Christian

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I have learned this lesson before but obviously it didn't sink in enough for me to not do it again. Having a brew or two is ok but drunk, not so good.

On Thursday night i brewed and what is normally just a few hour process for me took several hours, ingredients were all over the place, my stove may be ruined from boil over, i missed steps entirely. Notes? What notes?! I could barely see and stand up straight let alone write and my wife just sat and laughed at me all night while she watched me try to brew drunk.

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Anderz

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"Danger, Will Robinson !"

histo320

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I drink to my hops schedule

1 oz cascade, open a bee
1 oz saaz, open a beer
Then once I am done I do drink a few.
Then me and my friends get together, put the fermenter in the middle of the room and play "Drink when it bubbles!" Whenever it bubbles....we take a drink!!!!

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Drinking: Magic Hat #9 (clone)

Primary: Air

Past Brews: Haw Creek IPA, None More Black Vanilla Stout, Cranbeery, Dark Thunder (Scot Stout), Gaelic Ale (clone), Nacirema APA, Bee Funky IPA, Cream Ale.

DD2000GT

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Yep - overdoing it caused me to "forget" to sanitize my stariner I used to starin the hops from the wort going into the primary. I figured this out AFTER all the brew was poured - DOH!!

I won't be surprised if this one gets infected.

brown_dog_us

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Please tell me you leave your clothes on.

EdWort

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It's much safer and your beer turns out better if you drink your first beer at flameout.

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jds

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^^^+1234

I usually hold off on the drinkin' until the chiller is in the kettle. Then, I can commence numbing the pain of washing up.

Boiling liquids, flammable gases, and glass containers that turn into spiky shards o' tendon destruction don't mix well with drucks. So I hold off drucking until I'm almost done.

stevea1210

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When I decided to get serious about trying to make the best beer I could, I drastically reduced the brew day drinking. I have many brews where I didn't crack the first one until I was done. At most now I'll have 2 or 3 during the brew process, and I don't start until most of the way into the boil.

I just find I am a better brewer when I only see one brew kettle instead of three very blurry ones .

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eschatz

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Sometimes it takes a little time to learn lessons. Ed's got it right with the "first beer at flameout" rule.

Exploding Carboy Club

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nowise

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I think your next beer should use a continuous hops addition
5 minutes, add some hops, open a beer
10 minutes, add some hops, open a beer
etc, etc and then