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Beer brewing. It's fun because it's a great mix of creativity and science. The possibilities are endless, you feel like you're constantly learning no matter how
by fbernier 11y ago
Beer brewing. It's fun because it's a great mix of creativity and science. The possibilities are endless, you feel like you're constantly learning no matter how long you've been doing it.
It's also possible to achieve great results because your process can be really close to a professional one at a much smaller scale, plus it's easy to have access to the same ingredient diversity and quality as any microbrewery.
It's a great hobby overall but it's best to pair it with another one where you move. :)
- craigching 11y agoYes, same here, though I've been on hiatus since my first child was born six years ago. Once the kids get a bit older I'm going to pick it up again. It's a nice break from my other tech hobbies. My goal, when starting up again, is to brew English style real-ales, cask-conditioned and everything. There is nowhere around where I live (Minneapolis, MN) that I can get anything like the real thing. I love when I have the opportunity to go to the UK and try the good, local (not the big breweries like Fuller's, I'm talking smaller breweries like Hogsback or even smaller) brews that are kept well by knowing pub-keeps.
- jlewallen 11y agoThis is something I've dabbled in (10 batches?) It's one of those hobbies that's nice because you can dip your toe in it by brewing a gallon of beer in your kitchen and next thing you know you're completely lost in it when find yourself tweaking water chemistry or examining yeast under a microscope.