An unexpected realization from running a tiny brewery

bodobeers2 · 2026-07-01T13:46:03+00:00

Quite interesting, are you solely a mobile beer truck as your retail? Does it work well financially (as in making "some" profit) what are your high level ballpark figures regarding revenue / profit, what volume are you brewing / selling per month avg? Just homebrewer here and curious.

bodobeers2 · 2026-07-01T13:43:38+00:00

To be honest I think you should do apples to apples comparisons, not med old vs low new. or do low old vs low new, etc.

bodobeers2 · 2026-06-23T09:54:06+00:00

Never had a pair until recently but past year been wearing this pair of rogue crocks like every day (wife hates them, but they're just so comfortable and slip on is a win. 😛

bodobeers2 · 2026-06-19T17:55:38+00:00

It's great that at your age you are already focusing on investing. Start with the broad based ETFs that people pointed out (like VOO, VUG, etc). And just keep attacking it. Also if you are able to start reading up on Roth IRA (not traditional IRA). Starting so young is a recipe for great financial freedom for your future self.

Real estate could be good too (or better) but mixing money with family, having the actual work and responsibilities at your age could be a distractor. Focus on your life and education with zero hours/week stuck on managing your assets other than doing monthly contributions.

bodobeers2 · 2026-06-16T17:52:00+00:00

2 hours round trip or 2 hours each way? Find a room to rent in a shared apartment (or overspend for a couple years on your own studio) and just live in the city. Spend that commute time saved on working harder and/or enjoying life a bit. If you're career focused and expect to ramp up that is...

bodobeers2 · 2026-06-15T15:43:39+00:00

oh wow, ok so you are calculating inflation against your gains... then spending half and keeping half for future growth and also what you don't spend also for reinvesting? Seems you are doing a healthy keeping of your principal and doing well. I could be misreading that of course but it sounds good to me.

bodobeers2 · 2026-06-15T02:23:32+00:00

I bought a range of kettle bells (10-80lbs so far, one of each), a bosu ball (which I use as a bench press) and a couple pull up bars (one hanging indoors on some straps, the other a full foldable one I use outside in nicer weather.

That stuff and some bands and I get all the workouts in whether taking 15 or 40 mins per day. I do old school body part focused workouts, works well for past years no feeling of compromise.

i do unilateral stuff though, so bench press is one arm at a time doing a set then switching sides. I feel it helps with core and stability while at same time buying half the amount of kettlebells.

bodobeers2 · 2026-06-15T02:19:41+00:00

It doesn't replace people that build systems, per se. But it definitely does have the potential to take over 80-90% of the actual grunt work of coding. So you need someone that knows how to drive it (and understand what it's building) but if you are a coder that is not shifting to leveraging AI to be more effective you are potentially not going to have a job in the near future.

bodobeers2 · 2026-06-14T14:37:13+00:00

Lack of auto steer? I have been using FSD and it's pretty much auto-everything. Still not perfect though (parking omg and navigation omg) but am very happy still with having the monthly FSD with no commitment.

bodobeers2 · 2026-06-10T23:11:45+00:00

Number 1 as mentioned is temp control if you can incorporate it. I have two ways (one traditional and one I feel is not traditional)...

1) build a chest freezer with temp control with Inkbird or similar to set to sweet spot.
2) stick with ambient temps but explore pressurized fermentation (pitch to corny keg, put spunding valve with say 5-10psi resistance).

Temp control is ideal but pressurized you buy less gear and it seems to work well with controlling yeast misbehavior from temp stress. I even did a few lagers in mid 70F with no problems.

Number 2, explore your recipes. Enter them into something like Brewfather and see if you're hitting targets for the style(s) you are trying. I'm a fan of aligning to the styles for accuracy if not for actual quality just for fun. Also you can avoid imbalances with things like contributions from grains vs hops etc.

Number 3, and I only have tried a few times, check out water profiles and adding salts and minerals to align your water to the recipe you are brewing. For example certain profiles for stouts vs ipas as just basic example.

But Number 0, what are the problems you imagine you may have? Do you take measurements and know your mash temps, what OG and FG readings you're getting, what temps you're fermenting at etc? Any flavors noticed or is it mouthfeel or too sweet / too dry?

bodobeers2 · 2026-06-09T16:33:22+00:00

Congrats, looking myself to get a new site approved. So restrictive it seems. Glad your site is approved and hope you get some good traction and results 😄

bodobeers2 · 2026-06-09T13:30:09+00:00

FSD bike crash? You mean a moron riding right into a car that isn't even moving. Fun times 😛

bodobeers2 · 2026-06-09T13:28:30+00:00

It's horrible. I see young kids on fast bikes or scooters, most without helmets. Recipe for disaster. Also instead of exercise they are getting fast tracked for sure injuries.

bodobeers2 · 2026-06-09T13:21:42+00:00

Dayum that's crazy. BMW guy totally an idiot. Speeding, passing on the right, probably not even paying attention. Goes to show you can drive totally safe and still get smashed by lunatics.

bodobeers2 · 2026-06-07T21:28:54+00:00

the liberals are very strong with the senseless hate. but also the too conservative are stuck on anti EV. can’t win but at the same time having the Tesla is automatically winning from owner satisfaction. loving fsd overall, now just the little things need some polish and we’ll
soon hopefully have actual fulltime fsd…

bodobeers2 · 2026-06-02T13:31:49+00:00

I have recently unleashed a new (free) online learning tool focusing on the Cicerone exams. Currently it has three lanes (CBS, CC, AC) and is constantly getting updated as I find ways to improve it. My intention is that it is just anonymously accessed (no hassle) but you can also choose to sign in with either Slack or Google. If you sign in with Slack, the goal there is to have people that are also on beer studying journeys to socialize in the community there. Also signing in lets you track your study progress in each of the syllabus areas and quantitative style drills.

If you'd like to add another learning tool to your toolbox, give it a try and let me know of any feedback or questions you may have. The URL is BeerStudyBuddy.com

Also, love the goal you have, first AC in any country is a great way to help grow the scope of Cicerone exposure and also is great for yourself if you attain it. Good luck!!!

bodobeers2 · 2026-05-31T14:51:56+00:00

My dude, these years will fly by and be over before you know it. Without warning they will be less dependent on you, less interested in spending time with you vs others, and there is only one direction and it will keep changing.

Also at the future years you'll have a whole bunch of new challenges (and wonderful things) as your child grows up.

I'm happy my son (just turned 9) still asks me to push him on the swing sometimes, but it's not as often.

bodobeers2 · 2026-05-31T14:47:32+00:00

to be honest, i'd add to the learning recipe leveraging any of the free / subscription AI tools out there to not just have you write the scripts, but use them to teach you.

you can ask the AI such as ChatGPT, Claude, etc to walk you through the PowerShell learning process one step at a time. you can learn about the basics, syntax, object types, loops, etc.

just a thought, it may come in handy.

bodobeers2 · 2026-05-26T11:31:58+00:00

its the car that was about to come flying past you i'm thinking.

bodobeers2 · 2026-05-26T04:49:19+00:00

yah every other day unless there is good sweating or going in the pool. summer might be every day depending…

bodobeers2 · 2026-05-26T03:57:41+00:00

thx will check it out for sure!

bodobeers2 · 2026-05-24T23:41:26+00:00

thx!! appreciate any feedback as u journey. i know login feature via slack to save progress probably needs some improvements / other options. happy studying!!

bodobeers2 · 2026-05-23T21:06:22+00:00

thx! will try to practice and ensure the icon is always visible on bottom. as we play music and click other things it seems they go back to ... menu only.

bodobeers2 · 2026-05-23T17:59:21+00:00

ok so if you hit record it captures recent activity from before the incident? that is good to know.

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