Discussing homebrewing with others

[philjohnwilliams]

I am willing to talk about it with anybody who is willing to listen. I brew in my backyard in full view of my neighbours and on a few occasions they have wandered over to see what I was doing. Talking about it while showing them the process seems to go a long way to helping them understand the process and why one might want to brew at home. After going through the whole process with my mother in law , she turned to me and said that it would be easier to buy beer at the store.

 

[jeffpn]

Ha! It’s easier to buy bacon at the store, too. And sausage. And jerky. It’s a nice hobby, making beer.

 

[GFHomebrew]

Ditto that. I'm willing to go as far down the rabbit hole as the person wants, I love talking about my hobby, but if their eyes glaze over a couple of seconds in, I can stop at "you make oatmeal, drain the liquid, and ferment it."

Yep ive found this to be oh so true!
maybe they only wanna ask you about it because their drinking your homebrew?half the reason im on here is to talk to dedicated hombrewers about our mutual passion .

 

[Nosybear]

Yep ive found this to be oh so true!
maybe they only wanna ask you about it because their drinking your homebrew?half the reason im on here is to talk to dedicated hombrewers about our mutual passion .

Homebrew club's great for that - dang, those guys can go so far down the rabbit hole they can see Oz!

 

[jeffpn]

half the reason im on here is to talk to dedicated hombrewers about our mutual passion .

I get that. Our eyes started out glazed over so there’s no real change during the discussion!

 

[I_playdrums]

Well, it's not easy. Most of my friends have been exposed to craft beer, or been around brewers, so we mostly discuss the end product rather than process. Anybody trying one of my concoctions for the first time won't launch into a bunch of process questions, just give an opinion about the beer. All good.

 

[Head First]

If someone who doesn't know how to brew asks a simple question about brewing I usually start simple but then keep going til they glaze over or get that "this guy is nuts look".
I once met a Brewmaster at a brewery that gave me a personal tour of his 20 barrel system that he had picked up pieces and parts of over 20 plus years while he was designing systems all over the world.(He schooled in Germany for 2 years studying lots of small brewery's there and how they all worked) He talked till my eyes glazed over and I started talking about my little RIMS system and he got bored, so offered me another free beer and we chatted about the types of systems he had a hand in locally. I never glazed over again, but had a ton of questions which he really tried to properly answer.