Please take the Brülosophy Homebrewer Survey!

Hey! I'm currently gathering a bunch of general data from homebrewers, which I plan to report in a follow-up to my Portrait of a Modern Homebrewer article. If you're as interested in this stuff as me, CLICK HERE to complete the survey.

If you like the silly junk I do at Brulosophy.com and want to wear your support, I just started another Teespring campaign, it ends on March 23, 2015, so don't hesitate too long

Cheers!

Marshall

 

Done

 

You should have a "decline to answer" under income and such. I typically decline to answer...I'm just weird. Sorry.

 

Complete!

 

Done,


Please post results when your survey is complete

I like to know what topics I can start a flame war about

my 2 cents

 

done

no top cropping

 

Done-z0

 

[moved to crowdfunding]

 

Finished

 

Done!

 

I am unsure how to define my facial hair. Does short beard mean like Ben Affleck at the Oscars? Or more like John Hamm/Bradley Cooper short? Does long beard mean ZZ top long? I am somewhere between Ben Affleck and Zach Galifinakis.

This is very important.

 

I've been probed . . . . . for answers!

Brülosophy | General Homebrewer Survey
Thank you for responding to this survey, your response has been recorded. Stay tuned to Brulosophy.com for a full report of these results in the near future!

 

For sure!

Argh, sorry about that!

Haha... I trust whatever you put

 

Done, the bit about religion is kind of weird but the rest of the questions make sense.

 

Completed

 

Done...cheers!

 

Done. I'm sure you'll put this info to good use. I've found some interesting things on your webpage.

I agree FWH contributes flavor but NOT aroma... wasn't a choice but put agree to both...

 

Some people have indoor natural gas brew rigs.
Some people have home RO water systems. I use a blend of tap water and homemade RO water.
The "here are some common things brewers believe and I do or do not believe them as well" page is rather inane. Each question should be answered with "it depends." Irish moss can help to clear your beer if your beer is suffering from excessive protein haze, but it won't help much if polyphenols are clouding your beer. Polyclar is good for removing polyphenols. Water chemistry is key to producing great beer if your water needs it. If your water is perfectly suited to a particular grain bill then no, you don't need any water chemistry to produce excellent beer.

 

And there was no "Fu Manchu" option.

 

+1. Even the survey standard "somewhat agree", "somewhat disagree", Or "Other" with a blank box may have been more useful for gathering information.
I chose "I dont know" for many, not because I had no clue, but because its complicated.

 

The "Flowing Chinese Beard Homebrewers" community will be up in arms about this.

I answered short beard because I would not want to anger the long beard community.

 

You asked for my SSN# twice, but I only filled it in once, I hope that's not a problem. You might want to go back and remove the dupe question.

 

Done - and clearly "beard status" is the most important question on the survey!

 

Done - and no matter what the results, I will continue to use only one hand to pull the paper towels from the dispenser because that's just the way I roll.

 

Done

Wasn't sure how to respond to the average expenditure per month. I've been brewing a year so all the big expenses were factored in to my response (the highest amount). In truth my current spend would be the lowest.

That's the figure I tell myself.

 

Done.
My "I don't know"s should be interpreted as "It depends"

 

Don't normally do surveys or stuff like this, but due to your activity here and contributions to the community, done!

 

I'm also in the "factored in equipment cost" to monthly expenditures camp. Only been brewing just over a year, so all the entirety of my brew and serving setup is included. I really need to stop the impulse buying. My side-by-side ferm chamber / lager zone didn't help in the least. I keep saying I'm close to done shopping for equipment, need to actually believe that one day.

 

SSN# is only asked if your income is high enough. (JK)

 

+1 a "depends" or "circumstantial " option would make the data more accurate and useful

 

Complete!!

 

So, you're independently wealthy?

Done, some answers are limited and are not a fit to my situation.

 

Thanks everyone! Over 600 responses already.

I get that there may have been better ways to ask some questions, I'll keep every suggestion in mind for the next one.

Ü

 

Lol... the last question.

 

Done!

 

done

 

How about a question....

"How inclined are you to take surveys?"
Always/only when I get something out of it/never

(Am I done?)

Tom

 

Same for some of mine. Others of mine are "I don't care to form an opinion on."