I recently had a run-in with a guy who saw me looking at ingredients on a homebrew supplier website.
He said "What, are you trying to learn how to make beer? You must be really bored."
I tried explaining homebrewing to him and he said "Oh you're one of those people."
I went through the list of common answers about how you can make beer cheeper than what it costs to buy it, how you can make rare varieties, etc. He just gave me a funny look. Then I thought about it...I really don't care how much cash it saves me, or that I can make rare beers. I simply like brewing, and I've barely even scratched the surface. So I want to hear from you guys.
Why do you homebrew?
Have you encountered anyone like this before?
To me it seems strange that a person would even question you like that. I mean, a friend that makes beer is a friend that can give you beer.
He said "What, are you trying to learn how to make beer? You must be really bored."
I tried explaining homebrewing to him and he said "Oh you're one of those people."
I went through the list of common answers about how you can make beer cheeper than what it costs to buy it, how you can make rare varieties, etc. He just gave me a funny look. Then I thought about it...I really don't care how much cash it saves me, or that I can make rare beers. I simply like brewing, and I've barely even scratched the surface. So I want to hear from you guys.
Why do you homebrew?
Have you encountered anyone like this before?
To me it seems strange that a person would even question you like that. I mean, a friend that makes beer is a friend that can give you beer.