GammaPoint
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I'm new to the homebrewing idea, and right now I'm sort of just feeling it out to see if it's something I would be interested in doing. The primary reason for me wanting to do it is that it just sounds fun! However, in addition to "having fun" there's always the lingering thought that perhaps home brewing might make "better beer" or "cheaper beer" or "more interesting beer". Is it unrealistic to think these things?
With regards to "better beer", I've seen some threads on these forums where people argue whether homebrew can be better than commerical beer. From those threads it seemed like most people believe that the vast majority of home brewed beer is inferior to commerical beers. Why is this? I understand that homebrew has got to be a pretty variable process with some differences in the final product due to incomplete control over brewing conditions, but I would have naively thought that one would be able to brew a better brew than can be done commerically when one doesn't need to turn a profit?
In terms of "cheaper beer", I guess it depends on how much you make. If you're making and drinking a lot of beer, one would probably be able to recoup the cost of the equipment. But once you factor in the cost of your time it's probably more expensive to homebrew eh?
As I said, I'm mostly interested because it sounds fun. But if I'm consistenly brewing beers that are inferior to what I can buy my fiancee is going to murder me in my sleep for buying the brewing equipment
I'd appreciate any comments, and hearing why you brew yourself!
With regards to "better beer", I've seen some threads on these forums where people argue whether homebrew can be better than commerical beer. From those threads it seemed like most people believe that the vast majority of home brewed beer is inferior to commerical beers. Why is this? I understand that homebrew has got to be a pretty variable process with some differences in the final product due to incomplete control over brewing conditions, but I would have naively thought that one would be able to brew a better brew than can be done commerically when one doesn't need to turn a profit?
In terms of "cheaper beer", I guess it depends on how much you make. If you're making and drinking a lot of beer, one would probably be able to recoup the cost of the equipment. But once you factor in the cost of your time it's probably more expensive to homebrew eh?
As I said, I'm mostly interested because it sounds fun. But if I'm consistenly brewing beers that are inferior to what I can buy my fiancee is going to murder me in my sleep for buying the brewing equipment
I'd appreciate any comments, and hearing why you brew yourself!