We did do a colab brew with a local brewpub which was pretty cool.
Can’t begin to describe how much time I’ve wasted to YouTube videos in regards to brewing and for what I do professionally. For the most part the videos are WRONG, amateurish and, IMO, an absolute waste of time.
As an example. I’m interested in a pH meter and how to use for mashing/brewing. I search at YouTube. I find a video. This idiot drops his pH meter in the driveway and then puts the pH meter directly into the hot wort!
Other videos, the camera is showing something, but not what is being said. In other words, video editing goes a LONG way. 30 minute video, with, maybe, maybe 2 minutes of useful content.
Apparently, any idiot can post a video to YouTube.
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i actually enjoy a bunch of youtube videos on brewing, and definitely a bunch of podcasts - but one that stands out in the 2020s is “apartment brewer” a lot of cringe BS where he is absolutely talking out of his ass and using idiotic clickbaity titles. horrible stuff
30 mins of video - 2 min of actual content is the key with youtube i find. its all about watch time/view count and algorithms if they are doing it for monetization purposes
edit: musing even further on this after browsing his 30 minute videos on ex. how to brew one beer style.
im probably of the last generation who had a time on the internet where .txt files were used as a common way to send large amounts of text. i remember reading long txt files in courier font for fan-fiction stories or instructions or just books. there is definitely a certain patience required in that - but also the expectation by the author and demand by the reader of cutting out use-less information and making the data transmitted either super valuable, at least entertaining or ideally both. i feel like this conciseness and care for information is a subtle thing that has really been lost on the internet since web 3.0(?) or whatever version we are on. i also really miss flash.
Ignoring for a moment the questions of quality, accuracy, etc, I get a lot more content from podcasts than YouTube for the simple reason that I can have them running while I do other things. I can’t watch a YouTube video while jogging or driving or cooking dinner.
I like this topic!
I do enjoy watching (certain) brewing videos. I don’t disagree with the notion that there’s a lot of garbage out there. Any information should definitely be confirmed by another source (if not several other sources).
On the topic of expensive brewing setups vs. ones that are not so expensive, I was reminded of a video on the Basic Brewing channel. James and Steve weren’t brewing, but they were trying out a beer that was sent to them. There was a clip that showed the brewing process of that beer on a very impressive system. After the clip there were some good hearted comments regarding jealousy of expensive brewing systems. Steve came out with the line “I’m a pot and a bucket brewer”. I was rolling on the floor laughing! Video is here: https://youtu.be/mQUCDrm_3i0.
In general I agree with a lot of what has been said. I think the brewer is the most important thing, and great beers can be made on very basic setups. That said, more expensive gear can save time, make certain processes easier, etc.
I’ve been watching the videos from Tree House lately. I like them.
I do wish, for the most part, things on the 'net had posted dates. Not writing, necessarily, about youtube.
As an example, trying to figure out how to do something in C#/MVC. Search the net… waste a LOT of time… FINALLY!!!, finally I find something. Working thru the example only to discover the content is out-of-date, years old, etc.
Above also applies to just about any hobby I enjoy.