2015 Brewnosers homebrew comp?

[jeffsmith]

Since you put it like that.

I still prefer amateur though. Not everyone brews in their home.

Home ~ [house, shed, barn, back yard, patio, driveway, front door step, friend's house, etc.]

[GuingesRock]

I wonder if Geoff Trail (#3 brewer of the year last year) brews at work. I would ...he works at Toronto Brewing Supplies.

Do you consider yourself to be a brewer, or a homebrewer?

[akr71]

I'm not really a fan of the naming. I think it's too vague on what it really is. It's a homebrew competition, so why not call it that? Brewnosers Homebrew Competition is my vote.

Simple and to the point.

Home should be in there as far as I'm concerned. Perhaps there is stigma, but we should be proud that we're producing such great products in our homes. There's no point in hiding that.

This goes hand in hand with what I was going to ask. Who is our target audience anyway? Is this going to be open to entrants from across the country like other club competitions? If so, then we don't have to convince other homebrewers, they already know. Support or sponsorship from commercial breweries would be nice, but the competition should be squarely focused on homebrewing (amateur brewing, if you like).

[GuingesRock]

Doe you guys consider yourselves to be brewers, or "homebrewers." Not trying to be argumentative, genuine question.

[CartoonCod]

I've always mentioned I was a homebrewer in conversation. Never a brewer.

[gm-]

Proud homebrewer, if I ever open a brewery, I might become a brewer

[jeffsmith]

Proud homebrewer, if I ever open a brewery, I might become a brewer

[akr71]

I've always mentioned I was a homebrewer in conversation. Never a brewer.

Same here, otherwise people think I work in a brewery. I have also said that 'all-grain brewing is my hobby.'

[LiverDance]

I've always been a homebrewer, if people have a stigma then that's their problem! They will be missing out on some tasty beer

Changing the use of the word homebrewer is like treating a symptom not the cause.

[GuingesRock]

Brewnosers Homebrew Competition sounds reasonable then. Thanks for the discussion.



Home is where the heart is, so even if you brew at work, if your heart is in it, then you are at home.

[Jimmy]

I feel like using the term "brewer" in place of "homebrewer" takes away from the profession of brewing. It would be like me calling myself a Doctor, because I heal myself with knowledge learned from the Doctors Book Of Home Remedies.

Homebrewer is a descriptive term for what we're doing..brewing at home.

[amartin]

Yeah, not to call anyone's commitment into question, but when's the last time any of us spent 40+ hours a week brewing?

[GuingesRock]

I feel like using the term "brewer" in place of "homebrewer" takes away from the profession of brewing. It would be like me calling myself a Doctor, because I heal myself with knowledge learned from the Doctors Book Of Home Remedies.

Homebrewer is a descriptive term for what we're doing..brewing at home.

That's fair enough, but do we make beer, or do we make "homebrew"?

This competition, the way you are naming it, will judge homebrew ...."homebrew competition" That's what I don't like.

[jeffsmith]

I make home-brewed beer. By shying away from the term homebrew, I think you're contributing to the stereotype rather than trying to change people's minds about it.

[GuingesRock]

I can live with home-brewed beer.

[Jimmy]

I feel like using the term "brewer" in place of "homebrewer" takes away from the profession of brewing. It would be like me calling myself a Doctor, because I heal myself with knowledge learned from the Doctors Book Of Home Remedies.

Homebrewer is a descriptive term for what we're doing..brewing at home.

That's fair enough, but do we make beer, or do we make "homebrew"?

This competition, the way you are naming it, will judge homebrew ...."homebrew competition" That's what I don't like.

According to Merriam Webster, we make home brew, which is a "type" of beer.

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[LiverDance]

I make home-brewed beer. By shying away from the term homebrew, I think you're contributing to the stereotype rather than trying to change people's minds about it.

This!

[GuingesRock]

I feel like using the term "brewer" in place of "homebrewer" takes away from the profession of brewing. It would be like me calling myself a Doctor, because I heal myself with knowledge learned from the Doctors Book Of Home Remedies.

Does that make you a homedoctor?

Supposing you had the same qualifications as a doctor, maybe you were even better qualified than most doctors out there, but you worked out of your home ...are you then a homedoctor, and your speciality turns from neurology say, to homedoctoring.

[Jimmy]

I feel like using the term "brewer" in place of "homebrewer" takes away from the profession of brewing. It would be like me calling myself a Doctor, because I heal myself with knowledge learned from the Doctors Book Of Home Remedies.

Does that make you a homedoctor?

Supposing you had the same qualifications as a doctor, maybe you were even better qualified than most doctors out there, but you worked out of your home ...are you then a homedoctor, and your speciality turns from neurology say, to homedoctoring.

No, because my profession would be that I'm a doctor (who happens to work from home).

It's no different than some of the Nano breweries that are currently up and running. They may be "technically" brewing at home (because that's where their brewery is), but in the end, they are brewing as a business.

Really it's the distinction between hobby (homebrewer) and business (brewer).

[GuingesRock]

In the end, it's really just the distinction of hobby vs business.

A professional brewing at home isn't a home brewer. This is getting crazier.

If the idea is to distinguish between amateur and professional brewers, then shouldn't those be the words used?

[Keith]

Someone pm me when we make progress in this thread. Lol

[dean2k]

Someone pm me when we make progress in this thread. Lol

[Jimmy]

In the end, it's really just the distinction of hobby vs business.

A professional brewing at home isn't a home brewer. This is getting crazier.

If the idea is to distinguish between amateur and professional brewers, then shouldn't those be the words used?

Either way, they're a brewer (because they brew as a business), but the final product is what varies (homebrew vs non homebrew). This distinction is also what would generally prevent them from entering a homebrew competition.

I'm pretty sure they would agree that if they haul out their OBK 15G pot and burner and rips out a 10G batch of IPA that they are homebrewing.

[Jimmy]

Someone pm me when we make progress in this thread. Lol

And 's

[GuingesRock]

I'm not making much headway.