As a total novice, I think this forum has to be available to anybody interested in the topic if the industry as a whole is going to grow. So what if some people want to homebrew. A lot of those people wind up going into distilling once they are comfortable with the processes. The point is that as the industry does grow, there will always be newbies like me that are looking for tips and tricks. If you're not interested in running down the drill with newbies, ignore their posts. Besides, having just joined a couple of months ago, I don't see a whole lot of technical information on distilling processes being passed on by the 'masters.' If the forum were limited to only the 'professionals' then it might as well be shut down now.