What percentage of your beer is homebrew?

[BBL_Brewer]

about 95%

 

[kman6234]

About 85% is homebrew for me. The rest is either when I'm not at home or when I want to try some new or seasonal commercial brews for variety and research

 

[ReverseApacheMaster]

Maybe around 80% homebrew 20% commercial. I don't buy beer for regular drinking, just tracking down beers I really want to try. I don't get out of the house enough to drink a lot at bars but if I did the amount would definitely increase on the commercial side. My wife drinks more commercial beer but that's because I've made a few so-so beers this year working on experiments and I don't expect her to drink homebrew that she doesn't like. We usually keep a six pack of stuff for her to drink when I don't have any homebrew she likes in the fridge.

When I first started homebrewing it was all I would drink because I wanted to get through it all so I had enough clean bottles to brew again. Now I just drink what I want but it usually tends to be homebrew.

 

[whitebirdfeathers]

70% homebrew. I still love to try new brews and old favorites. The more beers I try the more I want to brew.

 

[DroolingNeoBrewery]

about 75% homebrew for the most part its better. I do like to drink new offerings in the craft and premium import section at the liquor store but I hate that over 50% of what I pay for beer goes to the BC government. That's why I brew my own, the government needs to take there hands completely out of the liquor distribution business. Hops, malt, and yeast (including extracts and pre hopped kits) don't even have sales tax on them here, I like that. Other then when I buy new equipment the government doesn't get a cut of my beer!

Edit: The only beer I have had in Canada that is actually better then what I make at home is actually an import here. Dead Guy Ale from Rogue that is f@cking awesome! Though it really is more of a lager type beer (pacman is a lot like notty at lower temps very clean an neutral and highly attenuating). I intend to clone it

 

[jtejedor]

Yeah I would say about 98‰ homebrew. As was mentioned I usually only grab a few commercial brews if I need bottles.

 

[iambeer]

Once you get a pipeline going, there's really no need to buy beer from the store unless there's just something you want to try.

I don't agree with you or 95% of the posts here. I could be wrong but in my estimation, as an artist or craftsman, creating is only a small part of the job/hobby/lifestyle. Exploring what is new and being part of the community of a larger part of it. You gotta try other beers on a regular basis. Consuming your own beer is fine and well but it's odd. If you want to keep the hobby interesting, you must maintain a higher standard than your capability. Therefore, "research" as one poster called it... is a constant effort.

 

[shoreman]

I don't agree with you or 95% of the posts here. I could be wrong but in my estimation, as an artist or craftsman, creating is only a small part of the job/hobby/lifestyle. Exploring what is new and being part of the community of a larger part of it. You gotta try other beers on a regular basis. Consuming your own beer is fine and well but it's odd. If you want to keep the hobby interesting, you must maintain a higher standard than your capability. Therefore, "research" as one poster called it... is a constant effort.

That all depends on your approach to the hobby- I've tried enough craft beer in the past to know what I like to drink and brew.

Just like a beginning painter you should go out to every art venue in your area and abroad and check out all the art you can. Once you've been at it a while you will develop a style of your own and not look as much for influence.

 

[iambeer]

That all depends on your approach to the hobby- I've tried enough craft beer in the past to know what I like to drink and brew.

Just like a beginning painter you should go out to every art venue in your area and abroad and check out all the art you can. Once you've been at it a while you will develop a style of your own and not look as much for influence.

Well said.

 

[Haputanlas]

About 30:70 Homebrew to Commercial. Definitely too low of a ratio. However, I suspect that it will be 70:30 once my 15 gallon setup is complete.

 

[sudbuster]

Aside from restaurants, about 98% or so.

 

[bscott1011]

90% homebrew

 

[SpottedDogBrewing]

I don't agree with you or 95% of the posts here. I could be wrong but in my estimation, as an artist or craftsman, creating is only a small part of the job/hobby/lifestyle. Exploring what is new and being part of the community of a larger part of it. You gotta try other beers on a regular basis. Consuming your own beer is fine and well but it's odd. If you want to keep the hobby interesting, you must maintain a higher standard than your capability. Therefore, "research" as one poster called it... is a constant effort.

Depends on the volume of beer your using to calculate against! If your volume of homebrew farley exceeds the volume of commercial beer your commercial beer volume would be low % and homebrew consumption would be a higher %.
Should we restart the post with an assumption that everyone brews the maximum amount of beer per adult per household? Or assume we just pick a number that everyone should use to calculate against.
Lets say 500 gallons is the number we calculate against :-,)

 

[A4J]

I like to try out new stuff, so when I'm the only one drinking, I drink commercial stuff. Plus, I love sours and I haven't mustered up the courage to brew sours. All in all though, I'd say I'm about 90%.

 

[ElyIrishBrew]

Just brewed my third 5-gallon batch. First batch is bottled and being consumed. Next batch won't be ready for a couple more weeks.

At this point, I'd say about 10 percent of the beer I drink is home brew. I can get that percentage up by (A) brewing more home brew, (B) drinking less commercial product, or (C) getting my wife to drink more home brew. I'm thinking A, which in the end will lead to B, and since she loves the pilsner ale we're drinking now and has always been a big fan on nut brown ale/beer (which she'll dive into in a couple weeks), I'm thinking C is in the bag and I've got a good recipe for a rapid increase of home brew consumption, percentage wise.

And that, my friends, is a formula for learning our ABCs. Who knew the ole alphabet could be so fun?

I'm already looking at getting a second fermentation bucket so I can do my brews a week apart or brew 10 gallon batches. Reckon I'm gonna need a bunch more Grolsch/Fischer bottles!

 

[moscoeb]

I'm probably 60-70% homebrew.

I'll go on a trip and won't touch a commercial beer for a few months, then either run my supply low, need more bottles, or want to try a new beer to push my limits of taste.

I would like to eventually be 90% homebrew, but gotta get more bottles and brew more!!

 

[Zymurgist05]

95% of the beer I consume is my homebrew. I rarely buy commercial beer except for large family get togethers or when I have dinner out.

 

[iambeer]

Depends on the volume of beer your using to calculate against! If your volume of homebrew farley exceeds the volume of commercial beer your commercial beer volume would be low % and homebrew consumption would be a higher %.
Should we restart the post with an assumption that everyone brews the maximum amount of beer per adult per household? Or assume we just pick a number that everyone should use to calculate against.
Lets say 500 gallons is the number we calculate against :-,)

Okay.. so let's say you make the US federal limit of 200 gallons... that's a lot of beer.

But I just find it hard to believe that an overwhelming majority of home brewers posting to this thread drink the vast majority of their own beer instead over craft beer. This is because A. home brewing is not an exercise in saving money and B. craft brews are really good.... who better knows how good craft brew than a home brewer?

So these numbers don't match up for me. For example: are we talking about gallons or bottles or something in between? How are the amounts matched up and compared into percentages? Can someone suck five pints out of their keezer and that is NOT equivalent to a single pint of a glorious craft beer beverage? (my answer is not always)

There are a lot of variables in play and these numbers supplied by posters are meaningless just because there's not information to control the info.

 

[mooshimanx]

Home brew isn't cheap, so I tend to drink it instead of buying commercial beer. At least at home - as for "exploring," I tend to get that by ordering pints at beer bars, which for obvious reasons don't serve my homebrew.

 

[45_70sharps]

95%.
I will drink commercial beer if I stop at a bar, I'm at a friends house or on a rare occasion when I mess up and get a gap in my beer supply line.
Since my keg supply recently got to five, I don't expect to have times when I'm out of beer anymore.

 

[Haputanlas]

i dont mix any of my beers together so it is all hoembrew or all store beer

Cheeky. I like it.

 

[chumpsteak]

95% of the beer I drink is homebrew. The rest is beer at restaurants or beers I want to try from the store. Otherwise known as research.

 

[pohldogg]

I drink my beer 7 days a week and usually visit one of our good beer spots 3. Might just be prejudice but I'm suspect of the 99%ers. At least around here the homebrewers that make a real quality product are the same group that I always see at the good bars and the one's that just make so-so are never around. I'd be worried about too much of a house palate. And no matter how good my beer is, there's a pro somewhere doing a better job.

 

[mahe]

I dont buy commercial beer for drinking at home, so I guess im a 99%'er.

 

[SpottedDogBrewing]

Okay.. so let's say you make the US federal limit of 200 gallons... that's a lot of beer.

But I just find it hard to believe that an overwhelming majority of home brewers posting to this thread drink the vast majority of their own beer instead over craft beer. This is because A. home brewing is not an exercise in saving money and B. craft brews are really good.... who better knows how good craft brew than a home brewer?

So these numbers don't match up for me. For example: are we talking about gallons or bottles or something in between? How are the amounts matched up and compared into percentages? Can someone suck five pints out of their keezer and that is NOT equivalent to a single pint of a glorious craft beer beverage? (my answer is not always)

There are a lot of variables in play and these numbers supplied by posters are meaningless just because there's not information to control the info.

I agree on the A Lot Of Variables!
When some of us buy BULK ingredients to offset the price of brewing we tend to drink only the stuff we brew! when money is a factor! For instance, If I were to go to the store and buy beer usually $10-$15 a six pack, I can brew 8ish six packs for $25
More for less

 

[Wakadaka]

probably bout 75%homebrew 25% commercial. none of that due to supply of homebrew.

i like trying new beers, and rare beers. I get sick of drinking my homebrew. I don't drink all that much, and homebrew can last a while with how frequently i brew. I don't want to have the same porter 25 times in a month usually.

plus there are TONS of commercial brews that i love to drink, or want to try, but i don't have any interest in brewing.

that said, i haven't bought anything greater volume than a 750ml bottle in a long time. i never buy a 6 pack, usually a bomber or just a single 12 oz.

 

[FATC1TY]

I'm probably... well, hard to say..

I brew a fair bit, and I do keep a cellar of hard to find, exclusive craft beers. I also do buy beer from time to time to mix it up. I do get tired of drinking the same beer from time to time, but I do enjoy coming home and KNOWING I have a killer IPA on tap and that I can drink 4 or 6 of them that night and it be no big deal.

So I'm gonna go with 60% homebrew, 40% craftbeer.

I still like to drink different styles and I don't and won't brew them all, so..

 

[45_70sharps]

I agree on the A Lot Of Variables!
When some of us buy BULK ingredients to offset the price of brewing we tend to drink only the stuff we brew! when money is a factor! For instance, If I were to go to the store and buy beer usually $10-$15 a six pack, I can brew 8ish six packs for $25
More for less

You're right but also let's not forget that some of us live in small towns where the good beer supply is very small.
Henry Weinhard's and Moosehead is considered top shelf in most stores around here.

That's not to say I can't get Black Butte and a very few others, but not a lot to choose from.

If I want good beer and variety, I've got to brew!

 

[Subsailor]

Because I do most of my brewing from now til March, I would estimate the ratio to be 40% homebrew and 60% commercial/research.

 

[SpottedDogBrewing]

You're right but also let's not forget that some of us live in small towns where the good beer supply is very small.
Henry Weinhard's and Moosehead is considered top shelf in most stores around here.

That's not to say I can't get Black Butte and a very few others, but not a lot to choose from.

If I want good beer and variety, I've got to brew!

Awesome
When I do get beer, our kroger's sells a put together 6 PAC for $9.99 most choices are craft.
Happy brewing