I know you've heard it more than once: "cool, you brew beer? when are you doing your next batch? can I come watch? I've always wanted to brew, can you show me what to do?"
me: "only if you're ok with watching me clean things"
"that's ok, can I help with anything?"
me: "no. you will only get in my way. here, hold this."
where do you draw the line with your non brewing friends? I'll always let them come over and watch but they are learning to stay out of my way. I recently had a friend who wants to get into it and I've had to tell him "you tell me what you think you need to do and I'll let you know if you're on the right track." he pretty much wanted me to spell it out for him step for step, even go to the store with him to pick up supplies. maybe I'll make the trip with him to the brew store but I told him that I'm going to sit there on brew day and get drunk while he does all the work. only way to learn imo.
me: "only if you're ok with watching me clean things"
"that's ok, can I help with anything?"
me: "no. you will only get in my way. here, hold this."
where do you draw the line with your non brewing friends? I'll always let them come over and watch but they are learning to stay out of my way. I recently had a friend who wants to get into it and I've had to tell him "you tell me what you think you need to do and I'll let you know if you're on the right track." he pretty much wanted me to spell it out for him step for step, even go to the store with him to pick up supplies. maybe I'll make the trip with him to the brew store but I told him that I'm going to sit there on brew day and get drunk while he does all the work. only way to learn imo.