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Date: 05 Jun 2006 11:25:00
From: Dukester
Subject: Poll: how much do you have brewing at once?
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Curious how much folks here have "in the tank" at one time. Particulary
interested in any really large scale homebrewers.
I only have 6 carboys so the most I can do is 30 gallons, but I typically
never have more than 20.
Cheers!
Dukester
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Date: 05 Jun 2006 17:14:21
From: Joel
Subject: Re: Poll: how much do you have brewing at once?
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Dukester <dontbothermedukes909@withspam.yahoo.com > wrote:
>Curious how much folks here have "in the tank" at one time. Particulary
>interested in any really large scale homebrewers.
>
>I only have 6 carboys so the most I can do is 30 gallons, but I typically
>never have more than 20.
I rarely have more than three beers fermenting at once,
and rarely less than three meads. My keg 'fridge can
handle four cornies, and I rarely have it full (like it
is now).
--
Joel Plutchak
"...illiterate Abyssinians did it for 5000 years, you can do it too."
- Guy Gregory on brewing beer
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Date: 05 Jun 2006 10:08:48
From: Ryan Case
Subject: Re: Poll: how much do you have brewing at once?
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Dukester wrote:
> Curious how much folks here have "in the tank" at one time. Particulary
> interested in any really large scale homebrewers.
>
> I only have 6 carboys so the most I can do is 30 gallons, but I typically
> never have more than 20.
>
> Cheers!
> Dukester
>
>
Right now I have 15 gallons on tap, 10 in secondary, 10 in primary, and
will brew 10 more next weekend. Not large scale, and not typical for me.
I had been out of it for a few years and am trying to get myself caught
up and stocked back up.
Ryan
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Date: 05 Jun 2006 12:37:20
From: Gerard Eberlein
Subject: Re: how much do you have brewing at once?
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Right now I have only 2 carboys and 1 ferm bucket but I plan on expanding to
allow for at least 1 brew day a week doing 5 gallon batches and maybe go up
to 10 gallon batches. Any more than that I think the girlfriend would dump
me...lol.
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Date: 06 Jun 2006 13:31:59
From: two bob
Subject: Re: how much do you have brewing at once?
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"Gerard Eberlein" <dormouse@charter.net > wrote in message
news:f5Zgg.9$yX5.8@fe06.lga...
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> Right now I have only 2 carboys and 1 ferm bucket but I plan on expanding
> to
> allow for at least 1 brew day a week doing 5 gallon batches and maybe go
> up
> to 10 gallon batches. Any more than that I think the girlfriend would dump
> me...lol.
Priorities: girlfriends can be replaced. There are an excess of women on
this planet due to the fact that men like to kill each other off.
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Date: 06 Jun 2006 07:27:17
From: Dick Adams
Subject: Re: how much do you have brewing at once?
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two bob <tb@department9.com.au > wrote:
> "Gerard Eberlein" <dormouse@charter.net> wrote:
>> Right now I have only 2 carboys and 1 ferm bucket but I plan on expanding
>> to allow for at least 1 brew day a week doing 5 gallon batches and maybe
>> go up to 10 gallon batches. Any more than that I think the girlfriend
>> would dump me...lol.
> Priorities: girlfriends can be replaced. There are an excess of women
> on this planet due to the fact that men like to kill each other off.
While there is truth in your words,
- acquisition costs are high as finding a new girlfriend to
move in with you might cost you more than a ready-made 15
gallon home brewery; and,
- as we all know, not many women are gullible enough to put
up with us.
One ten gallon batch a week is a lot. Some of my big beers
have had three week ferments. So you are looking at four to
six primaries - two if you do not make big beers. Then you
are looking at storing 70 to 80 16oz bottles per 10 gallon
batch or two kegs. It adds up unless you are slugging it
down. LoL
Dick
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Date: 05 Jun 2006 10:49:09
From: Dave Smith
Subject: Re: how much do you have brewing at once?
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The most I have ever done was 10 gallons in primary, 10 in secondary,
and 5 gallons of cider at once. I believe that was all my carboys.
Dave
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Date: 05 Jun 2006 17:36:20
From: John 'Shaggy' Kolesar
Subject: Re: how much do you have brewing at once?
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On Mon, 5 Jun 2006 12:37:20 -0400, <dormouse@charter.net > wrote:
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> Right now I have only 2 carboys and 1 ferm bucket but I plan on expanding to
> allow for at least 1 brew day a week doing 5 gallon batches and maybe go up
> to 10 gallon batches. Any more than that I think the girlfriend would dump
> me...lol.
Currently I've got 8 carboys, four 6.5 gallon primaries and four 5 gallon
secondaries. I've also got 20+ corny kegs. It's very rare that I have
all of the carboys full at the same time, unless I'm doing some meads which
I let ferment in a carboy for over a year. I don't think I've ever had all
of the kegs full.
John.
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Date: 06 Jun 2006 13:34:06
From: two bob
Subject: Re: how much do you have brewing at once?
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> Curious how much folks here have "in the tank" at one time. Particulary
> interested in any really large scale homebrewers.
>
> I only have 6 carboys so the most I can do is 30 gallons, but I typically
> never have more than 20.
I usually have 10 gals on the go at all times, after all, how much can you
drink before you have a problem?
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Date: 06 Jun 2006 15:22:00
From: John 'Shaggy' Kolesar
Subject: Re: how much do you have brewing at once?
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On Tue, 6 Jun 2006 13:34:06 +1000, <tb@department9.com.au > wrote:
> ... after all, how much can you drink before you have a problem?
Is that a challenge? ;)
John.
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Date: 06 Jun 2006 15:22:18
From: Gerard Eberlein
Subject: Re: how much do you have brewing at once?
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Only time I have a drinking problem is if I have 2 beers...only have one
mouth ;)
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Date: 07 Jun 2006 21:47:37
From: two bob
Subject: Re: how much do you have brewing at once?
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> On Tue, 6 Jun 2006 13:34:06 +1000, <tb@department9.com.au> wrote:
>> ... after all, how much can you drink before you have a problem?
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> Is that a challenge? ;)
Do you need to be challenged?
John.
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Date: 06 Jun 2006 14:32:12
From: Thomas T. Veldhouse
Subject: Re: how much do you have brewing at once?
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two bob <tb@department9.com.au > wrote:
>> Curious how much folks here have "in the tank" at one time. Particulary
>> interested in any really large scale homebrewers.
>>
>> I only have 6 carboys so the most I can do is 30 gallons, but I typically
>> never have more than 20.
>
> I usually have 10 gals on the go at all times, after all, how much can you
> drink before you have a problem?
>
Who says you have to drink it all? You have friends, right? Brew baby,
brew!!!
--
Thomas T. Veldhouse
Key Fingerprint: 2DB9 813F F510 82C2 E1AE 34D0 D69D 1EDC D5EC AED1
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Date: 07 Jun 2006 21:49:27
From: two bob
Subject: Re: how much do you have brewing at once?
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>>> Curious how much folks here have "in the tank" at one time. Particulary
>>> interested in any really large scale homebrewers.
>>>
>>> I only have 6 carboys so the most I can do is 30 gallons, but I
>>> typically
>>> never have more than 20.
>>
>> I usually have 10 gals on the go at all times, after all, how much can
>> you
>> drink before you have a problem?
>>
>
> Who says you have to drink it all? You have friends, right? Brew baby,
> brew!!!
Real friends bring their own. No room for bludgers.
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Date: 11 Jun 2006 20:21:06
From: Pete C.
Subject: Re: how much do you have brewing at once?
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"Thomas T. Veldhouse" wrote:
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> two bob <tb@department9.com.au> wrote:
> >> Curious how much folks here have "in the tank" at one time. Particulary
> >> interested in any really large scale homebrewers.
> >>
> >> I only have 6 carboys so the most I can do is 30 gallons, but I typically
> >> never have more than 20.
> >
> > I usually have 10 gals on the go at all times, after all, how much can you
> > drink before you have a problem?
> >
>
> Who says you have to drink it all? You have friends, right? Brew baby,
> brew!!!
>
> --
> Thomas T. Veldhouse
> Key Fingerprint: 2DB9 813F F510 82C2 E1AE 34D0 D69D 1EDC D5EC AED1
Friends??? Damn! that must be my problem...
Pete C.
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Date: 12 Jun 2006 15:21:26
From: Don Levey
Subject: Re: how much do you have brewing at once?
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"Pete C." <aux3.DOH.4@snet.net > writes:
> "Thomas T. Veldhouse" wrote:
> >
> > two bob <tb@department9.com.au> wrote:
> > >> Curious how much folks here have "in the tank" at one time. Particulary
> > >> interested in any really large scale homebrewers.
> > >>
> > >> I only have 6 carboys so the most I can do is 30 gallons, but I typically
> > >> never have more than 20.
> > >
> > > I usually have 10 gals on the go at all times, after all, how much can you
> > > drink before you have a problem?
> > >
> >
> > Who says you have to drink it all? You have friends, right? Brew baby,
> > brew!!!
> >
> > --
> > Thomas T. Veldhouse
> > Key Fingerprint: 2DB9 813F F510 82C2 E1AE 34D0 D69D 1EDC D5EC AED1
>
> Friends??? Damn! that must be my problem...
>
> Pete C.
Personally, I always found that the more beer I brewed, the more
friends I had...
--
Don Levey $ cd /pub
Framingham, MA $ more beer
NOTE: email server uses spam filters; mail sent to salearn@the-leveys.us
will be used to tune the blocking lists.
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Date: 12 Jun 2006 21:25:05
From: Dick Adams
Subject: Re: how much do you have brewing at once?
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Don Levey <Don_RCB@the-leveys.us > wrote:
> "Pete C." <aux3.DOH.4@snet.net> writes:
>> "Thomas T. Veldhouse" wrote:
>>> two bob <tb@department9.com.au> wrote:
>>>>> Curious how much folks here have "in the tank" at one time.
>>>>> Particulary interested in any really large scale homebrewers.
>>>>>
>>>>> I only have 6 carboys so the most I can do is 30 gallons, but
>>>>> I typically never have more than 20.
>>>> I usually have 10 gals on the go at all times, after all, how
>>>> much can you drink before you have a problem?
I'd estimate about two gallons a day for a month
>>> Who says you have to drink it all? You have friends, right?
>>> Brew baby, brew!!!
>> Friends??? Damn! that must be my problem...
> Personally, I always found that the more beer I brewed, the more
> friends I had...
I find that swill drinkers are critics, i.e., too hoppy, too malty.
Dick
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Date: 05 Jun 2006 22:11:19
From: Duke
Subject: Re: how much do you have brewing at once?
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"Dukester" <dontbothermedukes909@withspam.yahoo.com > wrote in message
news:1288mmt7vkod613@corp.supernews.com...
> Curious how much folks here have "in the tank" at one time. Particulary
> interested in any really large scale homebrewers.
>
> I only have 6 carboys so the most I can do is 30 gallons, but I typically
> never have more than 20.
>
> Cheers!
> Dukester
>
Unless I have had a recent party I typically have anywhere from 2 to 5 kegs
available at once. While these are available I always have something either
in Pri or Secondary awaiting keg space.
Duke
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Date: 05 Jun 2006 20:12:56
From: Dick Adams
Subject: Re: Poll: how much do you have brewing at once?
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Dukester <dontbothermedukes909@withspam.yahoo.com > wrote:
> Curious how much folks here have "in the tank" at one time.
> Particulary interested in any really large scale homebrewers.
>
> I only have 6 carboys so the most I can do is 30 gallons, but
> I typically never have more than 20.
Of beer, I have about 2 gals left in a keg, 5 gals in a primary
and 5 gals in a secondary. Of Mead, I have 5 gals in long term
aging (= > 1 year), less than 2 gals available for consumption,
12 gals in secondaries, and 6 gals in a primary.
I have a small chest freezer for Summer beer fermentation. Later
this month it will get 10 gals of a Strong Ale and once that's
kegged, I'm going to brew 15 gals of that Arrogant Bastard Clone
us "Condescending Brew Guys" love.
Dick
P.S.: I thank whoever came up with the phrase "Condescending Brew Guy".
It means the same as "beer snob", but it has such a erudite ring to it
that only true beer snobs can appreciate.
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Date: 05 Jun 2006 14:44:21
From: Thomas T. Veldhouse
Subject: Re: Poll: how much do you have brewing at once?
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Dukester <dontbothermedukes909@withspam.yahoo.com > wrote:
> Curious how much folks here have "in the tank" at one time. Particulary
> interested in any really large scale homebrewers.
>
> I only have 6 carboys so the most I can do is 30 gallons, but I typically
> never have more than 20.
>
When I am brewing, I typically keep somewhere between 12-27 gallons at any
given time; 3 kegs with between 0 and 5 gallons in each and 2 carboys with
beer at various stages in the process. Sometimes, I have a third carboy, but
that is usually only the case when I am short beer on tap.
Unfortunately, I have not brewed since before Christmas. I have been
distracted with other hobbies and haven't had the time to commit.
--
Thomas T. Veldhouse
Key Fingerprint: 2DB9 813F F510 82C2 E1AE 34D0 D69D 1EDC D5EC AED1
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Date: 05 Jun 2006 14:34:55
From: Tom
Subject: Re: how much do you have brewing at once?
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Well I made 40 gallons of Beer On National Homebrew Day. I just Kegged all
40 gallons (8 Cornies). Normally I do 10 gallon batches. By Summer I have
all my cornies filled (22). Oh yea, I have 25 Carboys. The rest is for
making Wine. Of the wine, I make 200 gallons. (the limit) per year.
Tom
--
Home of the
MOON RIVER BREWERY
and
DELANCO VINEYARDS
"Dukester" <dontbothermedukes909@withspam.yahoo.com > wrote in message
news:1288mmt7vkod613@corp.supernews.com...
> Curious how much folks here have "in the tank" at one time. Particulary
> interested in any really large scale homebrewers.
>
> I only have 6 carboys so the most I can do is 30 gallons, but I typically
> never have more than 20.
>
> Cheers!
> Dukester
>
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Date: 05 Jun 2006 17:34:31
From: Shadow998
Subject: Re: how much do you have brewing at once?
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The most I have had going at once is (2) 5-gallon batches.
Russ
W6OHM
"Dukester" <dontbothermedukes909@withspam.yahoo.com > wrote in message
news:1288mmt7vkod613@corp.supernews.com...
> Curious how much folks here have "in the tank" at one time. Particulary
> interested in any really large scale homebrewers.
>
> I only have 6 carboys so the most I can do is 30 gallons, but I typically
> never have more than 20.
>
> Cheers!
> Dukester
>
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Date: 07 Jun 2006 09:19:14
From:
Subject: Re: Poll: how much do you have brewing at once?
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I brew 5 gallons a week. One week in primary, one week in secondary,
then into kegs. So I always have one in primary and one in secondary. I
currently also have a cyser in secondary.
My roommate used to brew 5 gallons a week also, and at our peak, we had
six 5 gallon kegs in the freezerator with another eight kegs on deck. I
currently have six in the freezerator (including a cider and a root
beer). and four on deck.
I own two or three primary fermenting buckets, 4 glass carboy secondary
fermenters, and 16 or 18 corny kegs.
b.
Dukester wrote:
> Curious how much folks here have "in the tank" at one time. Particulary
> interested in any really large scale homebrewers.
>
> I only have 6 carboys so the most I can do is 30 gallons, but I typically
> never have more than 20.
>
> Cheers!
> Dukester
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Date: 07 Jun 2006 21:47:03
From: (East Bay) Phil
Subject: Re: Poll: how much do you have brewing at once?
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I have 4-5 going with sour ales.
Another 4-5 in primary or secondary much of the time. Of course, I
don't mind extending 2ndary for a bit.
P
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Date: 07 Jun 2006 21:38:54
From: - - : R A T B o y : - -
Subject: Re: how much do you have brewing at once?
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Honest, Mr. Revenuer...
I'd never excede the legal limit. Otherwise, I'd obtain a license & pay
taxes on what I brew (or go to jail and have all my stuff confiscated).
And besides, that'd make me look like one of them anti-government
lib3rals... "Make laws to protect every aspect of my way of life... just
don't enforce them on me!".
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Date: 08 Jun 2006 05:25:40
From:
Subject: Re: Poll: how much do you have brewing at once?
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Had 45(uk) gallons a couple of weeks ago which went in a day for a
charity party that we hosted. Would have been 54 but a cask was lost
due to the recent warm weather causing a keystone to blow out leaking
beer all over the cellar floor.
We brew on a cobbled-together 9 gallon all-electric setup in our
kitchen.
Chris
Brewing in Leeds - UK
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