How often do you brew?

[MNBugeater]

I am getting to the point that even my SWMBO asks "What weekend are you brewing this month?" I have been trying to brew every month and maybe a couple extra times throughout the year. Im on pace to get 14 batches this year.

 

[MgMt_Home_Brew]

I brew when ever I can which pretty much works out to be every other weekend. On the weekends that I am not brewing I typically end up visiting the girlfriend in Boston and hitting up Marty's for some beers that I have never seen before. I like to call it good old fashion R&D.

 

[wildwest450]

I brew two to three times a month.

 

[EdWort]

I would like to brew 10 gallons every 2 weeks. After this weekend, the keezer (which is full with 63 gallons of beer) will be just about empty so I can start working at refilling it.

 

[Beerbeque]

I've brewed 16 batches in my first 38 weeks as a homebrewer.

 

[somecallmetim]

We try to brew once a month & do double batches if we need, right now we need. I'm down to 1 keg of Haus in the kegerator & a mild in the fermenter. We need to get the Ohio bulk buy rolling gents...

 

[Saccharomyces]

I would like to brew 10 gallons every 2 weeks. After this weekend, the keezer (which is full with 63 gallons of beer) will be just about empty so I can start working at refilling it.

Holy cow, 63 gallons to empty in one weekend? Are you having half of Austin over at your place or something?

 

[DUCCCC]

I try to ferment at least 5 gallons of something each month. July and August were just too hot to brew at my house since I started AG and need to cook on a propane burner outside. I did get a wine done and started a cider in those 2 months though, so I'm still on track for at least 60 gallons of potable fermented stuff for the year!

 

[thataintchicken]

Usually twice a month.
However with the holidays coming, I am getting the contents of this year's brew baskets together. Apfelwein, Dry Mead, BlackberryMelomel and a mixed six pack of homebrews.

Two days off in a row ( rare ) starting tomorrow --- The big move from bottles to kegs begins. :rockin:

 

[TeleTwanger]

Not enough! I start around October and do maybe 2 batches a month until April and then I go fishing. So I guess 15 batches a year...I don't really drink that much so that has a lot to do with it.

 

[dedzz]

Wow you guys are an ambitious bunch! I try to get a batch a month if I have the time, any more often than that and I start running out of room to store the bottles. I'll be looking to switch to a keg setup at some point next year though.

 

[carnevoodoo]

I'm cutting back to once every two weeks. But I'll probably push a couple extra into there. I think 30 batches a year is reasonable.

 

[Sumo]

I brew AG 5 Gal at least once a week. When I am jones'n really bad I break down and do a MR beer kit in between.

 

[Melana]

We brew in waves... sometimes multiple batches/week and sometimes we don't brew for many weeks...

 

[cclloyd]

I try to brew at least twice a month - 5 gallon batches.

 

[CarlLBC]

not near enough. I'd like to do every 3 weeks or once a month. it's more like every 2 or 3 months. I know, it sucks. I've been doing alot of work on the house and in the hop garden. now that fall is here, maybe i'll brew on a regular schedule.

 

[AnOldUR]

I brew AG 5 Gal at least once a week. When I am jones'n really bad I break down and do a MR beer kit in between.

A little druck now so may be shouldn't be typing out loud, but . . . . my roots are mr beer. Got nothing bad to say about it. But could I go back, buy the cans, stick it in that plastic barrel thing. Not thinkin so . . .

 

[Ecnerwal]

not near enough. I'd like to do every 3 weeks or once a month. it's more like every 2 or 3 months. I know, it sucks. I've been doing alot of work on the house and in the hop garden. now that fall is here, maybe i'll brew on a regular schedule.

One of the more pragmatic pieces of old, yet useful advice I got way back when was to try and get the brewing done between September and May, partly to make temperature control easier, and partly due to more interesting things seeking to enter the beer in the summer (hey, was that fly sanitized?). At the rate I drink it's not a problem to salt away a store for the summer, if I'm actually brewing at all in a given year. I'm trying to do a 5-gallon batch every week right now, but have only gone two batches thus far - have to see what next weekend brings.

 

[zac]

Funny you should ask.....

I work the 14 on 2 off shifts.. so it works out great: I have 7 fermenters....

Day 1 brew 4 beers
Day 2 brew 3 more
Day 3-17 Go to work somewhere in the nation
Day 18 move first 4 to secondary
Day 19 move second 3 to secondary
Go to work for 2 weeks
Come back, bottle batch 1-4 & brew 4 more
next day bottle batch 5-7 & brew 3 more.


This process repeats from Feb till OCT...


I AM HOME!!!! & WILL BE FOR 3 WHOLE MONTHS!!!!

I'm stoked.

Next assignment is in Feb blasting trees down with C4, I can't wait. (well, yes I can)

45 brews this year. I won't say what size batches


zac

 

[Amiaji]

I live my life 4 days at a time. For 4 days I work 12 1/2 hour shifts, and then I'm off for 4 days. At least one of my days off I will be brewing, sometimes 2 of those days. In all I probably average around 1 - 5 gallon batch a week.

 

[NikolausXX]

I just realized the benefit of a non traditional work week! Alot of free time! I work 5 or 6 days out of the week. I will keep up my 2 week schedule as long as funds permit, and bottles are empty!

 

[RLinNH]

Every other weekend 11 Gallon Batches do the trick for me.

 

[shecky]

Try for once a month. Now that I'm in busy season for work, I suspect, sadly, it won't be too often.

 

[tom777]

30 5G batches of beer+apfelwein so far this year. Sometimes I'll do multiple batches in a week or even in 1 day. There's also some dry spells in there of 3 or 4 weeks without brewing.

 

[BEER_4_BREAKFAST]

I hope to brew a batch once a month. Would like to brew more, but money is tight right now.

 

[jpuf]

Ditto the money thing. Just bought a roof, garage door, picture window and big screen. Still averaging about 10 gals a month.

 

[vtchuck]

with an occasional 10 gallon batch. Trying to stock up for the holidays.