I grew a beard...

jerrodm said:

OK this isn't my beard (I am one of those unfortunates who can't really grow one...pity me), but my buddy just posted a beard update and I couldn't not post it here, it's so beautiful.

Now tell me: is there any good excuse for why this guy isn't a homebrewer? I think not.

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That is a great beard. He would make superb beer!!

sonofgrok said:

I think a soul patch is shown to add the flavor "hipster" to your brew.

Its a mixture of essence of axe body spray, hemp, and corduroy.

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And everything you brew will begin to taste like PBR.

sonofgrok said:

Daywalker!!!!

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I can't count the amount of fist fights I got into on the playground from all the red head jokes. I've never heard that one before, well played sir.

On topic I grew an epic beard late summer/early fall. I had a new position interview a few weeks ago and shaved it I didn't get the job so I'm on week 2 of the new viking beard!

+5 Stamina
+5 Strength
+5 Intellect

Stamina for drinking beer, Strength for lifting grain and full fermenters, and intellect is a given..

Hoppylikerabbits said:

+5 Stamina
+5 Strength
+5 Intellect

Stamina for drinking beer, Strength for lifting grain and full fermenters, and intellect is a given..

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WOW much?

lewishowardm3 said:

That is a great beard. He would make superb beer!!

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Obviously, right? I'm going to try to convince him.

DoubleAught said:

WOW much?

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No i'm pretty sure he means D&D as all others are just cheap imitation, now roll for inititive 2d6!!!

lewishowardm3 said:

That is a great beard. He would make superb beer!!

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Though I can imagine it would probably bind up rather nastily in your mill. Not to mention having to hose it out after milling him. How would that mash go?

So here is what I have going. I need to go back through my phone and Facebook to see if I can nail it down to a week of origin. The current plan involves no trimming until after a race at the end of March. It looks like I started letting it go around the end of September from what the second pic looks like.

Coppinburgh said:

I started growing this wonderfulness in August! One month later I began brewing! Coincidence? I think not!

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That has to help with brewing Belgian's....

I've been growing mine for about 10 months now. I'm honestly a little surprised that my 8 month old son hasn't ripped it all off my face yet.

bwirthlin said:

I've been growing mine for about 10 months now. I'm honestly a little surprised that my 8 month old son hasn't ripped it all off my face yet.

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Aaaaahhhh! Neckbeard!

forstmeister said:

Aaaaahhhh! Neckbeard!

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It's the best I've got hahaha

I trimmed my beard into a goatee because it was patchy and not filling in evenly. I went out to check on a keg of IPA that I kegged on Monday night. The keg had a leak somewhere and I lost a full 20 lb bottle of CO2. Lesson learned, offend the Beer Gods at your own peril.

Mb2658 said:

I trimmed my beard into a goatee because it was patchy and not filling in evenly. I went out to check on a keg of IPA that I kegged on Monday night. The keg had a leak somewhere and I lost a full 20 lb bottle of CO2. Lesson learned, offend the Beer Gods at your own peril.

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You gotta wait it out. It will get fuller.

Mb2658 said:

What kind of improvement in my brewing can I expect to see?

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More foam retention.

BrewOnBoard

short goatee, i was bottling. long goatee, i was kegging. shaved so my long hair and goatee didn't look bad, i developed a co2 leak. got a haircut and grew my beard again, co2 leak stopped. coincidence? i think not

DrunkleJon said:

Though I can imagine it would probably bind up rather nastily in your mill. Not to mention having to hose it out after milling him. How would that mash go?

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A hair net might have to be worn, but it could upset the beer gods!

The beard helps brewing for two reasons:

A beard really helps in beer clarity. Filters as you take each sip.

A beard acts as a randalizer, adding flavors to each sip.

Eff, I cut my hair this morning and looked too ridiculous for even my standards, decided I needed a trim. Is my beer ruined?

fnord said:

Eff, I cut my hair this morning and looked too ridiculous for even my standards, decided I needed a trim. Is my beer ruined?

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Not necessarily. Though the rish of infection is much higher. I forsee a "Does this look infected?" thread being created soon by you. Hopefully, it is a beer related thread...

b-boy said:

Technically a daywalker is a redhead who can go out in the sun. Most of us pretty much burst into flames upon contact with sunlight. So a redhead in the sun is an anomoly. It a slightly veiled vampire reference. It's actually pretty funny.

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I am a true daywalker. I'm a redhead but I have brown eyes and not blindingly pale skin. I can bask in the sun and not come out anymore worse for the wear than any normal person....though my eyes seem to be more sensitive. I have also been forbidden to shave my beard or even trim it with anything shorter than a #3 guard by SWMBO. I'm trying to convince her to let me grow it out to a Duck Dynasty beard, but she's not having it. Plan B is to grow out the hair around my chin to the point where I can braid it. That way I'd have at least 3/4 of my beard clean/trimmed.

Dawalker here as well. Ginger with too many freckles to count (I have been busy collecting souls you know) and I can get a tan with a little work, and never use anything above 15 spf.

Wow... this thread is like announcing the existence of an underground ginger army right here on homebrewtalk...

I am on to you all...

sonofgrok said:

Wow... this thread is like announcing the existence of an underground ginger army right here on homebrewtalk...

I am on to you all...

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And I've eaten the last soul in the meat locker. Bring it on.

sonofgrok said:

Wow... this thread is like announcing the existence of an underground ginger army right here on homebrewtalk...

I am on to you all...

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It makes perfect sense.

We have skin that will burn within minutes at the smallest hint of sunlight.

The beard keeps the skin covered. Trust me if I could walk around looking like 'Cousin It' I'd be thrilled. At least I could go to the beach.

Updated beard:

Time for updated man mane pics? Here ya go. I trimmed down the mustache. I was tired of grooming the handlebars and just wanted it out of my mouth again.

Lookin shaaap! This is my 6 month growth with our Winter Warmer "A Long Winters Nap"