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Partier / Scientist / Hobbiest - love good beer and certain European lager styles (especially Pilsner) and hard to get exactly what I want at brew pubs. Like having good beer at home that rivals the better microbrew beer.
 
Seriously though I started to brew because I have a family and can't afford the craft beer I love. Through biab and reusing yeast slurry I can make delicious beer at BMC prices. Plus its an amazing process that now has me possessed!
 
@DromJohn - yes!
I am the Cook for sure. I may get labeled as a big beer enthusiast or some friends think I am a beer snob just because I homebrew, but it's honestly a by-product of the simple fact that drinking, eating or enjoying something you put your time and effort into is the sweetest victory!

My balance is this, if I run out of beer, I brew another 3 batches as fast, efficiently and as well as I can. This will last another 2-3 months until I run out get depressed from buying sub-par beers or paying for expensive craft beers in a bar and decide to have a 12 hour brew weekend churning out another 3 batches.
 
I home brew for the girls!!!
Nothing says 'chick magnet' than stirring a mash!
But honestly, fact that you can make it yourself and the endless possibilities of making a great beer....
It is like the search for the Holy Grail.
Always looking for the PERFECT BEER
 
@corkybstewart
Thats pretty much where I'm at after 18yrs of brewing. I just enjoy hanging out on the patio and making tasty beer that I enjoy drinking. I find it relaxing, zen-like almost. There's a tad bit of scientist in me. I do like to make new recipes or improve my go-to recipes. Still, it all just boils down to doing it because I truly enjoy doing it.
 
Why do I homebrew? To be totally honest, I don't know. I just looked around one day and realized "I'm homebrewing"
I have no idea how I got here.
 
THE POOR RETIRED BEER DRINKER.
Among other reasons. I had the desire to brew in the late 70's. Jan 1 2007 I retired. Fixed income. Go the the corner store and a 6er of Stone IPA and a 22oz of Arrogant Bastard plus tax... $20+. So as beer prices rose for the beers I like to drink home brewing became more appealing.
I collected and made equipment for 1 1/2 years then began brewing.
I love having 4 beers on tap at home with a few back up kegs ready to tap. In the long run I've saved a bundle on beer costs and now have a "beer money mug" that friends happily put money in to support the flow. They also come to brew for fun. Can't beat it. And such a great bartering commodity!
 
THANKS EVERYBODY ! Wow, what a community! Love the comments, and yes, there are other types of brewers out there. My group of friends, drinkers and brewers comprise mostly of what I wrote about, so I'm so pleased to see that there are EVEN MORE reasons to make beer and all that goes with it! (in fact, most of the gang said, "Hey! That's Me!" as they read the article...)
So, brew on and make good beer! Life's too short not to.
 
Good stuff! @Dogwalker & @hockeybrewer - that about sums it up for me! Though, a friend and I have taken the DIY to the next level with a brewing platform we created for all of our fellow home brewer/brothers & sisters alike. Check us out on FB! - https://www.facebook.com/CincinnatiPlatforms - We are going live with a Kickstarter campaign the 1st of December!
 
I'm a hobby, partier and giving brewer. I got stationed in Germany and drank some damned good beer there. I realized Budweiser just wouldn't do it for me anymore! I continue to brew because I like a good beer that doesn't cost $9 a six pack.
 
I guess for me it all comes down to the fact that I love to drink great beer, but great beer costs sooo much to buy. I can make a batch of great beer for a fraction of what it would cost me to buy. Plus it does make for a relaxing day. I don't get all stressed out about brewing. Not to say that I don't obsess a little about it, but I don't get to the point where I find myself worrying about the most minute details about it. So for any Newbies that might be reading this, just make sure your sanitation and fermentation temps are good, and you can expect some beer that you will be happy to drink, and share.
 
Hobby Brewer here, not even sure how it happened I got a wild hair and the next thing you know it I am brewing a beer in the kitchen with my brother and just never stopped.
 
I do cider and the reason I do is simple--you can't buy decent cider in the United States of America. It's all nothing more than sweetened apple juice with artificial carbonation. When you do your own, you get something closer to Irish or English cider - dry, fermented out, with natural carbonation. And I use regular old apple juice from Sam's Club along with the cheapest brown sugar at the supermarket. It's as close to Bulmer's as you're going to get unless you take a flight to Dublin.
 
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