Me too. Brewing since 1979 so I would say yes, I have brewed more than 500. I did lose a few years of brew notes when my computer crashed a few years ago and lost everything. I now post online my brew notes so will never lose anything again. Munich Helles is the only lager I brew when I do brew...
I just don't brew as often as I used to. I have all of these empty kegs in my basement and I would love to fill them all, but not anymore. I am close to 70 now, and just can't drink as much as I used to. Since I live in Canada, buying beer is expensive and I try not to do that a lot.
I asked about the high prices here on our Canadian Beer forum and got quite a few responses from homebrew shop owners. They said it is not just the ingredients that make up the price. Utilities and taxes are high here in Canada and that all has to go into the price of ingredients. They said they...
One of the biggest homebrew stores in Canada went out of business in Toronto. This one has raised their prices at least 4 times in the last few months. I guess they are taking advantage of supply and demand.