EinGutesBier
Well-Known Member
You have to remember something important about brewing as a hobby: it's also a craft. That means after walking away from a brew day, you have something to show for it in addition to the experience itself. You can't put a price on that.
Let's say instead that you're a bowler or something. Or whatever hobby you want to insert in its place. So, you buy the ball, the glove, the shoes and the team shirt and you spend, say $20 bucks for a couple of games every other day. Do the math - it's not the cheapest. And you know what? You won't be able to go home and crack open a home brew you made yourself. Instead, you're at the mercy of what's on tap or what's in the cooler at the grocery store. Personally I don't like those odds.
Between the experience and the end result, the money invested in the hobby of brewing, in my eyes, is one of the most sound investments a person can make.
Let's say instead that you're a bowler or something. Or whatever hobby you want to insert in its place. So, you buy the ball, the glove, the shoes and the team shirt and you spend, say $20 bucks for a couple of games every other day. Do the math - it's not the cheapest. And you know what? You won't be able to go home and crack open a home brew you made yourself. Instead, you're at the mercy of what's on tap or what's in the cooler at the grocery store. Personally I don't like those odds.
Between the experience and the end result, the money invested in the hobby of brewing, in my eyes, is one of the most sound investments a person can make.