I have to go outside to the garage because the built in microwave/exhaust in our "new" house is too low for my pot to cook indoors anymore. Hot in summer, cold in, well, you know, there. I AG brew for a couple of reasons: It is less expensive per batch, I get to learn a lot from brewing software related to Style. So, If I ever enter a contest again, I will put it in the correct style group. The last contest I put my beer into, it was suggested to me to enter into a different style than I had planned, and I got killed by the judges,
Oh, wait, why do I home brew AG batches? Because every now and then my wife comments, "Your porter/style is better than this." On the last porter we tried at a local brewpub, their porter kinda sucked. The mouth feel was thin, it smelled okay, the color was good, and I picked up notes of coffee, but that was it.
Forgive me for patting myself on the back, will you please?