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BucksBrew
10-02-2003, 02:44 PM
I am finding with luck and time I make a batch every 2 weeks and don't need to buy beer at the store.
I've gotten behind so it looks like I may need to buy some bottled beer though. Plus I want to start lagering some beer which takes longer to condition.
fuji6100
10-02-2003, 03:17 PM
Hmmm, I vary from season to season, and with my work schedule but I brew about every 6 weeks and keep about even. I brewed a little more frequently this summer to get a decnet stock and variety stored up, but I go through about 2 cases of homebrew in an average of 6 weeks.
That's much faster if I throw a cookout, or bring a 12 pack of homebrew to somebody else's.
I also drink 1-2 six packs of commercial beer each month for variety.
Beerconnoisseur
10-02-2003, 03:29 PM
Originally posted by BucksBrew
I've gotten behind so it looks like I may need to buy some bottled beer though. Plus I want to start lagering some beer which takes longer to condition.
This is why you get multiple fermenters... so you can lager one while another one is ready to drink, or is ready to be bottled, at the very least.
I usually brew a 5-gallon batch at least once a month, since I generally wind up drinking it all. I drink about a minimum of 44 oz a night, if the beer is getting too old. Otherwise, 22 oz is fine. Rare for me to drink more than 110 oz, though.
YamahaXS
10-02-2003, 08:23 PM
I have a couple on tap, 1 conditioning in bottles, and 3 batches of cider fermenting.
I drink on average 1-2 beersa day. Like most of us, i give away a fair amount when hosting a cookout or poker.
ray m
10-03-2003, 06:13 AM
Usually I brew at Fuji's pace---every 6 to 8 weeks, depending on my schedule. Unfortunately, I'm on a brewing "hiatus" right now, because we're getting our basement remodeled and I'm out of town a lot the past month. I also pick up a couple six-packs a month for something different.
toneyc
10-03-2003, 06:44 AM
I usually brew every two weeks. Sometimes I have to brew three weekends in a row. Once I had to brew 5 weekends in a row because I let myself run out. But along with every other weekend, I also have several one gallon batches of cider/cyser/mead brewing and a 5 gallon batch of mead brewing. Right now, there's two kegs of mead and four kegs of beer in the kegerator, and some cider and cyser in bottles.
:)
Toney.
Brownbeard
10-03-2003, 08:34 AM
I will be brewing and drinking more, now that the hockey season has begun. Plus, I like to have lots of good beer on hand for the holidays.
S.F.B.
10-03-2003, 06:03 PM
I will usually brew 5 gal every 3 weeks. I drink a couple pints a night or I will split a bottle of wine with the wife. I haven't brewed in over a month now. I have been making wine with friends and that's taking up much of my time. I need to get my a$$ in gear and brew or I won't have anything to drink for the holidays.
Quoodle
10-03-2003, 10:21 PM
I start a new batch every three weekends. This works out nicely with the next weekend racking to secondary/ the next weekend off /and the last (3rd) weekend bottling and brewing the new batch.
I drink 1-2 beers most nights and a bit more on the weekends. I try to keep about 2 cases ahead of myself and throw them all in the beer fridge when they taste just right. I only have to double up my brewing when I bring a few too many to a party or have the gang over.
Fast_Eddy
10-04-2003, 10:17 AM
I've been trying to brew twice a month. I drink about 2 pints per night. I normally have three on tap in the garage but at the moment I'm down to two. One keg took a major hit(and was killed :( ) at my last family gathering.
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