After about 10 years into the hobby, I wondered why I love making beer so much. Because YES! I LOVE IT.
Sure, high on the list is sharing a cold one with friends. You never really worry about a friend drinking a large bunch of your home brews. Cool! (Somewhat different if you bought a case from the store). Home brews are never about money as much as the love that goes into making it.
Brewing day always includes some kind of human error (at least for me). I forgot to add yeast nutrient, or burned my hands or dropped my glasses into the mash... Whatever. Brewing keeps you humble.
And my big one... The magic! This for me involves the glorious little yeasties and how they magically transform super sweet wort into the perfect beer on the back porch. The Krausen, the bubbles, the heat created - fermentation is so cool and mysterious and I will never understand how or why.
I am reminded each beer day what a magical, mysterious, and inspiring- the world is better for it. In all the little things that go into making a great beer.
So tell me... Why do YOU love making beer ?
Sure, high on the list is sharing a cold one with friends. You never really worry about a friend drinking a large bunch of your home brews. Cool! (Somewhat different if you bought a case from the store). Home brews are never about money as much as the love that goes into making it.
Brewing day always includes some kind of human error (at least for me). I forgot to add yeast nutrient, or burned my hands or dropped my glasses into the mash... Whatever. Brewing keeps you humble.
And my big one... The magic! This for me involves the glorious little yeasties and how they magically transform super sweet wort into the perfect beer on the back porch. The Krausen, the bubbles, the heat created - fermentation is so cool and mysterious and I will never understand how or why.
I am reminded each beer day what a magical, mysterious, and inspiring- the world is better for it. In all the little things that go into making a great beer.
So tell me... Why do YOU love making beer ?
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