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Brewiz said:I got on this tread a little late and I love the idea but, why would I want to make a beer that even comes close to something I refuse to drink (i.e BMC)?? Why not make something that is comparable to Sam Adams, Sierra or great regional micro's that we all love to enjoy. I don't feel like I have to justify my homebrew in cost or any other reason to the majors but more to the regional/micro's.
Assuming you're an extract brewer... Are you absolutely confident that you need to spend $30-40 per kit to get a good finished product? Are you certain that there aren't ways of producing a BETTER product for less money? If such techniques or approaches exist, I ask you: What are they?
If you do not know, and I do not know, then don't you think we ought to find out? And do you think people will voluntarily try to discover radical techniques and recipes on their own for no reason? Or do you think such techniques and recipes are more likely to come about from a friendly challenge/competition?
That's what I'm getting at.... It's just an opportunity to experiment in ways that most people wouldn't be inclined to otherwise do on their own.