Luckily I moved into a neighborhood where there was already a homebrewer, John. Now when the neighbors walk by and I’m brewing, I get comments like “You’re going to outdo John!” or “Givin John a run for his money!” It’s pretty cool to already have the “meth-stigma” broken down AND have a little neighborhood joke going.
Follow that with a simple, “I’m not sure you realize how much time and effort was put into what you are drinking right now.” I’ll bet you won’t get many more of those demands!
Same here. Everybody wants me to bring them beer that I made. Like Charlie says in the Zymurgy ad, “This is my beer - make your own.”
Another thing that seems clueless to me is how many people see my brewery and call it a still.
And while we’re on the subject, do you ever get tired of the question, “What is your favorite beer?”
We should start another thread just for curmudgeons like me.
I like when people pay for my ingredients to brew them a beer. I enjoy brewing so much I brew more than I can drink anyways… so whenever I am ‘funded’ to brew it’s a bonus brew day for me. lol
I always have a “student” these days. They pay for half the ingredients and do all the labor, and in return they get half the beer(5 gallons). But when people ask me to brew something I tell them they can spend the day brewing with me, and I brew sober, so they lose interest fast.
Another good way to make people lose interest in helping is starting your brew day at 5:30AM on Friday. 8) The ones that show up at 5:30 are actually interested in learning though.