So I made an observation about myself. I've gotten so good at brewing sour beers with minimal effort I hate brewing "easy/quick" pale ales and IPAs anymore. I have to cool them, and use a lot of fresh hops, control the fermentation temperatures, and them crash cool for a while before kegging/bottling. They seem like so much work compared to making a sour for me. Heat mash water, mash, boil with old and some fresh/fresher hops, throw in stainless fermentor, allow to cool over night, pitch a tiny amount of very old sour yeast culture with shitty viability, wait 6-9 months and bottle. So much less actual effort on my part. I'm such a lazy homebrewer but then again as a brewer by trade that might be part of it. I have a feeling you either stop homebrewing, go stupid detailed, or get lazy. I'm lazy and patient hahaha.
