I was an avid brewer back in the 90's-2000's. Started travelling for work and had some challenges getting beers into secondary fermenter, so moved to wine making. Thought that might fit my schedule better. Could never get wines that tasted better than what I could buy on the cheap and didn't have the patience to tweak and perfect the art. Last wine I made was in Aug of 2003. My son wanted to make mead over Christmas, and I dug out the old gear and made a 2 gal batch yesterday.
Already invested in a grain mill, and some modern gadgets, and a new brew pot with bottom drain and built in thermometer. Ordered my first kit for a all grain hazy and waiting to brew once all the new toys get here. All I have to say is that the hobby sure has gotten much more advanced and it is much easier for the hobbiest to get into the technical details of brewing, which I love. Back when I left the hobby, all grain required a lot of equipment that took up a ton of space. Tools like Beersmith, low cost refractometers, pH meters, and such which take the guesswork out of it did not exist. Got rid of all my big equipment years ago so trying the BIAB approach.
Cant wait until everything gets here and get my first batch of beer in the fermenter!
Already invested in a grain mill, and some modern gadgets, and a new brew pot with bottom drain and built in thermometer. Ordered my first kit for a all grain hazy and waiting to brew once all the new toys get here. All I have to say is that the hobby sure has gotten much more advanced and it is much easier for the hobbiest to get into the technical details of brewing, which I love. Back when I left the hobby, all grain required a lot of equipment that took up a ton of space. Tools like Beersmith, low cost refractometers, pH meters, and such which take the guesswork out of it did not exist. Got rid of all my big equipment years ago so trying the BIAB approach.
Cant wait until everything gets here and get my first batch of beer in the fermenter!