Average brewers age ?

[Swift Pint]

26, started at uni when I was 19

:drink:

 

[Dunfie]

I'm 42 so I suppose that makes my average age 21 :whistle:

I was brewing when I was a student (I think Boots got most of my student grant) but didn't get back to it until I was about 35.

 

[aneray]

40. Started my first kit lager when I was fifteen (1985) after an introduction to the hobby by a neighbour. I have brewed consistantly for only the last ten years or so but will be going for it once the brewery is built.

 

[BarnsleyBrewer]

44 now been brewing since I was 16, Tom Caxton stole my cherry.

AG for around 16 year :party:


"TURBO CIDER" for around 2 years.

BB

 

[periolus]

I'm 33 - been brewing for about 15 months, mainly kits and turbo ciders. I start building the brewery in September. with a view to going AG after Christmas. YAY!

My youngest is 2 and is already into beer and has had games with imaginary yeast :thumb: He's on his way to the Dark Side for sure!

 

[oldbloke]

I'm 57, started last year.
I had a brief go way back when I was 16/17 (1970) but it didn't turn out well.
I started this time coz the wife was diagnosed coeliac and so can't drink "real" beer, so I do ersatz beer for her - and lots of wine and turbocider.

 

[Darcey]

26 brewing for 8 months solidy, afew dabbles over the last 6 years. Ahh what I could have spent that student loan on...

 

[Wraeccan]

36 now and been going waaay back since I was a mere 35! Tried a brew once when I was managing a pub at 18, but it was rank. This time; so far, so good :drunk:

 

[Wolverine]

That gives us a total age of 938
average 36.07
not wrinkle age then that's proof thanks guys

 

[jonboymentalhealth]

: : Im 27, been at it for 2 years now!

 

[prolix]

41 here, brewed from 17-21 then had a break been ag since I restarted 5 years ago

 

[The Ginger Ninja]

26 - Started 2 years ago

 

[Moley]

Now 53 but first started making wine around age 15-16, then the occasional kit beer as I started to get the taste for the stuff. Continued (on and off) for quite a few years, then stopped altogether for 15-20 years.

Resumed in earnest around March '09, crossed over to the dark side a couple of months later, no going back now and couldn't afford commercial brews (in sufficient quantity) even if I wanted them.

 

[SE10PAT]

I'm 34 and have been brewing for about 6 months and i'm really enjoying it. :

 

[eblis]

I'm 37 and only been brewing 9 days

 

[john_d]

36 and wanted a hobby.

 

[31bb3]

im 39 been brewing for the last few years but was brewing when i was 17 only kits in those days

 

[Runwell-Steve]

Of course, what we are actually learning here is the average age of a Home Brewer who is also a member of The Home Brew Forum.

My assumption would be that the Internet Forum world has many more people on board who are under the age of 40 than over, the internet is more of a way of life for younger people than it is for older people.

I'm not saying 40 is old by the way, just that people 40 and under were brought up with computers, once you get above 40 computers were not as common in schools etc..

The BBC Micro, probably the first computer to really start getting into schools was only launched in 1981, with a massive 16kB of RAM.

 

[Triker750]

I`m 47 and been brewing now for 4 months, couple of kits to start then straight to AG, 5 gallons every Sun. Never had it so good.
Bob :

 

[snail59]

46. First brew was a Boots Bitter Starter Kit my Grandad got me for my 18th birthday. Didnt do another till 2010 and havent looked back since.