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so then, without intending to trivialise alcohol addiction, since I've started on my homebrew journey two or three months ago I've definitely developed a fond little habit of having a bottle or two nearly every single night. I've actually had to up production because demand is outstripping supply <!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D -->

at the moment I have 60 bottles of lager which along with the help of the wife will last only a couple of weeks. I;m afraid that I probably dont even realise how good a homebrew can be cause I've tended to open a bottle a mere two weeks after bottling (quality control if you will) and if it's good then its hard not to move onto the rest of em.

I have another lager and a stout brewing at the moment, hopefully the stout will get a better chance to mature cause the wife wont drink it and I'll probably alternate between the stout and lager. I'm hoping to try extract or grain brewing soon as I assume these can be better again

anyway I dunno if this is a confession or an observation. Is this just a novelty thing that all new homebrewers go through? Is the beer that much better than commercial stuff or is it just the self satisfaction of having brewed it that adds to the taste. anyone else find themselves drinkin every night?(kinda personal eh?...this is a beer forum though!)

Not every night but I do have to make an effort to be disciplined about it with all that beer under the stairs calling me.

I do think that the batches that have turned out well are better than mass market beer. I drink very little mass market beer at home nowadays but still do when I'm out due to lack of choice. I've had a few dodgy batches and I'm struggling to brew an English ale that I'm entirely happy with. I've had great success with hoppy APA's and Hefeweizens.

It is a great hobby and is very satisfying to brew something that tastes great and is enjoyed by friends and family....usually to their surprise!

A bottle or two every night is the healthiest way to drink, as long as you aren't then going out and throwing down six or seven pints on top of it at the weekend.

Generally a pint or two a night (not always), I might have some more at the weekend if I am staying in. If I go out I am usually driving, unless of course I get the bus to Dublin and go to the Bull and Castle <!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D -->

&amp;quot;TheBeerNut&amp;quot;:2vebskwz wrote: A bottle or two every night is the healthiest way to drink, as long as you aren't then going out and throwing down six or seven pints on top of it at the weekend.[/quote:2vebskwz]

nah gettin out for six or seven pints every weekend is wishful thinking. between getting credit crunched and have three small merciless kids who dont understand hangovers, it just doesnt happen.

I'll take great comfort in my drinking being healthy for now

10 pints every night <!-- s:lol: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_lol.gif" alt="" title="Laughing" /><!-- s:lol: --> (joke) i will have a couple midweek and 6 or 7 Friday and Saturday and usually 2 or 3 on Sunday night