Usenet saved my brew

My daughter wrote this story and I posted it on my website. It got over a 100,00 views. A really good read. 

 I've worked in bars, after bar, serving beer, drinking beer, loving beer (or so i thought). It wasn't until I began working for a local craft beer bar that I learned what beer is. I mean Real beer. I only thought I knew beer before, turns out there is a whole other side of beer than what you can get in your 7-11's beverage isle.

Have you ever felt overwhelmed with the many styles and types of beer to choose from? I know I once did.  The fact of the matter is. there are quite literally hundreds of different ones out there. Let's take a look at what beer is actually made of so you get a better understanding of the varieties available.

The basic building blocks of beer are the four ingredients: water, malted barley, hops and yeast.

Here's the simplest overview, the factors that go into deciding the style of beer to be made is the type and amount of malt being used, the method used when adding the hops, and the strain of yeast used to ferment the beer. To get an even broader range of beer types, brewers will use specialty grains (malts) in a certain way that adds color and flavor to the beer without adding fermentable sugars. In specialty (craft) beers, the sky's the limit. Spices, fruit juices, candy, and just about anything else you can think of go into the brew. Beer has been separated into three separate categories: lagers, ales, and the rest fall into a category called craft beers. And let me tell you, once you taste craft you never go back!

I've recently moved to a small town where not only craft beer is unknown it's impossible to find. So, I began my quest of home brewing. I knew it would be a task but. I just couldn't live without my beloved smooth quality beer and being a lady I never settle for less than I deserve. Needless to say, on my mission I went from the local Library to the good ol' Internet but found nothing useful or instructional. I was feeling down right depressed. Then I remembered the Usenet my father used for work when I was a child. Sure enough it was my savior all thanks to rec.crafts.brewing on the Usenet. I was able to not only learn about the different brewing techniques but recipes I can use for the different season or possibly Christmas gifts? Also, I was able to get answers to questions I had along the way, such as sterilizing bottles, storage, pressure and labeling.

I can say as a matter for fact, that I will be using this very informative resource, the Usenet, for my many brewing sessions to come. This little lady owes here happiness to Usenet; I would be very lonely if I wasn't able to sip on my home-brewed craft beer, as I'm doing now.