I've been brewing for eight years now and the attention to detail, measuring, and desire for a little bit superior product or process has seeped into a couple of other parts of my life.
Coffee. I started doing pour over coffee and the next thing I know I'm on YouTube looking up process videos, adjusting my water temperature, bean grind, and pour process, while taking notes on the changes. Not to mention the search for different varieties and roasts of bean. Next thing I know I'll be rotating my own beans.
And then there's shaving.
Different razor blades, soaps, face oils, and aftershave looking for the perfect shave. What used to take 10 minutes with canned foam had become a 30 minute process involving different techniques for brushing up my own shaving cream, different shaving techniques, and again lots of notes on the results.
And then there's cooking.
So how has brewing changed your approach to unrelated aspects of life?
Coffee. I started doing pour over coffee and the next thing I know I'm on YouTube looking up process videos, adjusting my water temperature, bean grind, and pour process, while taking notes on the changes. Not to mention the search for different varieties and roasts of bean. Next thing I know I'll be rotating my own beans.
And then there's shaving.
Different razor blades, soaps, face oils, and aftershave looking for the perfect shave. What used to take 10 minutes with canned foam had become a 30 minute process involving different techniques for brushing up my own shaving cream, different shaving techniques, and again lots of notes on the results.
And then there's cooking.
So how has brewing changed your approach to unrelated aspects of life?