Helped a friend make his first batch of beer and enjoyed the process. He's pretty lazy and a terrible cook so the second batch never happened(first batch was brown piss water). I took it upon myself to learn the process and make my own. Some of internet queries landed me here so I joined the fora. I think I have the process nailed down and will step up my batch sizes. Only made .75 and 3.75 liter batches so far, all stouts or porters. I love cooking, eating, drinking, exercising, and repeating. BTW pub runs are great fun and the drinking adds another level of challenge, those light on their feet bastards can't hold their liquour as well as me hahahaha!