Seeking Absolution

[Ross Girdler]

When I was young, silly and single I was a devoted AG brewer and spent hours delighting in the brewing process. Now I am old(er), wiser (not) and have a family who demand (and deserve) attention, I pour fresh wort from the beneficent St Peter into a bucket, add water and dried yeast, couldn't be bothered with racking, plop a couple of Mr Cooper's sugar cubes into bottles, wait (longer than I want, not as long as I should), drink, and enjoy enormously.

Will I burn in hell? Can I continue to call myself a home-brewer or should I be demoted to the status of a home-fermenter?

Semi-seriously though it makes me wonder, how many of us do it for the pleasure of doing it and how many do it because it just tastes better?

 

[Carboy]

When I was young, silly and single I was a devoted AG brewer and spent hours delighting in the brewing process. Now I am old(er), wiser (not) and have a family who demand (and deserve) attention, I pour fresh wort from the beneficent St Peter into a bucket, add water and dried yeast, couldn't be bothered with racking, plop a couple of Mr Cooper's sugar cubes into bottles, wait (longer than I want, not as long as I should), drink, and enjoy enormously.

Will I burn in hell? Can I continue to call myself a home-brewer or should I be demoted to the status of a home-fermenter?

Semi-seriously though it makes me wonder, how many of us do it for the pleasure of doing it and how many do it because it just tastes better?

Hi Rocket surgeon, and welcome to AHB.

For my 2 worth... My wife said I spent to much time away fishing, now I spend more time at home brewing and drink beer... I call myself a Homebrewer to keep the peace... :lol:


Actually I find it very relaxing.


Cheers
Carboy

 

[RobboMC]

I offer you absolution since I am in a similar situation.
The nett time I have been able to allot to actual brewing in the last 3 months has been 20 minutes.

Still, I made a brew, better than drinking commercial stuff at 3 times the price.

If you had said you have gone back to Tooyees New or VB I would NOT be so kind.

 

[muckey]

As long as you enjoy drinking what you brew - and its not Visitor's Beer its all Ok

its your beer so you make the rules

 

[chappo1970]

I do it for both pleasure of the process and because it far superior to anything I can get commercially. My wife loves me brewing as it keeps me home but I also involve the kids which I have got a great deal of satisfaction from. Sometimes the kids try your patience and tollerance to sanitation but on the whole my kids love brewing with me too.

Cheers

Chappo

 

[brettprevans]

hopus maltius yeastanictum
say 5 john palmers, 2 moshers and 1 AHB motto and go in peace my son


I brew cause i like it. i like creating recipes and flavours and the challange of making a great brew that will impress other brewers. I dont bother trying to impress others now. and while it it is cheaper than commercial its very easy to spend a lot of $ on brewing equipment, so cost shouldnt factor into thinking. its all about enjoyment any way you can get it

 

[ollave]

When I was young, silly and single I was a devoted AG brewer and spent hours delighting in the brewing process. Now I am old(er), wiser (not) and have a family who demand (and deserve) attention, I pour fresh wort from the beneficent St Peter into a bucket, add water and dried yeast, couldn't be bothered with racking, plop a couple of Mr Cooper's sugar cubes into bottles, wait (longer than I want, not as long as I should), drink, and enjoy enormously.

Sound like good choices to me!

Will I burn in hell? Can I continue to call myself a home-brewer or should I be demoted to the status of a home-fermenter?

Surely AG brewers never give up -- aren't you just "resting"?

Semi-seriously though it makes me wonder, how many of us do it for the pleasure of doing it and how many do it because it just tastes better?

The pleasure, I'd bet, for most, with the very nice bonus (he says, fingers crossed, not having achieved that goal quite yet) of getting quality brews for the price of mainstream retail beers or less, and not contributing quite so much tax or excise or both to our ever loving, benevolent, and greedy government.

I should try brewing (or fermenting, if you insist!) one of the fresh worts for a comparison to learn from.

 

[corbs]

no body has mentioned that its addictive .

From what i have read everyone is still trying to make that perfect beer .

and who has the right to say lager takes 12 weeks to condition in the bottle ?
i waited 7 days to crack the first one , yes is was a little flat but still it was my first home made beer and for that reason it tasted awesome.

 

[marksfish]

the real reason most of us brew at home is to get the beer we like to drink!

whichever way you arrive at the destination is up to you as long as you are happy :icon_cheers:

 

[jonocarroll]

and who has the right to say lager takes 12 weeks to condition in the bottle ?
i waited 7 days to crack the first one , yes is was a little flat but still it was my first home made beer and for that reason it tasted awesome.

Well, for a start, the people who know what diacetyl tastes like. The long time isn't just to carb up - that will happen fast enough - the long time is for various chemical reactions to have enough time to finish. (real) lager yeasts do need that time.

Not to take the shine off your first brew (congrats), but as you delve deeper and deeper into this obsession, you start to learn what all the faults are, and you end up continually trying to improve recipes to remove said faults. Don't be put off, but it will take a while. Along the way, 95% of what you make will be bloody fantastic, especially if you listen to the great advice on here.

Yes. It's a wonderful obsession.