BeerBorg

I have been a physician for 35 years, with 4 years in the military (USAF) and the rest in private practice, teaching, and now administration. My medical training makes me pay particular attention to sanitation, so I am compulsive about cleaning and sanitizing everything. My admin side makes me focus on process and cost control.

I’m a physical therapist. I know how to lift heavy things without hurting myself. I’m trained to notice details, weigh my options, and evaluate the results of my course of action. Every day, I have to problem-solve process and equipment limitations. On the other hand, the burden of insurance/government/documentation requirements kills my joy and fuels my desperation for a creative outlet. Hence, I brew. And drink!

Has anyone caught on yet that this was my clever and subtle way of finding out more about my fellow Borg members, besides what they're currently brewing and drinking?

I love reading all these replies and learning about what people do. Thanks for all the responses.

I just thought you missed the show.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qT0QG6G4 ... ilpage#t=2

6th grade (middle school) teacher. Not sure....some would say they cause me to drink!

I think it follows the same thought process: lesson planning, teaching, assessing and looking at how to change it the next time.

LNG plant operator for 23 years, running the different systems in the plant from the control room, monitoring all the different flows and pressures and temps very closely in a sometimes dangerous environment. Before that I did 6 years in the Navy, fueling planes on an aircraft carrier.

So when I"m brewing I like that feeling of controlling a process, and monitoring all the things associated with brewing.

Good thread, Dave, and I “see what you did there” with the nature of the question.

I’m a software developer/database guy, and it definitely shows in my approach to brewing. I use BeerSmith to create and tweak recipes, paying close attention to how ingredient quantities, temperatures and durations will impact color, IBU, ABV, volumes, etc. On brew day, I print out a Word document to use as a checklist, sort of an “implementation plan,” to make sure I don’t miss a step or screw up the process too badly. I have a spreadsheet to track my brewing calendar; to schedule my brew days, make sure equipment is freed up for the next batch, and such. Yeah, I’m definitely a Type-A brewer. The hobby scratches a science itch, for me, for sure. But I enjoy the art side, too, by coming up with names and designing labels for my beers. And of course, when enjoying the finished product!

I own & operate Supply Components Inc - Printing, Packaging & Promotional Products. Love the business. Cheers!

It was interesting reading this thread. It also makes me wonder what some of our missing members are up to. Still brewing? Who can say.
I did notice a theme: Mechanics, computers and healthcare. I didn't do any of those things, and no job I've done related to brewing. But I have always believed that I can do anything that an average guy can do. I learned everything in life by study and practice, brewing too.

Issue taken care of John...thanks!

John Sand wrote: It also makes me wonder what some of our missing members are up to. Still brewing? Who can say.

Yep I was wondering the same thing while looking back through this thread.

It's fun to look back and read some of these older treads, yes I wonder too if a lot of folks just quit brewing and/or moved on to other hobbies. As far as me I will update: I have been retired for a little over 2 years now, I have got back into our farm stand business but on a level I can handle by myself and only the amount that I want to do to keep it from becoming a job. I have been able to spend more time on brewing now and can do it whenever I want. I have more then enough things to keep me still doing mechanic work, 4 tractors, a skidsteer, other equipment, a 1946 truck, a 1980 Jeep and my 1977 Harley Davidson that I have owned since 1979. I also do a lot of home improvements that were put off for a long time.