I just still have never figured out why is it that "dumping beer" especially without even knowing if anything is wrong, so prevalent in the mindset of new brewers? It seems to be the knee jerk reaction to every little thing, perceived or otherwise that could go wrong. Is it because we live in such a disposable society, so that things don't really matter, even if they involve time, effort and money to put together? Or is it that new brewers think what they're making is one step away from toxic and therefore a mistake so they think they need to get rid of it?
Maybe it's cause I'm older or something, I just can't see just willy nilly think I need to just scrap something I've put the slightest bit of effort into.
Like my Keezer build for example, I've already got close to a grand into it, and I made a mistake on one of the collar boards, in where I cut a hole, for the power outlet on the back. Rather than scrapping the board, I broke out the woodglue and the piece I cut out, mending plates to hold the piece together while the glue dried and some wood putty. And it looks and feels like there was never a hole cut out. I didn't have to go out and by another 2x8 just to cut one piece of wood out. If it were the front I might have replaced it. But I figured since it's the back side if this worked then I was ahead of the game.