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**Stauffbier** · 07-01-2012, 03:18 PM

You need to have a beard! If not, how will you get good wild yeast to ferment with?!
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/beard-yeast-beer-338192/

texasbrewer73 · 07-01-2012, 03:47 PM

The beard is a filter. That's the secret

**biochemedic** · 07-01-2012, 03:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bithead

It's about people not beards.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_e8pppLwYAA

Damn, even the lady bartender has one! Perhaps Yooper *does* need to "man up"...

**arturo7** · 07-01-2012, 04:00 PM

Don't shave on brewday.

hansen_sh · 07-01-2012, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by DobrePivo

Shaved head and no facial hair, save for the two-days' growth as I brew on the weekend. My beer is coveted by those around me. I do fine without and don't plan on changing a thing.

So the merkin is workin it appears.

Good to know in case I singe all of my hair in a hop addition accident

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Originally Posted by jimmayhugh

you can use a merkin in a pinch...

***Yooper*** · 07-01-2012, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by MaddBaggins

I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that it is required to have some kind of facial hair to homebrew. If you don't, you are tempting the fates and could end up with skunked, zombie inducing swill that even your old Uncle Phil wouldn't drink. I hear even yooper wears a fake mustache on brew day.

Tread carefully man.

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Originally Posted by Hammy71

You need to have some sort of facial hair to make beer. Well.....unless your a girl person like Yooper or something. I guess I can make an exception for that.

Yes, I have to wear my Groucho nose and fake moustache on brewday, so I fit in.

Micha · 07-01-2012, 07:19 PM

I naturaly grew a beard starting from my 3rd batch. Not sure why; I just feeled compeled to do so.

william_shakes_beer · 07-01-2012, 08:27 PM

Of course, technically if you are male and shave periodically, you have a beard. You just need a microscope to see it. That's my story and I'm stickin to it.

BrotherGrim · 07-01-2012, 08:48 PM

It is not optional, you must have a beard. Facial hair, chest hair, back hair, errr.... well you know. No manscaping round the brew pot.

grimstuff · 07-01-2012, 09:41 PM

I can't be bothered with shaving all the time. Once a week, max. Anyone who brews isn't going to be your straight-laced clean-shaven pansy, in any case. That's for wine drinkers.