I started brewing ten years ago as part of a one-two punch of “realizing craft beer is awesome” and “learning that brewing is easy,” all while hobby-hunting during graduate school (because there’s only so much time you can spend contemplating the writings of E.E. Schattschneider, American political-science great). The resulting deep-dive into brewing and beer was at first a wonderful distraction and later (when I started meeting and hanging out with fantastic beer people), a significant part of my life.
What I Like to Brew
I will brew almost anything. I’ll even brew styles I don’t much like, just for a change of pace and to continue testing my preferences. I’d say my wheelhouse—in terms of quality of the result and what I prefer to drink—is English bitters and brown ales alongside German lagers (all of them, light and strong) and altbiers.
How Often I Brew
I brew at least once a month, but usually twice, and with big surges when semesters end (December and May) that might include 5–8 batches!