Arrheinous
Well-Known Member
Just something I've been thinking about. Brewing being listed as a hobby, as far as I've read, has connotations of making you seem like a drunk. But I think there's more to it than that.
Let's look at the traits of a consummate homebrewer (YMMV) that you might find advertised toward other fields:
Let's look at the traits of a consummate homebrewer (YMMV) that you might find advertised toward other fields:
- Able to learn from mistakes
- Well-read and performs diligent research on relevant topics
- Interested in trying new things
- Capable of thinking on feet
- Persistence in perfecting techniques
- Improvisation to meet immediate needs
- Implements cost-saving strategies and waste reduction methods
- Patience to execute a task over several months
- Knowledgeable in something more universal than golf; able to chat up clients on the side
- Drive for greater quality of product
- Ability to formulate and carry out extensive construction projects independently
- Appreciation for history of trade and invested in its future
- Able to document projects efficiently for later use
- Jack of all trades
- Works toward a goal
- Has a taste for good craftsmanship and strives to reach it even if initial products are weak