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It's a fair comment, [USER=8619]@MashBag[/USER] , and I'm inclined to agree with you up to a point, but there is also a fair answer and it lies in the motive for brewing in the first place. If it's a given that we all want to make good beer then what else? I like to use basic and cheap equipment because that's the way I started, a penniless student with an unquenchable thirst, and wanting to get the best beer and the best value for as little outlay as possible. My technique still reflects this and I do sparge and I don't waste litres of beer on a whirlpool. From reading others' contributions on this forum I would say that eg [USER=39107]@DocAnna[/USER] is a perfectionist who wants to perfect the process, the equipment and the packaging of her favourite styles to exceed the quality of commercial products and cost is no object. Then we have [USER=38863]@The-Engineer-That-Brews[/USER] whose motives are given away by his name. Others just love to have the shiny stainless steel, as much as possible, they maintain it with the love and care that others give to  classic car or it's building up a miniature of a commercial brewery with pumps and control software that floats their boat. Others, sadly no longer with us, are at least as interested in exploring how different yeasts work and how they can be stored or how the overall chemistry, incuding water chemistry affects the beer [USER=10773]@strange-steve[/USER] and so on. So if [USER=48506]@Meaulnes[/USER] finds the theoretical maths a stimulating byproduct of producing great beer, then all power to his elbow. Looking at your posts, I'd put you down as partisan du moindre effort as they say at Asahi Headquarters. And why not? Effort requires energy which we're all supposed to be conserving!