Croyzen
Well-Known Member
You really need to RDWHAHB.
Yes I know I pretty much set that one up! Funny still. I would have posted the same thing.
You really need to RDWHAHB.
Yes I know I pretty much set that one up! Funny still. I would have posted the same thing.
Excellent point. I think it has to do with how involved you get with the hobby. I'm also a guitar player. In the beginning if I could strum an open G chord and more or less keep time with the record it was a blast. Nowadays if I don't hit the right notes at the right time it's not as much fun. And brewing is such a long term process you can't just stop and say, "Take 2". But you're right. At the end of the day you'll still wind up with pretty darned good beer.
I like that, maybe why I'm so anal with my recipes and numbers. I've been playing guitar for over 20 years now.
The callousness you choose to exhibit about people's personal reactions to this hobby is silly. While not everyone will get wiggly over errors and such, some do and I assume that they just would like to see their efforts rewarded by a good product. I know I feel that way but never at any point do I whine, as you so cleverly put it. I discuss my errors, I exhibit dissatisfaction and a desire to improve and I move on. I also tend to avoid telling people who get worried to stop whining. The only part I can agree with is about the hobby not being stressful. No hobby should be but being concerned over errors is okay by me. Learning through the errors can only make us all better brewers.
So you're awesome and you never worry. That is super and I'm sure your beer is just as fine as mine is no matter what mistakes are made. Perhaps you can just understand people react differently and nothing more.
Brewing for me is stress relief. Generally I only boil when my son (5 years old) is at his mom's for the week. When he is there I am stressed because he doesn't want to be there. So I brew whenever I can to not think about anything else for those handful of hours.
I even find cleaning bottles relaxing. I think I need help. HA!
I've been an engineer for 32 years now, EE, but mostly software for the last 20 or so. One of the guys I've worked with off and on at different places for much of that time once told a coworker, "No, that's a good sign. If he's swearing in 7 different languages it means we're making progress. It's when he gets really quiet we have to worry."
A gross exaggeration. I'm a son of a sailor, but I can only swear in 5 languages.
For me: sometimes caring leads to stress.
Most of the time caring leads to great beer as well.
I take the good with the bad. If I get stressed about something it's because I care about how it turns out. Life's too short to invest 7 hours in a batch of mediocre beer. I'd rather buy good beer and go surfing. But if I can make GREAT beer? I'll spend my time on that instead.
What'd be good is if everyone rdwhahb and stopped judging others approach to the hobby. What works for you may or may not work for the next guy/gal.
Brew your own beer! Stop getting hung up in how others do it!
I also agree, which is exactly why I emphasized that everyone should brew their own brew.I agree, but not stressing does not mean not caring.
I'm the OP, but I'm kinda stressing because I'm getting married in Jan 31st of 2015. What should I brew for them?
I'm the OP, but I'm kinda stressing because I'm getting married in Jan 31st of 2015. What should I brew for them?
People actually take measurements while brewing.
Then I thought about something Teromous wrote, "...and you have to spend the rest of the day moving things around with a damaged appendage?" Ouch.Really gotta get my eyes checked. ... I thought you asked why some people get DRESSED while brewing. For the life of me I couldn't think of a good answer.
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