5B-brewing
Well-Known Member
A friend referred to me as an "advanced" homebrewer the other day. It got me thinking. Even though I've been brewing for more than 10 years, the last year and a half doing all-grain, taught others to brew, and I am starting to formulate my own recipes, I consider myself an intermediate.
There are definitely some on here that obviously deserve the label of "advanced expert." Where is that line? What determines the lines between beginner, intermediate, and advance homebrewer? (For myself, I won't even come close to considering myself advanced until I can understand water chemistry.)
I guess an even more important question is: Does it matter? As long as we are making good beer that we ourselves like to drink, do labels mean anything?
There are definitely some on here that obviously deserve the label of "advanced expert." Where is that line? What determines the lines between beginner, intermediate, and advance homebrewer? (For myself, I won't even come close to considering myself advanced until I can understand water chemistry.)
I guess an even more important question is: Does it matter? As long as we are making good beer that we ourselves like to drink, do labels mean anything?