Is Homebrew For You?
Have you heard about home brewing but you aren’t sure whether it is something that you would enjoy? Like all hobbies, not everyone will enjoy brewing or want to brew their own beer. To see if this is a hobby that might fit your interests and benefit you positively, answer these ten questions with “yes” or “no,” then we will evaluate what your answers mean for you.
10 Question Test
- Do you enjoy drinking beer?
- Are you interested to learn how beer is made?
- Do you have access to a kitchen that you can use for a couple of hours to make your own beer?
- Do you mostly consume higher-end beer from microbreweries?
- Do you enjoy critiquing each beer’s different flavors?
- Are you a picky beer drinker (are you set on finding the perfect beer for your tastes)?
- Do you have a couple free hours on the weekends or on the week nights that you are looking for a new hobby to fill?
- Do you enjoy supporting local small businesses?
- Can you follow step by step directions (similar to cooking directions)?
- Do you have money (about $100) that you would possibly invest in a homebrew starter kit if it were to pay off in the long run?
Evaluating Your Answers
If you answered “yes” to 8-10 of the above questions, home brewing would be a good fit for you and would benefit you by giving you high-quality beer for less money than buying beer from microbreweries at the liquor store. If you are interested in learning more, take a look around the website to see how home brewing can benefit your lifestyle. If you are interested in buying a homebrew starter kit to begin brewing your own delicious beer today, visit one of the two local homebrew shops! Hops and Berries (http://www.hopsandberries.com/) is a company that has been open since 2005 serving the Fort Collins community the highest quality ingredients. Rocky Mountain Homebrew Supply (rockybrew.com) is another homebrew store in Fort Collins that has been open about 10 months and that has friendly staff willing to help guide beginners through their new exploration of home brewing. Either of these stores will help you to pick out a starter kit and ingredients to brew your first batch of hand-crafted beer that matches your individual tastes.
If you answered “yes” to 5-7 of the above questions, you will probably benefit from brewing your own beer. You may want to explore this website to see if this is a hobby that you would like to take part in or learn more about. If it is the money that is holding you back, you do not have to spend $100 to see if this is a good hobby for you. A local homebrew store in Fort Collins, Hops and Berries (http://www.hopsandberries.com/), offers home brewing classes for beginners that will allow you to see how home brewing works without investing $100 upfront.
If you answered “yes” to less than 5 of the above questions, home brewing may not be the strongest match for you, but it is still something to look into. If you buy mostly microbrews and you enjoy tasting different kinds of beer, you may save money and gas by home brewing, getting 50-60 beers from one batch for about 60 cents each! If you do not have access to a kitchen and cannot follow step by step directions with precision, you may want to think about taking up a different hobby!
