Lots of good advice here. Going back to my roots and brewing an APA with a half pound of crystal-20 and 4 ounces of Cascade and WLP090. This is about as foolproof as it gets for me.
I think there’s an upside to having an established seasonal brewing schedule. I like to brewing sync with seasons, events or commemorations - or to have beers ready for competitions. So, that kind of puts me on a rotating schedule for about 2/3 of the beers I brew with most of those getting brewed at least once or twice a year. In between those, I try new styles or techniques - and some of those have found their way into the rotation.
I find that the repetition is very helpful in both learning and troubleshooting. And, mixing-in new styles and techniques keeps things interesting and can help improve the beers in the regular rotation, too. I like to brew Berliner Weisse for the summer - so this year I’m going to change it up a bit and try kettle souring.
The last slump I had was in my last hobby woodworking. 2+ years ago and my fire has still not rekindled. Its about the time my neighbor introduced me to home brewing. I think I was just plain ass burned out, needed a change and a new challenge and I had done some pretty large projects one after another and just burned out.
When I brew in the garage im surrounded by all my tools and I have no intention of parting with them just haven’t got the fire back. Home brewing I think I will do for quite some time as you can always take short breaks look for recipes that inspire you or taste something that makes you say I can brew that. I also believe
that you can always go back to a tried and true recipe and knock it out of the park.