How often do you brew?

Discussion in 'Homebrewing' started by jlordi12, Jun 21, 2012.

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  1. Tebuken

    Tebuken Initiate (0) Jun 6, 2009 Argentina

    My average is 3 times a month
     
  2. DocT

    DocT Initiate (0) May 14, 2009 Idaho

    lately its been every weekend but not always. legally I can brew 200 gallons in a year. that is my goal this year.
     
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  3. jlordi12

    jlordi12 Pooh-Bah (1,856) Jun 8, 2011 Massachusetts
    Pooh-Bah

    What do you mean legally? Is there some sort of law saying you can't brew more than that?
     
  4. HopNuggets

    HopNuggets Initiate (0) Oct 8, 2009 Connecticut

    In CT I can only brew 100 gallons legally since I have 2 adults in the household (my wife and I). It would be 50 gallons if it was only me in the house. Considering my wife doesn't drink my homebrew or beer in general (she enjoys wine and mix drinks) I guess I am making out in the deal with being legally allowed 100 gallons for 1 person with a loop hole... ha-ha.
     
  5. jlordi12

    jlordi12 Pooh-Bah (1,856) Jun 8, 2011 Massachusetts
    Pooh-Bah

    Certainly news to me. Sounds like a stupid and impossible to enforce.
     
  6. HopNuggets

    HopNuggets Initiate (0) Oct 8, 2009 Connecticut

    I can't see how it could be enforced but just a honors system type law that is not really told to anyone but I looked it up on the AHA website. I don't think I'll be hitting the 100 gallons anyways but it could be close if you count my Apfelwein, Mead and Wine batches. You have to remember CT just lifted the Blue Laws for Sunday liquor/beer/wine sales a couple weeks ago and is the 2nd to last state to do so.
     
  7. axeman9182

    axeman9182 Initiate (0) Aug 5, 2009 New Jersey

    Congrats on the lifting of the blue laws, I went to college in CT and remember they were a major pain in the ass.
     
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  8. goodonezach

    goodonezach Initiate (0) Mar 24, 2011 New York

    at school i was splitting five gallon batches with my 3 roommates, plus serving some homebrew at parties we threw, so we brewed once a week to keep up. now that i'm home for the year, i'll probably be brewing about once a month.
     
  9. SwillBilly

    SwillBilly Savant (1,180) Feb 4, 2004 Virginia

    about 2-times a month depending on little league and other family activities.
     
  10. Danielbt

    Danielbt Initiate (0) May 4, 2012 Texas

  11. drperry11

    drperry11 Initiate (0) Jan 8, 2012 South Carolina

    once every other month probably
     
  12. bgjohnston

    bgjohnston Initiate (0) Jan 14, 2009 Connecticut

    I thought being a "head of household" gets you up to 200 gallons per year in CT. Not that I'm seriously at risk of getting close to that.
     
  13. HopNuggets

    HopNuggets Initiate (0) Oct 8, 2009 Connecticut

  14. SwillBilly

    SwillBilly Savant (1,180) Feb 4, 2004 Virginia

    I don't know a single person who has ever been questioned by authorities on the amount of homebrew they make. That includes guys I know that have 1 barrel systems. The law is a joke.
     
  15. rocdoc1

    rocdoc1 Savant (1,215) Jan 13, 2006 New Mexico

    Not often enough lately, work has been too intense. But I'm about to go on vacation and after that I'll probably brew something every other weekend. Since I do 10 or 15 gallon batches I hope to be back up to 60 or 80 gallons on hand by the start of the NFL season.
     
  16. kbuzz

    kbuzz Initiate (0) Jan 22, 2011 North Carolina

    1-2 times a month...went a stretch brewing 5 straight weekends...but it'll never happen again now that our first baby is on the way...:grinning:
     
  17. exodus1369

    exodus1369 Initiate (0) Nov 19, 2008 California

    3-4 Batches a month. I wish I could do it every day. I am about to have a baby... but yeah the way I see it I just am making a helper :-)
     
  18. SFB

    SFB Initiate (0) Nov 5, 2008 Oregon

    I will normally brew 7-10 times (10-15 gal. batches) per yea. If I had more refrigerator space and kegs I would kick that up to 10-15 times.
     
  19. FATC1TY

    FATC1TY Pooh-Bah (2,564) Feb 12, 2012 Georgia
    Pooh-Bah

    I'm around twice a month roughly... Might drop off a bit, as I'm about to get into kegging, so I'll be able to turn batches whenever I want mostly.
     
  20. geezerpk

    geezerpk Initiate (0) Nov 8, 2010 South Carolina

    5 gallon batches, 2-3 times/month. The wife and I have a couple with popcorn most nights, and give a few to friends who like beer, and we don't run with too many folks who don't like beer.
     
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