Any other moms or women who brew?

[Braumeise]

I agree with your comments about "assistants". I have several friends who've come to "help". Generally that means sit around, drink my beer, and distract me from my process. The only time I've made significant errors in my brewing happened when I had "help". I think having someone who's into brewing and wanted to actively participate would be great. A non-brewer who wants to drink and watch is a bit of an annoyance.

lol! Exactly.

Also my brew day is my holy day in every word sense. I usually do not have an entire day off from work - I have to at least come in in the morning - so when I have a day off I can use for brewing it is my holiday and I am unwilling to have that spoiled. And brewing, like cooking or baking has something very meditation-like. I don't feel like it is work but more like it is anti-stress therapy

 

[Leezer]

And brewing, like cooking or baking has something very meditation-like. I don't feel like it is work but more like it is anti-stress therapy

That's exactly how I feel. Gardening too is the same way for me. Probably to others it looks/sounds like a lot of work, but I enjoy doing it. A chance to zone-out, and like you said, a chance to de-stress. And in the end you create something you can enjoy.