread! passover, is celebrated year long in my house!

 

[grampamark]

The last few years I’ve been averaging about 25 batches/year. Some 2.5 gal, most 5 gal. We divide our time between 2 residences, a farm in the middle of nowhere and a house in a city 250 miles away. I brew 5 gals at the farm, 2.5 gals in town where space is much more limited.

I’ve started brewing more smaller batches to keep more of a variety on hand. That means brewing more often. Oh, what a terrible burden to bear.

So far this year I’ve brewed 12 batches, 7 2.5 gal, 5 5 g. I’ll probably end up brewing 35-40 times this year but about the same gallons as last year. I give a lot of beer away and have college age grandsons who bring strays home on the weekends.

 

[Mr. Vern]

On my 3rd year now, I went for quantity for my first 40 batches now I am trying to dial in my craft on quality over quantity.

I've done 4x 5 gallon brews so far in 2022 but that will change next month with lawnmower beer, octoberfest, and some high gravity stout

My goal is to have a few house recipes that I can do on the half-barrel rig and use the 5 gallon system for seasonal / specialties.

 

[bracconiere]

Oh, what a terrible burden to bear.

if there's a forum color for serious....i got 10 gallons of beer finishing up, 10 gallons of sugar wash i'm hoping will finish at about 13-14% ABV...

i got sprouted barley ready to go in the oven to brew day after tomorrow for another 10 gallon batch when the fermenter is kegged....

it is a burden to me! but i'm glad i always walk around with a drink ready to throw in a dope pushers face when they pinch my ass and try ....well it's a labor of love

(for the record i brew ~50 10 gallon batches a year)

 

[McMullan]

I'm really enjoying brewing smaller batches more often at the moment. 1or 2 half (12L/2.5gal) batches a week in my spare time is a breeze. Down scaling makes things much easier and more enjoyable, tbh. Pretty much rediscovering one of the best hobbies going, with more wisdom onboard. Priceless

 

[bailey mountain brewer]

I love my big spike 3v2p system and my temp control conicals... but occasionally I brew a small batch on my old equipment and it's kinda refreshing in a way. Usually these are experiments so that's fun too.

 

[Gorm]

Use to brew 50 batches a year 5 gal per.
Last year was35 , this year around 30

 

[moreb33rplz]

It ebbs and flows with life. The last 2 years I've brewed about 30x 5-gallon batches

 

[AlexKay]

Every 2 to 3 weeks, 3 2.5-gallon batches and 4 1-gallon batches. That’s what the chest freezers can hold. Sometimes I can fit in an extra couple if the garage is a reasonable temperature. So about 100 batches (albeit small ones) a year.

 

[govner1]

I brew 6.5 gallon AG batches about every three weeks.

 

[RCope]

I try to brew every weekend. 5 gallon batches and at least 3 gallons a week are drank (drunk?) by my friends. I also bottle at times to give away to other friends/co-workers. I enjoy formulating recipes and the brewing process, but I can only drink a relatively small amount. Three fermentors and an 8 tap kegerator helps a lot.

 

[danielthemaniel]

10 gallon batches usually every other week for the past 5 years. Hit my 100 brews/1,000 gallon mark at the start of this year. Woo!

 

[jcav]

I brew once a month on my electric 3 vessel e-herms (Kal clone with keggles) on my back lanai. I make 13.5 gallon batches to have 10 gallons of finished product (two 5 gallon kegs). I have three older sons, family, friends and neighbors, who come over all the time and enjoy whatever I have on tap. I love making it and sharing it, and having a few myself!

John

 

[BeerAndTele]

I can't hang with you guys. I do 5 or 6 batches a year, usually 2.5 gallons per.

 

[Kharnynb]

due to the current restrictions, the last year-and-a-half, I've brewed a lot less than normal.
Usually around 12-20 20 liter batches a year, but last year only about 8 as i've had to drink it all myself mostly.

 

[Imhoppy]

Never over the legal limit for a homebrewer. Maybe someday though lol.

 

[tripelthelightfantastic]

the last few years i was brewing 5.5G all grain HERMS batches once per month from Oct - Apr. During these months the overnight temp was cold enough to put 100L water on the balcony for wort chilling. The last few months I´ve been doing 10L batches split into 2 for yeast comparisons and really enjoying it. The smaller batches made me simplify the process (no HERMS or whirlpooling), meaning less equipment in the kitchen, quicker setup/cleanup and the ability to brew different beers sooner to try.

 

[Ninoid]

Every week one 6 gal BIAB batch last few years.

 

[BluetickBrewing]

So glad others are brewing as much and more than myself! Now I have ammo to get the wife off my back!

 

[bracconiere]

I can't hang with you guys.

as long as you don't call another man god for your drink, you can hang with me!

 

[Spartan1979]

5 gallons once per month on average.

 

[Mr. Vern]

I missed my opportunity yesterday so here I am....

My advice, Brew at high volume:

 

[McMullan]

I missed my opportunity yesterday so here I am....

My advice, Brew at high volume:
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[jdauria]

I try to brew every 2 weeks giver or take in order to have a pipeline of beers going. I brew a lot of lagers, so during Covid when working from home, I was pumping a lot of them so that while some were fermenting, others were lagering or on tap. With vacations and such, I wind up brewing 23-24 beers a year and a mead here and there. However, this month is a little crazy as I am brewing 4 beers...3 for National comp and 1 for a wedding.

 

[D.B.Moody]

This brew goes to eleven:

I've been brewing since 1994 and will do batch #295 this weekend. The average is 10.5 times per year. All 5 gallon batches. My "Spinale" has been a regular since 2017, but it only makes sense in old school HBUs.

 

[hout17]

Last year I brewed 11 batches at 5 gallons a pop. Most years though usually get around 5 or 6.

I'm more in to brewing than I've ever been though so the current trend may continue; I'm on batch 3 already moving on to batch 4 soon.