Why and favorite part of home brewing??

[Aspenextreme]

I know for me my brother homebrews and i was intrigued. I had one of his brews and it was pretty good. He told me the process and the cost of a batch and i was hooked. Love the time away and creating my own beer. While it is a hobby for me eventually (in 2020) i might break even.

 

[Golddiggie]

I care far more about having great beer to drink that I don't need to buy (or hunt for). Having a brew fridge, with three taps, also means I can have however much I want (until the keg kicks) and not open any bottles. I'm also providing my mother with top quality brew without her paying anything.

I enjoy the all grain process a good deal. I see it as an extension of my love of cooking, which I got from my father. Plus, making recipes gives me a creative outlet. Giving someone a glass of homebrew, that's 100% your own recipe, where you did everything possible (yes, I don't malt the grain or culture the yeast) to make it is very rewarding. I also like the granular control I have over the process with being an all grain brewer. I know plenty of people will call out how you can make great home brew without going all grain. I just can't see myself ever not being an all grain brewer. At least not by choice.

 

[libeerty]

My favorite element is the aging. I love thinking that something is getting better just by sitting there, whether it is in the primary, secondary, keg or bottle. I'm bottle-aging some Belgian beers for ~7 months, and am giddy every time I look at them.

 

[BrewerBear]

I enjoy the brewing. Recently purchase to equipment to do all grain, but have not brew with it yet. I have cooked since I was in grade school and enjoy cooking too. As far as breaking even I don't care,but check this out if you want more info on breaking even https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/did-you-break-even-yet-349218/

 

[neosapien]

I like math, chemistry, science, and beer.

Brewing is just something that lets me spend a good amount of time absorbed in doing something I'm passionate about. It's like playing the piano, but without all the keys.

 

[Golddiggie]

Just wait until you get into more than just brewing beer. Making mead is a whole other animal.Talk about aging something until it's great. I have some that was started in November 2010 and it's just getting better and better. I have other batches that are still in bulk form, and won't be bottled for at least a few more months (started in December 2011).

I have a [12%] wee heavy that was started in December 2011 too. Then there's the ~9% old ale started in early March of this year. Both are aging in bulk and should go to keg in another month or two.

 

[nukebrewer]

Mashing in. The smell of freshly ground malt going in to the hot water is the bee's knees.

 

[Golddiggie]

Mashing in. The smell of freshly ground malt going in to the hot water is the bee's knees.

That's enough to give a brewer a chubby... :rockin:

 

[seafra]

Honestly, I enjoy everything but clean up. Lately, I've really been getting my geek on with yeast culturing. Microscopes, petri dishes and vials make my pocket protector quite erect.

 

[bellmtbbq]

I enjoy the American colonial history of brewing, culturing yeast and the science of brewing, but most of all, designing labels and packaging.

 

[libeerty]

Just wait until you get into more than just brewing beer. Making mead is a whole other animal.Talk about aging something until it's great. I have some that was started in November 2010 and it's just getting better and better. I have other batches that are still in bulk form, and won't be bottled for at least a few more months (started in December 2011).

I have a [12%] wee heavy that was started in December 2011 too. Then there's the ~9% old ale started in early March of this year. Both are aging in bulk and should go to keg in another month or two.

I haven't yet developed a taste for mead. But I love the idea of aging more and more... though I'll need more space!

 

[Xpertskir]

Because I like to drink good beer and since moving to WV I am unable to buy what I consider good beer within the state. Also, I wanted to get closer to the process of where beer comes from.

My favorite part is at the end of a brew day when you finally pitch your yeast when all that is left is waiting and racking to a keg. What a feeling of achievement.

 

[CidCitrus]

I love the feeling of accomplishment when you give someone a beer and they truly love it.