Alcohol levels ......... drinking less !?!?

[Baz Chaz]

Bit of an observation really more than anything .............. I made my first 'return to brewing' brew a few weeks ago and got a second kit a week or two ago while I'm collecting the gear together to go to 'the dark side' just waiting for a generous mate to come up with the boiler then I'm away :!:

first brew was very acceptable and quite gluggable, Brewers Choice IPA @ 4.9% just brewed their best bitter this morning while I'm setting up as mentioned above :party:

it occurred to me that when I used to brew many many years ago, we used to brew some pretty potent stuff, but nowadays I'm all growed up, (yeah right, I'd make a bloody good 8 year old my mrs says :!: )

no longer interested in a strong (alcoholic) brew, happier with taste, love the dry bitter hoppy flavours and since I brewed my first batch .............. honest I know you might not believe this :whistle: ............ I'm drinking less :shock:

we used to open a bottle of wine on a Friday night, then another :hmm: followed by a rum and coke or three same on a Saturday and Sunday nights as well, plus might have had a couple of bottles of beer or cider @ lunchtime Saturday/Sunday especially if watching sport on TV etc :!:

now I'll frequently have a bottle of home brew in the evening during the week and a couple or three bottles Friday/Saturday/Sunday evening and that's it :!: the overall consumption of alcohol (units ) has gone down 'cos I'm only drinking my own brew, so's the wife, she loves it :!: often after drinking wine etc 'cos it was followed with spirits used to feel a bit sluggish in a morning (not quite a hangover but you'll all know what I mean ) but not since I've gone on to my own ale :thumb:

so home brewings good for you :lol: I'm drinking less feeling better in a morning and not forking out a bloody fortune at the supermarket for booze :nono:

 

[Tony]

I'm the same... but I occasionally brew a stronger one and tell the missus that it's 3.8

:whistle:

 

[mickeyt69]

Cant say i drink less now im brewing my own maybe slightly more but it sure tastes better now

 

[graysalchemy]

I don't drink a huge amount a couple of bottles of wine a week shared with SWMBO and about 6 pints a week, but I do tend to brew a 5+% beer and just savour it. If I drink cheap weak Sh*" I end up drinking more so a higher ABV is better for me.

A bottle of wurzels tonight I think :drink: :drink: .

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AG

 

[31bb3]

I dont seem to bother drinking as much either however i enjoy making it so there you go i dont really drink in the week anyway because my job dictates it couldnt afford to get banned