Tell me about the Un-Fun part of Brewing

[TheEndlessObsession]

Cleaning. Far and away. Yuck. I hate it. So, so much. It's really only because I have a tiny apartment kitchen and stuff always gets spilled/tipped/knocked about trying to maneuver around.

The only other thing I can think of is brewing a beer and it not turning out the way you expected. At least you learn!

 

[klnosaj]

What's really un-fun is to wait weeks, sometimes months, to try a beer you've invested so much time and care in and only to find out it's...meh. The hardest thing for me was discovering that the payoff isn't always there. But when it is, it really is.

 

[jhorgan1]

My favorite part is the smell when mashing. That is the best smell ever. Well the smell of fresh hops are pretty good too.

The worst part is cleaning corney kegs before kegging. Got to be the most tedious job taking them all apart and putting them together and leak testing. Got to be a better way.

Have you ever bottled before? Just sanitizing all those bottles was so miserable. Although know when I bottle beer from kegs I just boil the bottles in water for 10-15 minutes. In addition to sanitizing it peels the labels right off!

 

[dragonbreath11]

Even though getting gadgets and upgrading your setup is fun. Spending more money than you probably should is not fun.