Business before pleasure

The Beer Researcher

The best thing about his hobby, Christian Müller finds, is that he no longer has to buy beer. He brews it himself now. What started off as an experiment among beer lovers has now become something more. After brewing at home for a while, they’ve set up a real small brewery, complete with brewing kettles and bottling line. They now brew ten varieties there. Müller is particularly interested in old varieties, such as a rye beer that used to be brewed in the area.

The Hobby-Farmer

From the pond where the beehives are to be found, the view stretches for miles over fields and meadows. Daniel Löffler farms one hectare, with sheep, geese, chickens and dwarf cattle that come trustingly to the fence when he calls. He loves farming because he doesn’t have to make a living from it. So he can farm without any pressure in harmony with nature and pass on this time-honoured wisdom to his three children. They are generally happy to help out. If they do neglect their duties, daddy threatens them with a trip to town.

The Treasure Seeker

Stephan Philp always finds something. Often, it’s just bottle caps, but sometimes he gets his hands on jewellery, old coins, uniform buttons, seal stamps, etc. But he’s not likely to get rich on his regular forays across meadows and fields. Anyone searching for hidden objects with a metal detector, shovel and lamp needs an official permit and must hand over anything that looks ancient and valuable for examination by archaeologists. But finding a genuine museum piece like a centuries-old silver coin makes you proud.

The Rider

No sooner had she learned to walk, Jessica Einsiedel was already sitting on her horse. And the horse’s back is actually still her favourite place. So it was clear early on what she wanted to save up for. She turned her childhood dream of having her own horse into a reality twice over – and spends every spare minute in the stable with her two horses Coco and Echo. Nothing calms her down faster after a stressful day. Even the back injury she sustained after a fall has not dimmed her passion. It comes with the territory, she says.

This story has first been published in the printed edition of 30 Grad in autumn 2021. You can subscribe here for free.