Guys - thank you so much...I think what I am reading is it is a very LOVED hobby...I need to read the Boble o’ Beer and maybe at the same time try my hand a few times with a kit to get the rookie hang of it. Then when I get good (or brave), devote the entire laundry room to my hobby (I’m in - I get clean underwear from Walmart anytime and I can shower with my clothes on - the wife may be a different story tho’), save my beer bottles now (Cus I ain’t brewing yet - buyin’ off the shelf - might as well stop pretending I am recycling and really do it for me - heck with the world - we are dying from global warming anyway)and then keep in touch with you guys along the way. Is that pretty much it?????
“I think what I am reading is it is a very LOVED hobby”
There’s your first brewing mistake right there, pal....brewing isn’t a hobby — it’s LIFE!
All kidding aside, you’ll find that people brew for a lot of reasons. One great thing about brewing is making a great beer can be as simple as baking bread, but if you get into the underlying complexities of brewing you will never run out of things to keep yourself occupied. Beer geeks may focus on the equipment side (like me) or the biology/chemistry side (like my buddy).
Also, check your area for a homebrew club. You’ll find lots of support there.