I was thinking about this and realize it's probably been covered before, though a quick search didn't turn it up specifically. Question being, what are the various reasons to brew? What got me thinking was that some folks post about brewing to save money and I suppose with enough volume you could pull it off, but I've spent more in the last four months than I would have in five or ten years buying beer at my previous clip. I didn't get started brewing for the beer; my beer intake was under one per week prior to starting this hobby (it has risen considerably). I was much more likely to have a glass of wine with dinner, or a shot of Gentleman Jack & a cigar after dinner than to have a beer -- heck, my overall consumption of alcohol drinks was in the range of one per week. I made a beer run about every six months in conjunction with some other reason for being somewhere that had reasonable selection, and picked up various stouts and porters that would last me ages.
My reason for making my own is simply the process; it looked interesting (and is) and I enjoy planning it out, sorting through the different ingredients to try and determine what might come out, etc., trying to improve over the last one, looking at all the options and narrowing it down to which one or two will be next. The beer is just a nice side-affect.
I started to do a poll, but knew I'd leave some out, so I'll just ask: What's your reason for brewing?
Rick
My reason for making my own is simply the process; it looked interesting (and is) and I enjoy planning it out, sorting through the different ingredients to try and determine what might come out, etc., trying to improve over the last one, looking at all the options and narrowing it down to which one or two will be next. The beer is just a nice side-affect.
I started to do a poll, but knew I'd leave some out, so I'll just ask: What's your reason for brewing?
Rick