For me its probably Gaming - I’ve been trying to master civ 6 and Dots 2 lately and I also enjoy reading - Been trying to read the Singularity is near, but this book is just very academic and its taking a while lol

  • applejacks@lemmy.world
    242·
    8 months ago

    latest one is making pixel art.

    wanted to get into the hobby, so for Christmas I am making my wife a picture of each of the vacations we’ve been on.

    this is a work in progress of a church on a hill we saw in Iceland:

    https://i.imgur.com/TqLk5G0.png

    Also, smoking meat.

    Has been so much fun to learn and has resulted in some of the best food we have ever had.

    Also, setting up a retro emulator with an old phone.

    Currently procuring ROMs, organizing them, and getting a good front end and emu cores configured.

    Playing through pokemon ROM hacks has been fun.

  • marx2k@lemmy.world
    22·
    8 months ago

    Fermenting. Kraut, pickles, cauliflower, hot peppers to make my own hot sauce, horseradish, garlic honey, etc

    Kombucha, water kefir, milk kefir.

    Sourdough. Made my first caraway seeded sourdough rye today. Chefs kiss.

    Growing mushrooms of the legal and illegal kind.

    I’m doing a first attempt at brewing beer as well as wine right now.

    Just put some mj seeds in a paper towel. Decked out the basement for a full grow.

    Raising chickens for the eggs, a lot of which I also pickle.

    Gardening with my wife. We mainly only ate our own back yard goods this summer and fall.

    I’m going to try to make soap this weekend hot a mold kit and some sodium hydroxide.

    Growing plants in a kratky hydroponics system. We made so much pesto this year from that.

    And I still somehow work a 40 hour week :D

    • MigratingtoLemmy@lemmy.world
      5·
      8 months ago

      I would like to learn more about your garden and hydroponics setup. Do you have a blog/post/comment detailing it? I would like to reach somewhere close to self-sustainance myself, from my own garden/hydroponics setup.

      Thanks!

      • marx2k@lemmy.world
        4·
        8 months ago

        Decided to take a picture of the basil i have going right now.

        I forget the types but it’s 4 of one type, two of another. These are in the grow tent i plan on doing the mj in one those seeds pop

          • marx2k@lemmy.world
            1·
            8 months ago

            Kratky is pretty much dwc without the air. I’m pretty impressed. If you ever get into the hobby, look into the method

      • marx2k@lemmy.world
        1·
        8 months ago

        Kratky method hydroponics - https://www.epicgardening.com/the-kratky-method/

        It’s pretty much set it and forget it for the life cycle of the plant. Of course it depends on the plant and the size of the bucket. I’ve successfully grown lettuce, bok choy, basil and mint so far in 5 gallon buckets and a fluorescent grow light panel. I have 3 plants growing per bucket.

        With the back yard, it’s just a large back yard and the wife used a sod kicker to remove grass all along the fence and we put in raised beds. We have about 8 raised beds, each about 4x4, that e grow in and then we also have trellises around the yard that we grow things like squash, cakes, beans, etc on, directly out of the ground

      • marx2k@lemmy.world
        2·
        8 months ago

        I find that every hobby I have, I’ve learned from endlessly scouring other blogs and forums, so really me creating another blog would just be adding noise.

        Also, I think for anyone getting into it, my main advice is that a lot of the fun is failing, learning from that failure and making small improvements the next time. Once I get a routine down and a workflow down, it’s cool but also becomes boring and I seek something else to do. That’s probably how I ended up with so many things going on :D

    • marx2k@lemmy.world
      3·
      8 months ago

      Forgot to mention we also do run a weekly microgreens harvest which makes for all year kickass salads

    • Ms. ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.ml
      2·
      8 months ago

      Hey another hot sauce person! I’ve been into that a couple years now I love it. I really enjoy spicy food but most really hot store sauces taste like burnt assholes, so I learned how to make my own. I’m processing a bhut jolokia sauce this week I have to wear a respirator so I don’t gas myself x.x

      Would you be okay sharing some of your ferment ratios/recipes?

      • marx2k@lemmy.world
        2·
        8 months ago

        Ahoy! For the hot sauce I make, I’m pulling whatever hot peppers we have growing so it’s mostly jalapeños, chili and habaneros.

        I slice them and stuff them into a half gallon jar. I do a 4% salt brine. I don’t weigh them down. I instead use a vacuum lid for the jar. Specifically https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B517637R

        After a week to 10 days i empty the brine into a cup. i add back a half cup of brine, add a half cup of vinegar. I use an immersion blender to get the sauce to proper thickness. I pour it into hot sauce bottles.

        That’s it ;)

        I think your can also boil the hot sauce before pouring into bottles but i haven’t and haven’t really had any issue.

        You?

        • Ms. ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.ml
          1·
          8 months ago

          Ooooh, those lids look fantastic! You don’t have any mold issue or anything by not weighing them down when you use those? I keep getting floaters especially seeds that like to mold out even when I weigh things down (I’ve gotten better at it but still happens often enough to be a bummer). Immersion blenders are magical things.

          Most of the time I’m making habanero batches, followed by jalapeno or thai peppers. My hometown has a great farmers market so if I visit and happen to be there during pepper season I’ll make it a point to grab fistfuls of peppers. I use a 5% brine most of the time because the math is easy to do in my head. I was doing 7% for a while but it stalled out the ferments too often. I like long ferments; usually 2 weeks minimum up to about 10 weeks, average I’d say is 4 weeks. I’ll put at least peppers and garlic in all my ferments. Onions are common, I’m trying carrot for the first time, pear a couple times, and mango once. Sometimes I make a little cheese cloth baggy filled with mustard seed and peppercorns too.

          After fermenting I’ll add in honey, lime juice and/or apple cider vinegar, some of the ferm juice, fresh peppers (usually bell of a matching color), caramelized onion, and a pinch of MSG. Usually ends up being about 15% total weight is ferm juice and 25-30% total weight is acid (lime/vinegar). For the honey I typically use a garlic or pepper fermented honey. I was adding a drizzle of oil in during blending to help emulsify it but I think I’m going to stop doing that it only kinda works and with all the garlic I’m worried about them botching out.

          I do tend to keep some of the ferm juice on hand and then before bottling I’ll boil them and add ferm juice as needed to keep the thickness correct. Pour them in the woozies while hot and flip the woozy upside down to seal/sterilize the lid better. I design and print little labels too!

          Here is one of the ingredients/ratio lists for one of the ones I made a while back that was a crowd favorite, I think this one was a 4 week ferment but I forgot to write that part down…

          • marx2k@lemmy.world
            2·
            8 months ago

            Hey thanks for that. That gives me a ton of great info to go on. I especially love the idea of the garlic fermented honey since I have a lot of that.

            Definitely bookmarking this comment.

            No issues with the lids. They come with a little vacuum pump so no air is ever present during lactoferment. No air, no chance for bad molds to show up so I usually don’t weigh things down. I might for things with a lower salt brine but 4% and above or when using vinegar (like when pickling eggs), no need. I love these lids

  • Jeena@jemmy.jeena.net
    201·
    8 months ago
    • Making good Espresso at home
    • Dry meat
    • Make wine
    • Brew beer
    • Make sausages
    • Fishing
    • Playing metal in a band
    • Programming small games, websites and applications
    • Playing Minecraft
    • Playing Call of Duty
    • Photography
    • Videography
    • Hosting my own instances of fediverse services (Mastodon, PeerTube, Lemmy)
    • Participating in the IndieWeb community
  • 😈MedicPig🐷BabySaver😈@lemmy.world
    202·
    8 months ago

    Beer. I’ve visited 100’s of micro-breweries in 18 states and 4 countries. This January will be the 5th country (Mexico).

    It’s kinda like Raiders of the Lost Ark… I’m looking for the most delicious fresh beer.

      • acockworkorange@mander.xyz
        7·
        8 months ago

        Weird: German Rauchbier. Literally smoked beer. Actually good, but you can’t really drink much of it. It was designed as an accompanying drink for smoked food and / or cigars.

          • 😈MedicPig🐷BabySaver😈@lemmy.world
            2·
            8 months ago

            I personally don’t like smoked beers. Tried it. Yuck. Not worth rubbing.

            Sours can be delicious if it’s a perfect balance. Unfortunately, that’s extremely difficult to pin down. My local place near Boston has a great one called Harvester Scythe. It has nice flavor at front end of the tongue, yet a clean smooth finish.

    • IninewCrow@lemmy.caEnglish
      2·
      8 months ago

      Sounds like all that alcohol is getting to you if you started with beer and now working yourself towards beets.

      Personally I don’t drink alcohol and during a trip to Germany … I’ve never had so many people laugh at me for refusing to drink, so they offered me a beer which I declined, they laughed some more and offered me wine which I said no to and they continued laughing. It’s a fun memory because our next stop was the north of France right in wine country … a tour guide gave us endless plans surrounding wine tours and tasting, we kept saying no and she finally got frustrated and asked us what we were doing there.

      • Shambling Shapes@lemmy.oneEnglish
        162·
        8 months ago

        Drinking alcohol does not always equal problematic drinking. I consider beer a hobby. I keep tasting notes on beers I try, I read books on brewing techniques and history, I search out beers with specific ingredients and of specific styles. All while staying within recommended limits for people of my age, weight, and gender.

        How is that not a hobby?

        • 😈MedicPig🐷BabySaver😈@lemmy.world
          1·
          8 months ago

          I even brought my Mom out to a couple local breweries to show her how I get flights of beer to taste. Only a few ounces each and I don’t finish those that I don’t like. None of the macho BS of not leaving beer behind. I can walk out of some places with 8oz or less in my fat gut.

  • mkwarman@lemmy.mkwarman.comEnglish
    17·
    8 months ago

    I like restoring antique radios. Mainly just the electronics, but I’d like to learn how to restore the exteriors as well. It’s nice to work on something tangible after working on a computer all day

  • acockworkorange@mander.xyz
    14·
    8 months ago

    Tabletop RPG. There are other hobbies, but this brings me the most joy. Shout out to all sci-fi Fate players! There are dozens of us!

    • Ms. ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.ml
      2·
      8 months ago

      I collect ttrpgs. I haven’t been able to play them all, some I haven’t even gotten through reading them yet. I just like having fun books and being like “who wants to do a one night stand campaign? Pick a theme I’ve got a specific book for it!”

  • Nivekd@lemm.ee
    12·
    8 months ago

    My latest big hobby has been Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA), basically medieval sword fighting. It’s a great workout for mind and body and is filled with nerds into swords and the history of it haha

    Also big into swing dancing, ultimate frisbee, and board/video gaming

  • two_wheel2@lemm.eeEnglish
    10·
    8 months ago

    I like riding my bike a lot and camping. Just did a ride down the Oregon coast this last summer and it was a total blast

    Self hosting and software of course, but that’s probably pretty common on here

      • cosmoscoffee@feddit.de
        15·
        8 months ago

        I first misread this as walking and gave you an upvote (because walking is free and enjoyable, so it makes total sense), then realised you that you didn’t write walking, but you still get to keep my upvote

    • andyMFK@reddthat.com
      15·
      8 months ago

      I’ve been there, but you can definitely find hobbies that cost nothing.

      Hiking/walking/running is free and good for your mental and physical health (although if you dont have appropriate footwear, I’d stick to walking).

      Music production is free (if you already own a computer) with free DAWs and free plugins. This is a great way to be creative, learning music theory is also free but not super necessary

      Writing is free, this can include fiction, as well as journaling. I enjoy journaling but

      Software hacking is free with ghidra and x64dbg, I’ve been working through crackers, which are pieces of software written specifically to be cracked.

      Programming is free and the resources to learn programming are free. If you have no experience python is super easy to jump into.

      3D modelling is fun to learn and again, free. Fusion360 will give you a free license for personal use, or there are other free options. I learnt this to 3D custom designs, and your local library probably has a 3D printer to use if you want to go that route.

      Your city almost certainly has a free art gallery, I love spending days at the art gallery with headphones listening to beautiful music and looking at beautiful art.

      Cooking can be a fun hobby, and although not free, it’s money you were hopefully going to spend anyway, it can be fun to find new recipes and try them. And if you plan correctly and buy in bulk, you can save money this way.

      Contribute to open street maps, this is free and helps the community.

      Of course the more fun hobbies, and more traditional hobbies do cost money, and can get very expensive very quickly so I do understand your frustration, but finding free cheap hobbies was key to getting out of my depression and I urge you to find something, these suggestions may not be right for you but it just shows there are options

  • jasep@lemmy.world
    9·
    8 months ago

    Disc golf! It’s often free to play, discs are pretty cheap, good exercise, enjoy nature, fun with friends. Give it a try!

    • Bananigans@lemmy.ml
      2·
      8 months ago

      There’s only 3 courses in my country T_T Luckily I’ll get to spend a few months in the southern US next year where the courses are pretty good.

      • jasep@lemmy.world
        2·
        8 months ago

        In Canada where I live, I can access 3 pretty great courses in about 30 mins of driving. More for about an hour. Not as good as much of the US, but it’s pretty great.

  • BoneALisa@lemm.eeEnglish
    8·
    8 months ago

    I am definitely someone whos hobby is exploring hobbies, but these are the ones that ive circled back around to:

    Gaming, Programming, Go (an abstract strategy game similar to chess), 3D Art (Blender), DnD, and Warhammer 40k

      • BoneALisa@lemm.eeEnglish
        2·
        8 months ago

        You should! Its a ton of fun, plently of places to play online. Unfortunetly in person play seems to still be recovering post-COVID in a lot of places, so it can be tough to play in person.