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I've got two 5 gal batches on tap and yet I find myself craving for a Stone Ruination. Any of you guys guilty of buying commercial when your flush with homebrew?

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Of course. Just think of it as research. Maybe that should be a future batch.

It can be pretty tricky to figure out what you will feel like drinking in a few weeks (for us keggers) even more for the bottle guys.
 
dadshomebrew said:
Of course. Just think of it as research. Maybe that should be a future batch.

It can be pretty tricky to figure out what you will feel like drinking in a few weeks (for us keggers) even more for the bottle guys.
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Came here to post this.

I will always buy commercial so I can learn to brew beers I love.
 
AerationStation said:
I've got two 5 gal batches on tap and yet I find myself craving for a Stone Ruination. Any of you guys guilty of buying commercial when your flush with homebrew?

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I don't consider it a "guilt." It might be research; it might be comparison; it might be knowledge increase, and it might just be another extension of the freedom of homebrewing. Not only are we free to make what we want, the way we want. Unlike non-brewers, we can also choose to make and drink our own or drink what someone else made.

Drink what you like. If it's your own great! If someone else's, just as great.
 
I, like the rest, can make my own beer. But I can only make a finite amount before I just run out of room. With commercial beers I can go get several different styles and variations on styles and enjoy all of the differences.

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Nothing wrong with buying beer. But with 40 gallons of fermenter space, 24 kegs, a 10-tap keezer, and 500 lbs of grain on-hand...

...I often find myself in front of the craft brew section going "Jeeze, $7 a bottle?! I could probably make 10 gallons of that for $25. For less than the price of 4 bombers, I make two kegs worth."

And that's what I usually end up doing.
 
Regardless of how much home brew I have on hand, I always buy commercial beers. I can't limit my beer-drinking pleasures to only the 4 or 5 varieties of home brew I have in the fridge.
 
I brew a lot and buy a lot. Most of my travel is based on going other places and drinking beer other people make so I can learn and enjoy something new and interesting. I love to cook at home...I can throw down in a restaurant kitchen just as well as any cook (and I know a lot of cooks!) I know... but that doesn't mean I won't go to friends/colleagues restaurants and eat. I learn something new every time I try something I haven't had before. Don't feel guilty, just enjoy!
 
Absolutely man. I've got my kegerator loaded up with homebrew, and my garage fridge loaded down with at least a sixxer of probably 10 to 12 different commercial brews and some other bottled home brew. Variety is the enjoyment in this hobby for me.
 
I find myself at the liquor store every week or two, scoping out the new beer arrivals. I like trying out new styles/seasonals/breweries, so I almost never buy a regular 6 pack. Most of the local shops have a cooler full of singles that you can build your own six pack with. Great way to try new brews! The vast majority of the bottles in my fridge are homebrews, but there are always a few commercial brews in there too.


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Alright I feel better now haha. I guess I calibrate my thermometer and my hydrometer, I need to calibrate my palate too

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Spartan1979 said:
Sure. But I find myself drinking less and less commercial beers.
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Ditto. And the ones I do buy are varieties that I haven't recently brewed. I just made a batch of oatmeal stout (Yooper's) that turned out fantastic, so obviously no need to buy any oatmeal stout for a while.

I like to seek out new beers, and see if something is worth cloning. Homebrewing product research. :D
 
Stone makes some great brews and ruination is one of my favorites. I don't see myself ever giving up on commercial beers. Although now when I try a good one I can try to make it myself.
 
I'll never stop buying beer. I'd never want to limit myself to only my idea of what beer should be.

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I still buy commercial beers, but mostly it's stuff I don't make myself, or it's from a local microbrewery.

I don't think I can drink 5 gallons of creme brulee stout, but I love the occasional bomber, I don't have beer gas, but still like Guinness draught every now and then. Switchback is amazing, so I'll buy a keg every now and then to hook into my setup, and long trail blackberry wheat is one of my all time favorites, so yeah, I'll pick that up from time to time. Angry Orchard crisp cider is my go-to when I'm at my favorite establishment, although I have a cider recipe and have a keg of edworts apfelweine in the keezer right now. Connecticut is going through this micro-brewery phase and it's freaking awesome, we've had three open in the past year in my area alone, not to mention the ones that already exist - needless to say I'm patronizing them whenever I can - there is this concord grape saison at Shebeen that is easily the best thing they put out.

I have never felt guilty about buying beer, not even when last Friday I was at a hockey game for $2 brew $1 dogs night - I had 4 Buds before the second period because they were much cheaper than the $9 SA's. I also had 4 hot dogs before the second period, but that's not that much of an achievement, and I could have easily eaten more.
 
I will always buy commercial craft beer. I am always in search of the next best beer and buy pretty much every new beer that comes to market. I have plenty of homebrew but also have plenty of commercial craft beer in the fridge at all times.
 
thadius856 said:
Nothing wrong with buying beer. But with 40 gallons of fermenter space, 24 kegs, a 10-tap keezer, and 500 lbs of grain on-hand...

...I often find myself in front of the craft brew section going "Jeeze, $7 a bottle?! I could probably make 10 gallons of that for $25. For less than the price of 4 bombers, I make two kegs worth."

And that's what I usually end up doing.
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that is about it for me :)
 
Anymore, I only buy commercial beer for my house if I don't have any homebrew ready to drink. Otherwise, I mostly go out for pints, even though that's really the most expensive way to do it.
 
All the time.

I've got 4 sours, 2 tripels, a Belgian pale, a Belgian stout, a dry hopped cideer, a barleywine, an IIPA, and an IPA all cold and ready to drink in my garage fridge. So of course I stopped on the way home from work to buy a 4 pack of Murphys yesterday becuase I wanted an Irish stout. It's ridiculous, but a guy's gotta drink what he's in the mood for.
 
Seeing as I'm just getting started I need bottles. At least thats what I tell the girlfriend.
Sometimes I go on a mission and I just want something I can drink a lot of. So I'll buy a 24 pack of Miller Lite so I have both the bottles and beer. Thats a win/win for me.
 
SPR-GRN said:
I still buy commercial beers, but mostly it's stuff I don't make myself, or it's from a local microbrewery.

I don't think I can drink 5 gallons of creme brulee stout, but I love the occasional bomber, I don't have beer gas, but still like Guinness draught every now and then. Switchback is amazing, so I'll buy a keg every now and then to hook into my setup, and long trail blackberry wheat is one of my all time favorites, so yeah, I'll pick that up from time to time. Angry Orchard crisp cider is my go-to when I'm at my favorite establishment, although I have a cider recipe and have a keg of edworts apfelweine in the keezer right now. Connecticut is going through this micro-brewery phase and it's freaking awesome, we've had three open in the past year in my area alone, not to mention the ones that already exist - needless to say I'm patronizing them whenever I can - there is this concord grape saison at Shebeen that is easily the best thing they put out.

I have never felt guilty about buying beer, not even when last Friday I was at a hockey game for $2 brew $1 dogs night - I had 4 Buds before the second period because they were much cheaper than the $9 SA's. I also had 4 hot dogs before the second period, but that's not that much of an achievement, and I could have easily eaten more.
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You must have been to Firefly Hollow then. Some very good brews. I haven't been to Shebeen yet or Relic.

I'm a fan of Back East and New England Brewing myself.
 
PHXCobra said:
Seeing as I'm just getting started I need bottles. At least thats what I tell the girlfriend.
Sometimes I go on a mission and I just want something I can drink a lot of. So I'll buy a 24 pack of Miller Lite so I have both the bottles and beer. Thats a win/win for me.
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Miller lite doesn't have twist offs? I'm new to brewing and need a bunch of bottles - Miller lite would be much cheaper then the stuff I've been buying.
 
Guilty, but on brew day the guys I brew with like to taste so we go to the shelf. I haven't aged in Rum,Sherry,Port, cognac, Armagnac Barrels. So I have to buy beer that has been. Also flight tastings of 5-7 years of the same beer to see how it changes in bottle. That's why I have the shelf. image.jpg
 
I'm new to brewing and need a bunch of bottles - Miller lite would be much cheaper then the stuff I've been buying.
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Costco man. It will save you. I don't know where you are, but the Costcos around here have cases of Lagunitas and Sierra Nevada for very resaonable prices. Plus you get the box!
 
Darkness said:
Guilty, but on brew day the guys I brew with like to taste so we go to the shelf. I haven't aged in Rum,Sherry,Port, cognac, Armagnac Barrels. So I have to buy beer that has been. Also flight tastings of 5-7 years of the same beer to see how it changes in bottle. That's why I have the shelf. View attachment 184264
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So when am I coming over?

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PHXCobra said:
Seeing as Ibeerjust getting started I need bottles. At least thats what I tell the girlfriend.
Sometimes I go on a mission and I just want something I can drink a lot of. So I'll buy a 24 pack of Miller Lite so I have both the bottles and beer. Thats a win/win for me.
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Isn't Miller lite twist off?

I buy commercial beer all the time. Sometimes to try something new. Sometimes I just don't want five gallons of a particular beer.
 
AerationStation said:
I've got two 5 gal batches on tap and yet I find myself craving for a Stone Ruination. Any of you guys guilty of buying commercial when your flush with homebrew?

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No, never have and have no expectations of doing so.
 

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