Nateo
Well-Known Member
Why spend the time/money/effort on any hobby? They're invariably a time/money suck you'll never get back. There is no "cost-benefit analysis" going on in my head when I'm thinking of making a beer.
Guess I'll take the heat on this one, but it's what I'm thinking. Why do you boys that say you drink three beers a week even bother with homebrew? Three a week? It would take you 16 weeks to drink a 5 gallon batch! To tie up the $$ and time, and storage space, to brew once every four months just doesn't compute for me. What with all the really decent craft brews available these days why don't you just buy a case once every blue moon and party down? No offense intended, and to each his own, but it really just seems to me not to be worth the effort if you drink so infrequently.
I'm classic in many ways......including my age . You misconstrued my comments. I had a little trouble understanding why someone would go to all the trouble if they drank three a week AND brewed once every four months. The smaller, more often brewed batches I absolutely understand. I was not being critical, I just needed clarification...........what with my five gallon mentality and all .Classic 5-gallon mentality. I do 1 gallon brews and love it. I drink, maybe not like most posters on here but I also enjoy "researching" my next brew by picking up a 6-pack or a couple bombers each week. Right now I have 5 16ozers of my brew in the fridge...2 batches (12-pack) just finished carbing, 2 more batches are dryhopping, and 1 batch is just finishing fermenting. Thats 6 different brews I get to do and unlike a 5 galloner who only has one style. I get it, more beer for the same time of work...its a valid point. But some of us enjoy the smaller brews and experimenting. Just remember that 5 gallon is not the smallest size you have to brew.
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