I'm still getting heat from the wife, since she considers anything regarding alcohol a mortal sin... (yup, one of the remnants of the prohibition era) but am teaching my son (12yo) the basics of good brewing.
Nice, I really remember my first brew day. I'm not as experienced as a lot of the other people on here but I gotta say.... striving for great brews is very addictive. It becomes a well balanced hobby.
I'm still getting heat from the wife, since she considers anything regarding alcohol a mortal sin... (yup, one of the remnants of the prohibition era) but am teaching my son (12yo) the basics of good brewing.
Sorry to hear she takes such a dim view of the brewer's art.
The best you can do in that case is present yourself and hobby in the best moral light possible and give your boy a solid example to respect. Kids are like sponges - they absorb a lot of things, so best to have them learn well. By comparison my wife is pretty much a tee-total non-drinker but it's a carry-over from her younger days when she was a bit more indulgent.
So there you have it.