Total Years of Experience

[WOP31]

I got to thinking and was wondering how many years of experince there are in this forum. I thought that we could post a few different stats all in one thread. I will start with mine & just add yours to keep a running total. Feel free to add other information that maybe interesting as well.

Total time (yrs/mos) brewing: 6 yr 4 mo
Extract Experience: 5 yr
All Grain Experince: 1 yr 4 mo
Estimated # of Batches:
Extract: ~70
All Grain: ~20
Number of Corny Kegs: 8
# of fridges dedicated to beer: 2
# of fermentors (glass/plastic/bucket): 7


Cheers

 

[olllllo]

That's alot of math.

How 'bout starting simple
Total time (yrs/mos) brewing:
10 Years 6 Months Mosty extract

Thread total:

17 Years

 

[homebrewer_99]

14 year span with a 5 year hiatus (I did not brew when I lived in Germany)...so 9 years (next month).

32 batches last year...24 so far this year...

25 cornies, 2 dedicated beer fridges...another one planned...

Thread total 26 years...

 

[the_bird]

One and a half years (I'm still a n00b). Don't tell anyone!

Thread total: 27.5 years.

 

[carnevoodoo]

hmmm.

Total time brewing: 2 months
Extract experience: 5 batches
All grain: This weekend!!
no kegs, no dedicated refrigerators.
3 6.5 gallon, 2 5 gallon carboys and a couple buckets that I am sure would work if I needed to brew a 6th beer for some reason.

Thread total 27.7 years!

 

[arturo7]

Three batches in two months.

28.0 years

 

[Brewer3401]

Started 10-01, took off 9 months for personal reasons in July 2002, so that puts me exacly at:

5.0 years

All grain
All S/S mashing & boiling equip. (3 - 12.50 gal S/S pots)
Dedicated storage shed attached to house for equipment - had to build SWMBO one for her garden stuff so it would not comingle with my good stuff.
Home made S/S fermenter & brite tank
2 - 5.0 cu ft chest freezers w/johnson thermostats
(1 for storage, other for fermentation)
1 - 4.9 cu ft Sanyo Kegerator dual tower, shirron faucets
9 - 5 gal corny kegs
4 - 3 gal corny kegs (fine little things)
1 - refractometer (have to get this - well worth the money)
1 - magnetic stirrer (large, lab quality for $ 45 incl'd delivery - ebay)
40+AG batches (took 9 months off and hurricane Katrina lost 6 months)

Tons of S/S fittings, lab glassware, too much to mention here........

Every month goes buy and I think, "I don't think I need anything else" - right.

Did 3 months of extract/partial, and went to all grain. Did bucket-in-bucket and tried to do decoction mash. (hey *******, what are you thinking ???) Wound up liking ales and mainly do them.


Well, just snake a tube down her nose and I'll be there in four or five hours............(Dr. Beeper - Caddyshack)

 

[DeathBrewer]

almost 3 years, always done extract...at least when i'm on my own.

28 + 5 (B3401) + 3 = 36 years

 

[Drunkensatyr]

4 yrs AG

40YRS Thread Total

 

[FireBrewer]

4-1/2 years, 62 batches (10 extract w/ grains, 52 all-grain). 465 gallons and counting.

44-1/2 years thread total.

 

[Monster Mash]

9 years Partial Mash
5.5 years AG

14 1/2 years

Thread Total 59 years

 

[Edcculus]

2 years in brewing. Mostly AG. I did about 2-3 batches extract.

Total thread years: 61

 

[Brewpastor]

+ 25

=86

 

[Orfy]

+2

Thread Total=88

 

[user 574]

I'm on my 3rd year (2.5) so will call it 3. 10 batches extract and 40 AG. I thought I did more....

91

 

[FlyingHorse]

Started in 1993, but have only brewed in 8 of the 15 years. So call it 8.

42 batches (17 this year)

Thread: 99 total

 

[homebrewer_99]

OK, who's taking us over 100??

How about 1000?

 

[Dude]

2.5 years (I'll round up to 3 as well

Thread total 102

 

[FlyGuy]

3.5 years (only the last .5 has been AG).

Thread total (not rounded up, for balance): 105

 

[Buford]

About 8 months in total, call it a year for the thread

Thread total: 106

 

[RichBrewer]

12 1/2 years minus a 2 year break in the middle.

Thread total: 116 1/2

 

[mrb]

6 months and 8 batches!!!

(I might be a noob, but I'm a damn fast learner!!!)

117

 

[Brewsmith]

3 years, 44 brews, 2 buckets, 1 - 6.5 carboy, 3 - 5 gallon carboys, 4 - 3 gallon carboys, 5 kegs, 1 kegerator, 1 fermentation fridge.


120 Years

 

[Blender]

It's been 1.5 years for me.

121.5 Years

 

[brewt00l]

Moogerfooger!!!


lets see....started in late '93 and have been brewing off and on ever since. 14 years, lets chop that in half for all the gaps and lazy periods.

128.5

 

[Glibbidy]

+16 for me.

144.5

 

[Orpheus]

I started in 1990, but had a big hiatus..

so..

+6

equals

150.5