I’m not even drunk but....
The other day I took some time off work to brew and get caught up on household stuff.
I was jamming to some great tunes (Iron & Wine and Calexico) and watching my boil.
As I was cleaning my fermenter I was watching my timer. 15 minutes left in the boil. I was going through my mental checklist.
-Fermenter, check
-Whirlfloc, check
-15 minute hops, check
-Immersion chiller, gotta get out and place in the boil
-Buckets to catch chiller water, check
I realized that as I got closer to end of boil, I was getting practically giddy.
It dawned on me that, yes I love beer but more importantly I love the process. Even the cleaning part. For half a day I’m only focused on making beer. Nothing else.
If a machine was invented that made beer with zero input from user, I’d have zero interest in it. It’s not like I’m a Luddite, I’m I’m using a new Anvil Foundry. There’s still enough manual things to do to produce beer.
The other day I took some time off work to brew and get caught up on household stuff.
I was jamming to some great tunes (Iron & Wine and Calexico) and watching my boil.
As I was cleaning my fermenter I was watching my timer. 15 minutes left in the boil. I was going through my mental checklist.
-Fermenter, check
-Whirlfloc, check
-15 minute hops, check
-Immersion chiller, gotta get out and place in the boil
-Buckets to catch chiller water, check
I realized that as I got closer to end of boil, I was getting practically giddy.
It dawned on me that, yes I love beer but more importantly I love the process. Even the cleaning part. For half a day I’m only focused on making beer. Nothing else.
If a machine was invented that made beer with zero input from user, I’d have zero interest in it. It’s not like I’m a Luddite, I’m I’m using a new Anvil Foundry. There’s still enough manual things to do to produce beer.