ghostofdavid
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Albeit it early for me to consider this seriously, I thought I might make a post about it.
What does one do to become a serious career paid Brewmeister? My own endeavors have not taken me past toying with a Mr. Brew kit and asking the forum several (irritating) beginners questions, I am still curious to know what, if any, career I might be able to take this hobby to if it interests me greatly.
I, like another thread I read about, made the mistake of going to college and getting what equates as a liberal arts degree (read: Biblical Studies). I am completely sick of my job working at a corporate office for a Big Grocery Retailer (TM) and am always looking for a job that will allow me to make decent money doing things I love. I'm married now and need to get a little serious about life and was wondering if learning brewing was done in a formal school setting or if it is done by apprenticeship?
I say this, with several caveats to my thinking...
1. I don't really know brewing well enough to consider it as a career. Yet. But I like to think forward.
2. I might hate mixing hobby (pleasure) with business.
3. I am not of the school of thought that formal classrooms are the only place to learn. My old man raised me well enough to know that a fancy framed, stamped and gold embossed piece of paper can make or break you before the interview but common sense goes a long way.
What do you guys think, if anything, about this? Any of you brew for a living? Love it? Hate it? Recommendations?
I've seen a few books on Amazon about brewery companies writing semi-autobiographical works and loving every minute of it, but believe it or not I don't have the millions of dollars of capital to start my own.
I submitted my resume, on a whim, to a restaurant/brewery house for an Brewmeister's Apprentice (Ever heard of Rock Bottom?) but expect very little to come of the situation since it required two years of brewing experience...
I did read the thread at https://www.homebrewtalk.com/archive/index.php/t-1276.html as found by google and it helps a little as it gives me a few places to look at, but I was wondering also if anyone has personally experienced brewing as a career. Thanks for read!
What does one do to become a serious career paid Brewmeister? My own endeavors have not taken me past toying with a Mr. Brew kit and asking the forum several (irritating) beginners questions, I am still curious to know what, if any, career I might be able to take this hobby to if it interests me greatly.
I, like another thread I read about, made the mistake of going to college and getting what equates as a liberal arts degree (read: Biblical Studies). I am completely sick of my job working at a corporate office for a Big Grocery Retailer (TM) and am always looking for a job that will allow me to make decent money doing things I love. I'm married now and need to get a little serious about life and was wondering if learning brewing was done in a formal school setting or if it is done by apprenticeship?
I say this, with several caveats to my thinking...
1. I don't really know brewing well enough to consider it as a career. Yet. But I like to think forward.
2. I might hate mixing hobby (pleasure) with business.
3. I am not of the school of thought that formal classrooms are the only place to learn. My old man raised me well enough to know that a fancy framed, stamped and gold embossed piece of paper can make or break you before the interview but common sense goes a long way.
What do you guys think, if anything, about this? Any of you brew for a living? Love it? Hate it? Recommendations?
I've seen a few books on Amazon about brewery companies writing semi-autobiographical works and loving every minute of it, but believe it or not I don't have the millions of dollars of capital to start my own.
I submitted my resume, on a whim, to a restaurant/brewery house for an Brewmeister's Apprentice (Ever heard of Rock Bottom?) but expect very little to come of the situation since it required two years of brewing experience...
I did read the thread at https://www.homebrewtalk.com/archive/index.php/t-1276.html as found by google and it helps a little as it gives me a few places to look at, but I was wondering also if anyone has personally experienced brewing as a career. Thanks for read!