| These are times we are in. There is nothing any of | | | | dug up from under the ground. I am still amazed |
| us can do about that. But there are plenty of ways | | | | when someone tells me that they have never eaten |
| of saving your hard earned shillings. One of those is | | | | a carrot; scrunching up their faces in disgust like you'd |
| home beer making. | | | | asked them to eat a donkey turd. |
| Home beer making has not had a great image in the | | | | Things are beginning to change. People are realizing |
| past. The home brew industry in general has not | | | | the power of making and growing their own stuff. |
| done much to improve this but there you go. Much | | | | And it started long before the recession hit us. There |
| of the bad press received by the words "home | | | | has been a growing fear about what we're putting |
| brew" is well deserved. | | | | into our mouths and the mouths of our children. |
| "Home brew" has always had the image of a rough, | | | | It's good to see the likes of Jamie Oliver standing up |
| evil smelling, concoction that would strip the lining of | | | | for home produce, locally sourced, and ethical food. |
| your stomach...and only fit for the poor. | | | | And Gordon Ramsey has made his own beer for the |
| The same negativity also dogged anyone with an | | | | F-Word TV show has helped heal the scars of the |
| allotment, or a few veggies in the back garden. | | | | past and giving home beer making a cool modern |
| Anything that you tried to do for yourself was bad. | | | | image. And this trend is growing. |
| Some people would rather microwave some muck in | | | | Say "I am a home beer maker!" and be proud. |
| a plastic tray than bother with eating something you | | | | |
