timrox1212
Well-Known Member
So far I'm at 3 people in my 4 years of brewing. 2 buddies and my dad all brew on their own now. How about you? How many people have you converted to the dark side of homebrewing?
Brewing is hard to do really well, it's not for everyone.
Brewing is as hard as falling off a log. It's in trying to have a good result everytime that the difficulty shows up.
I think the better you get at it, the more critical you become. In my case, it's hard and gets harder and harder all the time as my palate gets more refined. I used to think my beer was great 6 years ago but I've gotten a lot harder to please. I used to like drinking the same beer day in and day out. Anymore, I find I appreciate it most if I don't drink off one of my kegs for a couple days. It's kind of strange actually, but whatevs.
Just sayin', it's a hobby that is like playing an instrument or being involved in a craft - you never perfect it and you become more critical of yourself as you improve. I'm a bit of a perfectionist...
I am really surprised at how hard it is to get people into brewing - I know a lot of foodies that really get into working in the kitchen; you'd think the same thing would apply to folks who crave 'craft beer' but it doesn't. Weird.
People will come to my place on a brew day super stoked and I take them through the entire AG process. Most punk out after a few hours, some make it through the process and pitch yeast with me. None have taken up the hobby after seeing the time and patience it takes. They are more than happy to drink it though .
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