erockrph
March 16, 2021, 6:08pm
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beersk:
Maybe 2 months. I just meant I got tired of the beer and wanted something else before the keg was empty. At the time, I didn’t have multiple kegs and so I was only serving one beer. Now I can serve 3 so it’s less of a problem. But, I still like small batches for variety. I dream about way more recipes than I ever have time to brew and drink.
Oh I know how that is. When I started brewing all the kits were for 5 gallons. My first actually all grain beer was a 3 gallon batch way back in 2008. Then I got into kegging and all the kegs were 5 gallons, so that was really the only option. I always felt like I got tired of a beer about half way through it except for a rare few.
What I’m trying to decide is if it’s worth spending the time and effort on a beer if the keg only lasts 2 weeks. Seems like so little time for a beer to last for taking 3-4 weeks to become drinkable. Not sure why that’s really a hold up at all, but it is. Last year, it seems my 5 gallon kegs were lasting between 4-6 weeks, typically closer to 4. But I also wasn’t buying much beer or going out anywhere, so all of my drinking was done at home. And on top of that I was probably consuming too much. Having 4 taps provides variety, but it also takes longer to drink through 20 gallons of beer. I obsess over stupid little things like this haha.
When I get tired of a beer, I just dump it to make room for another batch. That’s another advantage of smaller batches - less to dump if you’re not thrilled with the results.