Losing the will to brew

passedpawn · Oct 21, 2011

Beerthoven said:
I'm back. Took a bit of a break this summer, but fall has me wanting to brew again. Will be doing a light brown ale tomorrow.

Good luck with that. I made the Dirty Brown Ale from Brewing Classic Styles about 2 months ago. It's excellent. Really well balanced.

Beerthoven · Oct 21, 2011

passedpawn said:
Good luck with that. I made the Dirty Brown Ale from Brewing Classic Styles about 2 months ago. It's excellent. Really well balanced.

I haven't done that one yet, but BCS is my go-to book for recipes.

jonmohno · Oct 21, 2011

everybody gets a bit burnt out, i was brewing consistanly small batches a year and after enough styles and too many new craft brews,im slowing down.Probably because im often drinking more than a few,it doesnt matter i can still brew when i want and still seek out some new beers i havnt tried yet. I just get nervous how long i keep an opened pack of dried yeast in my fridge till my next brew day.I think i brewed enough styles throughout the year where now, im goin to brew more and better them but im still in the process of learning malts/hops/ yeasts and body taste,all of that is so complex and a challenge to put it all together.
I think you need a brew-hug too. Ha

unionrdr · Oct 22, 2011

A little Motorhead is in order here! Time to play the game!...

birvine · Oct 22, 2011

Beerthoven said:
I'm back. Took a bit of a break this summer, but fall has me wanting to brew again. Will be doing a light brown ale tomorrow.

I just read through this thread and it was nice to see you drifted out and then back again.

My interest ebbs and flows in the hobby, too. I started in 1991 and brewed for about 5-6 years then quit until 5-6 years ago. I haven't had such a drastic ebb since that one and I attribute that to HBT and being able to explore many types of beer that I previously didn't even kn ow about.

Welcome back!

Brent

RandomBeerGuy · Oct 22, 2011

Sounds like you need to brew new styles. I've only been brewing almost a year and never did the same beer twice. I also joined a brew club who showed me the competitive side of homebrewing. Maybe thats an option for you?