re: How much money a month do you spend on beer?

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I have never considered making my own, I drink and enjoy a lot of different beers so I prob should invest.

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Been doing it for the better part of a decade now. I enjoy it but had a background in science so enjoy the process. Harder to find time to do it with the little one now so have to do big brew days less frequently.

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How long does it take to make? If I run out can I make it drunk?

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The actual brew process is generally pretty short anywhere from 1.5-3 hours or so to make your "wort" which is just beer before the yeast do their handiwork. The issue is that it takes anywhere from 7-21 days or so for fermentation to really happen (maybe some session beers in 5 but I've got one that's been going for 3 weeks and still has more time to go right now... fricking saison yeast.) and then bottling or kegging takes time as well. A good rule of thumb is you're not likely to have beer you brewed ready for consumption in less than 2 weeks. So short answer, not long to "make" from an active perspective but lots of "waiting".