When does the excitement start to fade?

[MisterOJ]

Woke up at 6 a.m. today feeling like a kid on Christmas morning because it was time to dry hop my ESB and I was gonna open the bucket for the first time since brewing.

Loved the smell when I first opened the bucket and taking the sample to check gravity - it's down from 1.062 to 1.018, btw. I tasted it and it was pretty good. Maltier than what I normally drink, but I normally drink extra-hoppy IPAs. I think I'll be bottling this time next week.

The ESB is just my second brew. I did an apricot IPA yesterday for No. 3. And I already have all my ingredients ready for another IPA once the ESB goes into bottles and I free up that bucket.

Anyway, the whole point of this post is just how jacked I am to have found this awesome new hobby. I think I might need a third bucket...

 

[MKEbrew]

That's awesome. I go back and forth between being too lazy to want to bottle and being all excited to do brew the next batch. I recently kegged for the first time and it's renewed my excitement because it was a hell of a lot easier, faster, and less messier than bottling.

Two things I Want to start doing is harvesting yeast and brewing small 1 or 2 gallon test batches. I get some crazy ideas sometimes and would love to be able to try them out making 5 gallons of something horribly undrinkable.

I've got to learn ProMash now.

 

[EO74]

Welome to the addition...err...hobby.+1 on kegging it makes everything simpiler except for the initial cost, plus you can still bottle with a homeade bottler and get sedement free bottles to give to .....friends?

 

[RM-MN]

Anyway, the whole point of this post is just how jacked I am to have found this awesome new hobby. I think I might need a third bucket...

and a 4th bucket and ......

 

[NOISEpollution]

I completely agree with you. I only started brewing about two months ago and I just started my 6th batch a week ago. I have two buckets and a five gallon carboy for secondary. It consumes pretty much all of my money. I can't wait to have a primary open up so I can start my next batch.

I don't mind bottling as much as I mind cleaning the bottles and sanitizing them too.

 

[Bernie Brewer]

For me the excitement began to fade after about 10-12 years. I still enjoy the beer I brew, but the actual brewing process is kinda ho-hum now.

 

[OHIOSTEVE]

two years in and still get all wired up when I brew a new beer. I love to experiment in the kitchen and it is starting to creep into the brewing.. Next beer will probably a super chili beer of some sort.

 

[FensterBos]

I definitely recommend taking things easy; I know you probably want to brew every weekend, but there are other things you can do. Instead of brewing, sit down with a research book and start to learn new styles or methods of brewing. My point is, to combat brewing fatigue, just try to keep things new.
I've been brewing for about 1.5 now and am not showing too many signs of slowing down; but my baby daughter is trying to.

 

[ronclark]

I'm relatively new to this, but very excited still. 4 batches are either bottled or fermenting for me now. I also have ingredients for several more batches of beer, 1 batch of sweet tea, and 2 batches of mead. I find myself dreaming of brewing at times and rushing downstairs in the mornings to check my fermentation temperatures and such.

I now have 6 fermentation containers and a smaller bottling bucket. My plans have me wondering if it's enough.

Personally, I hope the excitement remains but I would be fine with it mellowing a tad. I'm sure my friends and family would be glad to discuss something outside of homebrew as well at some point.

 

[cheezydemon3]

..........BREW EVERY WEEKEND IF YOU CAN!!!!

Once your friends find out that your beer kicks the crap out of what they drink, you will go through it faster than you make it.

Bottling eventually got me down, but now that I Keg, I see no further roadblocks, or even speed bumps.

My biggest woe is not brewing.

 

[daveooph131]

I'm not sure if it ever will. I love it. There is always something new you can do with this hobby to keep you jacked about brewing.

 

[BrewHound]

I started in '07 and the excitement will come and go. In the heat of a Texas summer I tend to take a break and focus the brewing from Oct to May. But I still love making new brews! I've stuck w bottling due to expense of kegging and no space for another fridge anyway. Strong dark ales, my favs, age extremely well in bottles and 22oz bottles minimize any hassle. If you find yourself getting bored, start reading! Look for histories, read about styles, you'll never stop!

 

[Matteo57]

Started brewing in August and I've brewed around 65 gallons already so far! Love the hobby and read as much as I can off these forums and others. Stoked and enjoy learning more about beer and all the fun recipes to try! Now I just need to figure out a way to make more money so I can brew all the more.....Need a forum on that

 

[BOBrob]

I only get excited when I get down to 15 gallons and may have to test wines. Always plan ahead so you don`t get board. YAHOO brew day in two weeks!Cheers

 

[jmlabeck]

Just for the record. I'm coming up on 23 years of brewing, and I STILL can't wait for the next batch. There's always some new taste, new experiment, new style to try. I love playing with different flavors, seeing what might work. Recently, I made a partial-mash porter with Cocoa Pebbles in the mash. Tomorrow, I'm going to try an all-grain porter with Honey-Nut Cheerios.