How often do you brew?

Discussion in 'Homebrewing' started by DrMindbender, Jun 9, 2016.

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How often do you brew?

  1. Once a year

    1 vote(s)
    1.5%

  2. Twice a year

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  3. 4 times a year

    3 vote(s)
    4.6%

  4. Every 2 months

    13 vote(s)
    20.0%

  5. Every month

    27 vote(s)
    41.5%

  6. Twice a month

    14 vote(s)
    21.5%

  7. 3 times a month

    5 vote(s)
    7.7%

  8. Once a week

    2 vote(s)
    3.1%
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  1. DrMindbender

    DrMindbender Initiate (0) Jul 13, 2014 South Carolina

    As a true homebrewery, I brew weekly, to keep around 6 beers on tap at all times and bottle some for one reason or another. Currently I have 8 batches in fermenters, which is pretty average for me, with some long term aging (sour/funky stuff) and some with a 3-4 week turnaround (mainly IPAs, DIPAs and Pale Ales). I always have a seasonal beer on and like to plan themes for various series of beers (right now I'm at the end of a NE IPA series and start of a GIPA/German IPA series with all German hops and German yeast). I enjoy serving friends as much as they want when they visit, which isn't too often, and sometimes brew batches for friends or nonprofits I volunteer for. I know I may be a little excessive, but living in a state with terrible distro and having relatively mediocre breweries within a 45 minute drive, along with the high cost at most local craft beer bars, I feel that homebrewing is my best way to get the varieties of beer I like consistently, and at a reasonable price. My other local brewing buddies only brew around once a month to every few months and I see folks on this forum mention their "yearly" beer...so that leads me to making this poll.

    I'm curious to find out how often everybody on here brews and what is their motivation for homebrewing???

    Thanks Homebrewing BAers!
     
    #1 DrMindbender, Jun 9, 2016
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  2. PortLargo

    PortLargo Pooh-Bah (1,831) Oct 19, 2012 Florida
    Pooh-Bah

    I minimize going to a commercial bar . . . much better brews in my home bar. I'm not obsessed with brewing, but I've already mapped out my Christmas line-up.
     
    #2 PortLargo, Jun 9, 2016
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  3. mugs1789

    mugs1789 Zealot (611) Dec 6, 2005 Maryland

    I'm a three season brewer. Summertime is too hot for my non-temperature controlled basement. Occasionally, I'll brew something stronger in the spring for consumption in the winter. I'll brew 6-8 5 gallon batches each year. I started brewing in the early-90s, just before the first wave of micros and homebrewing started. Initially, I brewed in order to have a variety of beer that wasn't available commercially at a reasonable price.
     
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  4. DrMindbender

    DrMindbender Initiate (0) Jul 13, 2014 South Carolina

    I started brewing in the early 90's as well, to make better beer than was available, but mainly because I was 18 and it was easier than trying to find somebody to buy beer for me :wink:
     
    #4 DrMindbender, Jun 9, 2016
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  5. jbakajust1

    jbakajust1 Pooh-Bah (2,552) Aug 25, 2009 Oregon
    Pooh-Bah

    About once a month. Sometimes twice a month or once every two months. 10 gallons at a time.
     
    #5 jbakajust1, Jun 9, 2016
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  6. Naugled

    Naugled Pooh-Bah (1,944) Sep 25, 2007 New York
    Pooh-Bah

    I chose every month just to match the number, but my routine is brewing seasonally, and I brew 3-4 batches all in a row take two months, rinse and repeat.
     
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  7. drinkybanjo

    drinkybanjo Crusader (457) Sep 4, 2008 New Jersey

    In a perfect world I'd brew once a month but kids sports prevented that since early March. I'm playing catch up and brewed 2 weeks ago and am brewing again this weekend. Plan to do one more batch the following weekend. All four homebrew taps will be flowing happily again and I'll have a RIS aging in a keg until this winter.
     
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  8. ssam

    ssam Pundit (997) Dec 2, 2008 California

    I love to brew, but I don't do it as much as I'd like. I've been in my current apartment for about 1 year and I've brewed 4 batches here. Until this spot, I had been on a one year hiatus because I was travelling and couch surfing after college. I did a few small batches with friends teaching them the craft. During my last two years of college, I'd brew about 6 batches per year. Sophomore year I was taking classes in brewing and doing 30 gallons of wort every two weeks, splitting batches, experimenting, measuring stuff like IBUs and ABV in the lab... that was the height of my brewing frequency. Before that I'd do a couple batches during summer vacations because the dorm wasn't conducive. In high school I'd do about 2-3 batches a year.
     
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  9. jamescain

    jamescain Initiate (0) Jul 14, 2009 Texas

    I probably average around once a month, but some times I brew more frequently when I'm building my sour stash.
     
    #9 jamescain, Jun 9, 2016
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  10. Doomsayer52

    Doomsayer52 Initiate (0) Nov 29, 2014 California

    I brew on average two times a month. Sometimes it will be 3-4 times a month, other months it will be once. We've been pretty consistent lately, especially with people putting in orders for batches.
     
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  11. scurvy311

    scurvy311 Savant (1,135) Dec 3, 2005 Louisiana

    Brewing as I type, but that's besides the point. I tell people I brew once a month, whether I have the space or not. What's more accurate, is I am typically prepared to brew as soon as I can get the previous beer out of the fermented. So actually it's more like I brew as soon as I have the fermented space. I have 3-1L flip top growlers that help move beer out to friends and family when the normal imbibing doesn't do the trick.
     
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  12. scottakelly

    scottakelly Maven (1,487) May 9, 2007 Ohio

    I voted once a month but it's usually once every three weeks. During the winter its more like twice a month.
     
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  13. pweis909

    pweis909 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,250) Aug 13, 2005 Wisconsin
    Pooh-Bah

    Average has been 1x per month. When I was teaching, I squeezed most of my brewing into the summer months just because of the less hectic work schedule. Since I changed jobs, it probably has evened out a bit, rather than being concentrated in one season. I have access to more commercial beer than I used, which has cut into my homebrew consumption. If that keeps up, than l need to slow my brewing down. Or else I may shift to brewing beers that want more aging
     
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  14. OldBrewer

    OldBrewer Maven (1,385) Jan 13, 2016 Canada (ON)

    I generally brew anywhere from 4 to 6 times a year, but often I do 10 gallon batches. I also make [other stuff unmentionable on BA: mod edited] on top of that.
     
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  15. CarolusP

    CarolusP Zealot (590) Oct 22, 2015 Minnesota

    I'm relatively new to brewing (last October), so I'm still in the honeymoon phase and doing about 2 batches per month. As more kids are born and life gets busier, I'm sure it'll decrease in frequency.
     
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  16. Beejay

    Beejay Pooh-Bah (2,559) Dec 29, 2008 Virginia
    Pooh-Bah

    Not often enough...
     
    #16 Beejay, Jun 10, 2016
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  17. machalel

    machalel Initiate (0) Jan 19, 2012 Australia

    Nowhere near as much as I would like. Sometimes it's 3 (small batches) within a week, sometimes it's once per 8-9 months...
    Averaged out probably once every 2-3 months.
     
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  18. Ilanko

    Ilanko Initiate (0) Aug 3, 2012 New York

    For the last 5 years I brew every weekend 3-5 gallon, last 6 month nothing nada. This weekend I am restating. :slight_smile:
     
    #18 Ilanko, Jun 10, 2016
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  19. ThomasJoseph315

    ThomasJoseph315 Initiate (0) Jun 6, 2016 Washington

    I would like to brew as fast as it can be drank, lol... I need more friends :grinning: I want to become a really great brewer!
     
    #19 ThomasJoseph315, Jun 10, 2016
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  20. GetMeAnIPA

    GetMeAnIPA Pooh-Bah (2,559) Mar 28, 2009 California
    Pooh-Bah

    Where do you live in CA?
     
    #20 GetMeAnIPA, Jun 10, 2016
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