2012 In Review

Each year I like to do a little review of some of the data we keep about our brewing. This year, surprisingly, was pretty similar to previous years in the amount of beer we brewed, but our costs were higher overall as we bought the kegerator and all the parts that go along with that. This was the first year in which we have had to dump a beer. Because I didn’t clean the new kegs well enough, we had to dump a Schwarzbier and a Brown Ale. I counted those beer’s volumes, but not as separate batches of beer.

2012:
Beers Brewed: 19
Gallons: 94.25 gallons
Cost/bottle: $1.61
Cost/bottle (ingredients only): $0.62

Last year’s cost/bottle: $0.97 (ingredient only: $0.60)

Overall, not a bad price for good beer, when you consider that a decent 6-pack of beer is running about $9/six pack.

For 2013, I don’t think we have any specific brewing goals in mind. Overall, I’m pretty satisfied with our beers right now. I think that several of them could use a tiny bit of tweaking to take them from good to outstanding, but time’s not really on our side right now. Our friends and family enjoy our brews and that is what’s most important. Hopefully in the Spring we’ll be able to add a little variety to the lineup with something malty (like a Dubbel) and something refreshing for the Summer (like a Saison).

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