Wtf are you talking about?I completely understand what you are saying. Both are risks no matter what.
Like this source, sometimes it seems like private means hiding for a reason. Like this source being connected to somebody else that taught them how to brew. That person teaching them how to brew I don't think has the best reputation if I remember correctly.
*Edit: Ironically enough, lol, who is the person that taught this source how to brew?? None other than Odie's old friend. Who else old friend might that be? Lol. The plot keeps thickening around here...