Chimone said:
You seriously think that could possibly happen? That homebrewing is so borderline acceptable, that it could be snatched up by the man forever?
Chimone, dude, I live in a state where the government treats alcohol like a barely-necessary evil. Hell, the STATE ("Alcoholic Beverage Control") is the ONLY entity that can legally sell distilled spirits here. And that's for law-abiding adults. When it comes to
colleges, alcohol (in any form, whether it be moonshine or homebrew or natty lite) is treated as the devil incarnate. They blame all their problems on booze. Whenever a kid dies or gets hurtin an "alcohol-related" incident, the colleges get together with local law enforcement and "crack down". And when they crack down, they don't care if it's a case of Aristocrat, or a case of homebrew.
I really do wish I shared your optimism, but I don't. It wasn't 5 years ago that I was in college...and I remember quite well how the University treated booze: like something that should be banned outright, and if they could, they would.
This country LOVES scapegoats...and booze is an easy scapegoat. This is why I worry.
Especially over one guy who wants to learn how to brew here? I think you are overthinking this just a bit.....Ok granted....lie to us, you are under 21 and that is law, I can accept that. But to think that one person getting caught brewing at college would bring this all the a screecthing stop is just beyond me
I'm not saying it's all that probable, I'm just saying, why take the f'n chance? Is it really worth it? What do we get out of it? Nothing, really. Personally, it's not worth the risk. If there are kids on here who willingly submit that they're underage, I won't aid in their actions. For me, it's just not worth it. I've seen way too many freedoms taken from us because of politicians who are more than willing to exploit the fears of the people. And believe me...kids making booze and getting drunk off it and dying is certainly a fear that many parents feel...or, rather, WOULD feel if some headline-whoring news organization brought it to their attention that kids were homebrewing and getting help from adults on the internerd.