How often do you guys brew?

[Ben58]

With commitment, effort and a little planning, you might be surprised what you can accomplish. A positive attitude is everything.

Plus the SWMBO

 

[bragona71]

NOT ENOUGH!! I try to brew every other week but fricking work gets in the way! unfortunately I like to entertain friends and family(mostly neighbors)and apparently they like beer too!! go figure so I tend to run really low at times so I will do a brew weekend and do 2 batches and them another the next to catch up!

 

[Qhrumphf]

I brew 2-3 times per month, usually 5.5, occasionally 10 gallon batches. Sometimes it's split over multiple weekends, but I usually prefer to make a day of it and do them all at once.

 

[giraffe]

Once or twice a week, about 75 times a year, 5.5 gal batches. I brew with a friend, and we both live in separate rentals with many roommates. It gets consumed. If it doesnt, we can always throw a party.

 

[Billy-Klubb]

not near enough.

 

[DaNewf]

My fermentation chamber (5 cubic foot chest freezer) can hold a single regular size (5-7 gallon) fermenter at a time. It always has something in it.

Beer I usually leave in primary for three weeks before bottling and wine kits follow the prescribed timeline (usually 4 or 5 weeks for the kits I do).

I usually do 2 or 3 batches or beer for every wine kit I do (wine is more for the wife but I still seem to drink a lot of it, in fact I'm drinking some right now).

 

[1977Brewer]

It's been once a month, but I'm trying to ramp up to a biweekly schedule at least. Bulk grains and hops will help.

 

[jason1973]

I'll brew two weeks strait then rest a week, keeps to kegs on tap at all times, when i started back in july was once a month.

 

[aStoutObserver]

I'll brew two weeks strait then rest a week, keeps to kegs on tap at all times, when i started back in july was once a month.

Holy cow, how long are your brew days? 2 weeks is a long time to be brewing two beers.

 

[jason1973]

Holy cow, how long are your brew days? 2 weeks is a long time to be brewing two beers.

haha, meant i'll brew two sundays in a row then take a sunday off.

 

[Jsamp]

I usually brew 2 5 gallon batches a month. My work schedule is the same every 4 weeks. I work 14 and off 14. 7 of those are in a row. That's the week I usually do my beer stuff. I've been slacking lately because I've been building out a kegerator because I'm tired of bottle management. Not so much of bottling in itself but all the empties to keep track of and keep clean. I took my fermentation chamber temperature controller for the kegerator and just ordered a new one on Amazon. Since I can't control temps I haven't brewed. I do have beer flowing from the kegs which is great!

 

[PlexVector]

I only have one chest freezer that is either a fermentation chamber or kegerator, so it depends on how quickly I can drink what I brew. I have room for two fermentors, so last month I did two brew days a week apart before putting everything away. Just racked one and will rack the other this week. So, on average I would say every 2 months min. depending on time. I would like to get it to once a month. I may have to go to 2.5 gal or less just to get a better rhythm going.

 

[dpatrickv]

It really depends. I usually brew a couple times a month in warm weather and that slows down to once every couple months once its cold. I have already brewed 9 batches this year so I guess Im averaging 2 a month.

As far as how to drink all that? I take beer to places quite a bit along with have people over fairly regularly. Dumped a couple half full kegs this weekend to get a couple beers kegged that needed to be. I have 4 taps and 8 kegs, sometimes things just must be donated to the beer gods.

 

[bjc1981]

I have two taps and four kegs. My goal is to keep them filled but I've never gotten more than two filled at a time. A little 21 month old person limits how much time I can dedicate to this. Reality says maybe every 6 weeks I brew 5 gallons.

Also, we did move into a new house this past November so that's still taking a lot of my time -- customizing/replacing hardware, decorating, painting, working in the yard, researching appliances, etc.

I think I might buy a couple of commercial kegs off of a couple of friends that work in distribution, hopefully that'll get me ahead of the ball.

 

[bbohanon]

I brew a 10 gallon batch once every 3 weeks. Keeps the fermenters full and the kegs on steady rotation along with being able to bottle up some giveaways.

 

[corkybstewart]

Up until last year I averaged 1.5 10 gallon batches per month, this year I'm about to brew my second or third.

 

[phyllobeddo]

My goal is one 2.5 gallon batch per week. So far this year, I've only made 10 batches. One of those was a five gallon batch. I've got some catching up to do.

 

[Zekk]

I want to brew once a month, but this year its been closer to once every two months. Didn't help that my second to last batch was a coffee stout that I am drinking very slowly. And my last batch was a bitter that the hops I used were homegrown and had very little AA, so my beer tastes like straight malt, also being drank very slowly.

 

[Nerosync]

I brew as much as my wallet can afford. So far this year I have brewed (5) 5gal batches of beer and (1) 3gal batch of blackberry wine

 

[mcartt11]

I brew almost like I was doing a reorder for my inventory. So, once I get down to a given amount of beer on hand (usually 12 bottles of a particular brew), I go ahead and brew. That typically ends up working out to brewing about once every 4-6 weeks. On occasion I will fall behind a bit and brew on back to back weekends. When I do that however, I usually don't brew again for a couple of months.

 

[tgmartin000]

5 gallons/month, with the odd aging or sour beer on top of that. Maybe 16-18 times per year.

 

[Kharnynb]

I'm a starting brewer, so i brew whenever i have enough bottles for a new batch.

As i only have about 250 bottles at the moment, i'm still begging all my friends to buy bottles instead of cans

 

[DrFuggles]

Every 3 weeks I generally do a small batch (5 litre). Do larger 5 gallon batches every 2-3 months. I'd like to do more as I could fit it in time wise but I'm sad to say I can't get through the beer quick enough as I'm the only drinker in the house.

 

[Qhrumphf]

Every 3 weeks I generally do a small batch (5 litre). Do larger 5 gallon batches every 2-3 months. I'd like to do more as I could fit it in time wise but I'm sad to say I can't get through the beer quick enough as I'm the only drinker in the house.

You have a drinking problem. You don't do it enough.

I'm also the only drinker in my house. I still brew like a madman. Trick is to brew ageable big beers alongside immediate consumption beers. I have a Brett Barleywine and a Quad that are both 2 years old that I've barely touched. Neither will peak for another 3 or 4 years anyway.

 

[DurtyChemist]

Every 3 weeks I generally do a small batch (5 litre). Do larger 5 gallon batches every 2-3 months. I'd like to do more as I could fit it in time wise but I'm sad to say I can't get through the beer quick enough as I'm the only drinker in the house.

Make something that needs to age three months like a barley wine while you're waiting to kick the keg.

 

[brew_ny]

40 or so 11.5 gallon batches a year

 

[DrFuggles]

Make something that needs to age three months like a barley wine while you're waiting to kick the keg.

This is a great idea actually. Am moving house imminently so will enrage SWMBO if I start stockpiling beer for us to move. As soon as we're in there though..

Thanks!

 

[petey_c]

Recently about once a month. Like others have said, trying to get a pipeline ready for the summer.

 

[compumasta]

I have been brewing about once a month. Sometimes I will do a second batch pretty close together, but overall about once a month. However, that was during the construction of my keezer. Now that that is done, I have to figure out how much I need on deck to replenish supply. I would hate to leave a keg empty for 6 weeks while a new brew is made and fermented.

My next up is a Bourbon Barrel Porter, which is a two month out type of beer. I also am starting another batch of cider, but that can sit a while if it needs to wait for a keg to open up. I will probably start something else with the intention of having enough to sustain a possible 4th of July party that may or may not occur. That would require some beer, but also might be a good way to clear a couple of keg spots.

I only have 4 kegs and 4 taps, so I have to figure out logistics as I go.

 

[Ole_Smoky]

That's why I went so brew crazy when I started. I dove right in and built a keezer and I'm still working to get the supply built up. I have 4 taps and 4 backup kegs and then I'll bottle the occasional special brew. I get a poker game going at the house every 2 weeks, those boys can easily drain a keg! I keep a little tip jar on the keezer and that goes towards restocking ingredients!