You know you're a home brewer when?
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I was actually referring to the cost of ingredients and time. I have no worries about some faceless officer coming to bust my homebrew operation. I would be proud of having a garage floor full of full carboys. What a sight that would be.
When your hotter than perdition chili growing son finally decides to brew a chili beer & you're ready for it. :rockin:
Hamaki
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There was a thread all about whether someone could brew for someone else & get paid for the service that got shut down by one of the mods because it was borderline illegal. Brewing more than 200 gallons (without paying your taxes to the feds) is clearly illegal. Thin ice, watch your step...
A guy I know just made himself a 100 gallon HLT, 100 gallon mash tun and a 200 gallon boil kettle - all stainless! Now that's a serious homebrewer!
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When your 8 year old child enters in on a brew session and asks, "is it a stout or an IPA?":smack:
"A guy I know..." Is this the same guy who has a "problem *down there*" that wanted you to ask your doctor about it?
I don't think he has ever had a problem "down there" but I'll ask next time I see him!
Obviously compensating for something. My Mash tun is bigger than yours.
Well, now they know. 'Cause the NSA is monitoring this thread. And the ATF really has the black helicopters. Don't even get me started on the National Weather Service. It's obvious that they don't really forecast the weather...
GrogNerd
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WilliamSlayer
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When the thought of possibly maxing out the limit of brewing 200 gallons of beer or wine is no longer a daunting idea! BTW, does hard cider fall under the wine category for limits? Or does it has its own category?
Hamaki
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Why HAARP on the subject?
fuzzy2133
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We should lobby to change the law from "total home production" to wine, beer and cider all have their own 300 gallon limit...
Mike_kever_kombi
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And after you fill it you realize that you don't have an empty vessel to use "in case you get inspired" so you go to your LHBS and buy another, so you can have an empty.
Vicious cycle.
WilliamSlayer
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When nailing your #'s on a new mash tun feels so sweet!
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Pun intended? Lol
dpsoccERIC22
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When you wake up in the middle of the night and can't fall back asleep and refer to it as "Stuck Fermentation"
catdaddy66
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When you dream of seeing airlock activity when you wake up after a double brew day.
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WilliamSlayer
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Lol no, didn't but it's funny now!
WilliamSlayer
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Lol no, didn't but it's funny now!
ineednfnname
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When friends come over and they ask if you have any beer, and you just laugh it off..
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When the bottom shelf of the fridge puts a smile on my face.
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When your wife gives up and let's you have an entire shelf in the fridge
When your wife steps up and buys you a beer fridge!
This right here
pumahunter
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when you spend every free second you have at "work" looking at homebrew forums :fro:
When you contact your city's water treatment plant laboratory to inquire about concentrations of a variety of ions in the city's water supply.
You know your city's water treatment plant laboratory supervisor is equally as large of a home brewer when his reply includes, "I can tell you from personal experience that the City's water is fairly optimal for the majority of common beers"
:rockin:
You know your city's water treatment plant laboratory supervisor is equally as large of a home brewer when his reply includes, "I can tell you from personal experience that the City's water is fairly optimal for the majority of common beers"
:rockin:
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But did he give you the report?
You know you live in a home brew city when your city's water report looks like this. Notice it even includes average ground water temps for chilling.
when you replace the f-bomb with flocc on a more than regular basis at work.
You're in a craft brew shop listening to the sales person tell you about beer and just knodding your head and smiling thinking... I'm well aware of that, and that... oh yes... and that. Only to finally get a word in to let them know that you're a home brewer. At which point, the instruction completely stops and you're left wondering why they won't offer any more information. It was really good information... very helpful... very informative. I've actually stopped letting them know that I'm a home brewer actually. There are so many beers and so many styles that I still haven't tried. I really would like to get the info from them.
For me the first was having dreams after a brew day where I'd dream having forgetton stuff. Like I'd be dreaming and say, "Oh no... I forgot to clean my mash tun and brew kettle.". Or, "Oh no, did I pitch the yeast? I forgot to pitch the yeast!!!!!" lol. I don't have those dreams anymore of course. So now it's pretty much actively looking at the weather report daily to see if the weather will allow me to brew as planned on my weekends/days off. I can only boil outdoors, for several reasons, but mash indoors. So if the weather report says rain or high winds my day is ruined. I often even check 2-3 different weather report websites. So sad lmao.
Rev.
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Been there, done that.
Spoiler alert: It's a great way to discover your new boss is also a homebrewer.
Surprised you didn't say "when you take 3 Chubs at the same time".
Great video.
