Thread: To reload or not reload?

Originally Posted by Sika 8

I love a beer, used to brew my own & really enjoyed playing around with recipes & varying the amount of hops & yeasts and things - Mainly I loved the finished product.

Convinced i would save myself heaps of money & then convincing my wife it was a great idea it began... it evolved from a plastic 20L fermenter and a couple dozen glass bottles into kegs & sodastream bottles / regulators & then much larger CO2 bottles, multiple 60L stainless fermenters, Heat pads, Dedicated temperature regulated fridges & then plumbing beer through another fridge / tap & then multiple taps!
The costs easily outweighed the savings

But i hated doing all the cleaning & sterilizing of bottles / kegs, eventually it seemed like my hobby was just "doing the dishes" I also loathed the waiting times....so i threw it in & now just go to the bottle store instead.

When i think about trying reloading i remind myself about my beer brewing hobby, and my slightly obsessive personality

I reckon you should just give it a go & see for yourself






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Brewing here since 1988. Never got into all that stuff.
25ltr barrel, stubbies and bottles. A bit more sophisticated when it comes to temperature control these days.
Still make great beer. KISS. Should treat reloading the same. Someone out there always wants to sell you gimmicks.