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How frequent do you brew

Post by Keith » Thu Jul 24, 2014 8:30 pm

Well a friend asked me today how frequent do I brew. I responded as frequent as I need. However I know it's often. With family and friends over sampling, it doesn't take long to go through a batch.

I went through my posts to figure out how many brews I did this year. Turns out my next batch will be # 20 since Jan 1st. It seems like a lot of beer to go through, however with 3 steady faces + guests consuming the beer, it's no surprise I brew this frequently. People on facebook must think I'm tanked 24/7. :lol: :lol: :lol:

I go on vacation Friday, and plan on brewing my ass off to get ahead of this. I plan on pulling a double and a single to make the most of my brew day and get 3/5 of my spares filled. Next I'll need to find a lead on ball locks and bring a few more in the house. :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: How frequent do you brew

Post by GuingesRock » Thu Jul 24, 2014 8:37 pm

18 double batches since Jan 1st. = 180 gallons = nearly 1 gallon per day :oops: About the same as you Keith ...brewing every 10 days or so,

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Re: How frequent do you brew

Post by Keith » Thu Jul 24, 2014 9:02 pm

GuingesRock wrote:18 double batches since Jan 1st. = 180 gallons = nearly 1 gallon per day :oops: About the same as you Keith ...brewing every 10 days or so,

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Lol. But I brew 5 gallon batches.
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Re: How frequent do you brew

Post by amartin » Thu Jul 24, 2014 9:17 pm

Usually twice a month.

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Post by GasMD30 » Fri Jul 25, 2014 8:05 am

I'm about a gallon (1 batch) per month
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Post by jacinthebox » Fri Jul 25, 2014 8:28 am

I'd have to ask Dave...I don't like to look at the numbers lol

I brew once a week at least, sometimes twice. It slows a little when we don't have events, and picks up for christmas, superbowl, st. patty's day, Canada Day, stanfest, group camping, annual pig roast, birthday parties, Oktoberfest, Halloween...and I always try to have all of my taps running, and one in the chamber.

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Post by GillettBreweryCnslt » Fri Jul 25, 2014 9:10 am

Since the store opened I've brewed 3 times (averages once every 6 months). BUT, I did brew 45 gallons this past Saturday so while it's not a fun and leisurely activity, it is productive.

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Post by McGruff » Fri Jul 25, 2014 9:20 am

Twice a month. 10 gallon batches. Not so much in the summer. I brew more in the spring and fall.

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Post by gm- » Fri Jul 25, 2014 10:17 am

I try to brew twice a month, but been busy over the last few months so I am down to once a month.

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Post by spears104 » Fri Jul 25, 2014 11:05 am

I've been so busy the last six months that I am lucky to do one per month. The last few have been specialty batches, so I'm back to Brewhouse for my house beer.
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Post by dexter » Fri Jul 25, 2014 12:04 pm

I average bi monthly to weekly depending on need and quakity

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Post by jtmwhyte » Fri Jul 25, 2014 12:07 pm

In my head... 6 times a day at least. In reality I do about one every month and a half.
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Re: How frequent do you brew

Post by LeafMan66_67 » Fri Jul 25, 2014 12:20 pm

I average around once per month over the run of the year.
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Post by berley » Fri Jul 25, 2014 12:37 pm

In the summer, about once a month if I can... outside of summer I've been back to my usual schedule of about every 2 weeks. All are 5 gallon batches (or less, I've been doing more 3.5 gallon batches lately to try out different hop varieties and such).
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Re: How frequent do you brew

Post by jeffsmith » Fri Jul 25, 2014 7:10 pm

I used to brew at least once a month but have only brewed two double batches so far in 2014.

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Re: How frequent do you brew

Post by LiverDance » Fri Jul 25, 2014 7:17 pm

Probably and average of twice per month
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Re: How frequent do you brew

Post by CorneliusAlphonse » Fri Jul 25, 2014 8:07 pm

I probably average 8ish batch per year
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Re: How frequent do you brew

Post by Woody » Sat Jul 26, 2014 2:34 am

I average 2 batches a month. I brew 6 gallons when brewing solo and do a 10 gallon batch at least every 6-8 weeks.

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Post by bluenose » Mon Jul 28, 2014 10:31 am

not often enough
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Re: How frequent do you brew

Post by GAM » Mon Jul 28, 2014 10:43 am

bluenose wrote:not often enough
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Re: How frequent do you brew

Post by chicanuck » Mon Jul 28, 2014 12:14 pm

I have brewed 9 times this year, so I am averaging about a brew day every 3 weeks or so.

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