Just curious

[RandyG]

Hey Gang, I was curious to find out how old everyone was and how many years you have been homebrewing. I'm 66 yrs old and got my 1st Mr. Beer kit for X-mas 1995. Been brewing off and on since then,although I did take a 8 yr self-induced prohibition(quit drinking),but now I'm back at it.Not taking a poll or anything,but was just wondering. Cheers.

[FedoraDave]

I'm 58. I also got started with a Christmas Mr. Beer kit, seven years ago, to my best recollection.

[Beer-lord]

A young 58 and started brewing in college though I stopped to have a kid, a life etc. before brewing again about 2009.
I wish I had all the great ingredients and info while in college that we have access to now. Those were trying times with little success.

[BlackDuck]

44 years for me. I've been brewing for about 5 or 6, I think. Wow, my memory is already starting to fade.

[Dawg LB Steve]

Soon to be 57, started Mr Beer first batch Dec 27, 2013. By April '14 I was AG and never looked back.

[Inkleg]

I'll be 55 in August. Started with MrBeer summer 2011. Moved to 5-10 gallon AG about 6 months later.

[John Sand]

Age-wise, I'm right in the pack at 55. I also started with MrBeer, receiving it for Christmas 2012. I brewed my first batch in January 2013 and my 59th yesterday.

[TonyKZ1]

I'm 53 and started brewing in 2015. Had always wanted to try it before as I had seen the Mr. Beer kits in stores and the 1G & 5G starter kits in homebrew catalogs, but never did it until my youngest daughter bought me a all grain 1G recipe kit for Christmas.

[brewnewb]

53 for me.

Just like everyone else, I started with a MB kit about 4 years ago. Moved to 5 gal Brewers Best kits after a few batches of MB.

I'm going to do a few BD refills as I get back into the swing of things. BD Hellfire Red Ale is arriving tomorrow!

[Beer-lord]

Sure is a bunch of old farts in this forum.
But I think it's great that we all have a passion for this hobby which has only grown as we've grown old.

[Kealia]

Mid-forties for me. I too started with Mr Beer and brewed my first batch 12/31/09.
Wow, it's been 7+ years! Where the hell did that time go?

[Inkleg]

Where the hell did that time go?

Well it damn sure wasn't spent in Nashville, Asheville and Asheville.

[Beer-lord]

Where the hell did that time go?

Well it damn sure wasn't spent in Nashville, Asheville and Asheville.

[RedBEERd]

Where the hell did that time go?

Well it damn sure wasn't spent in Nashville, Asheville and Asheville.

DAYUM

Ron, I told you it would hurt.

[mashani]

Just turned 50.

I started brewing going on something like 25 years ago, back then nothing but AG and 5 gallon batches as well as some wine and mead, but with a 10 year hiatus due to many factors including a "glass carboy exploding in my closet" incident... Then post hiatus switching to small batch fermenters (Mr. Beer LBCs) and kits to get back into it and then moving back to a mix of AG, PM, and extract beers, whatever I can do with the time I have available as long as it makes good beer.