Things SWMBO says on brewday:

SWMBO loves to measure out the hops. We were fighting over a new packet to get the first smell and she smacked me and yelled-

"Get your nose out of my Chinook!"

Mine usually says... "Are you done yet?"

trapae said:

SWMBO loves to measure out the hops. We were fighting over a new packet to get the first smell and she smacked me and yelled-

"Get your nose out of my Chinook!"

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A keeper. Mine loves any beer that DOESN'T have a strong hop flavor.

Mine usually says, "You must have brewed today, the kitchen is all cleaned up."

No matter how many times she says it and I correct her, I think the most common thing my wife says (when I rack into the fermenter) is, "Why are you putting your beer in there when it still has soap in it?" Every time I tell her, "It's not soap, it's StarSan and it's fine." Yet she'll still ask it the next time--every time.

"Do you REALLY need that many buckets?"

Truthfully...I probably don't

How much longer or are you busy?

"I love the smell of the boiling wort."

"Oooh... those hops smell NICE."

"Don't worry about the kitchen floor. I'll get the mop."

(After sampling some cooled wort): "Oh WOW.. this is GOOD!"


Yeah.. my girl totally rocks.

One time only:


"Umm, why are there hops on the ceiling?"

"Are you going to be doing that all day long?" But when it comes time to sample she's all in.

I've heard:

"Why is the floor all wet in the bathroom?"
"Is that one carboy supposed to be doing that?" (No, it's not supposed to be emitting liquid like a volcano).
"What's that sound?"
"What's that burnt smell?"
"Did you know that there is water running out the laundry room door?"

There are lots more, but those are the ones that come to mind fastest.

"didn't you just brew last weekend?"

"How much longer" about 3 times every brew day

"Are you done yet?" and "You're cleaning this up, right?"

You love beer more then me.
You are brewing today so I can go shopping.

Use the Windex on the floor when you're done.

MedicMang said:

Mine usually says... "Are you done yet?"

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This....over and over and over again.

Colorowdy said:

You love beer more then me.
You are brewing today so I can go shopping.

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Lol mine to! Apparently I like to buy shoes on brew day.

"Ew, the house smells like you were brewing."

Mine has a different point of view after I taught her to brew. She says it smells kinda like barley soup.

"Do you need to brew two batches today?...How does the pipeline look"
"Are you using enough hops"
"When are you going to be done"

RM-MN said:

Mine usually says, "You must have brewed today, the kitchen is all cleaned up."

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Haha, same for me. I only clean the kitchen before and after brewday

"Did you use a blowoff tube??"

"I'm glad you brew outside now".

Usually "you've made the bloody kitchen floor all sticky again"

"Oh your brewing today? Ok, I'll use the grill for dinner"

"Can you run the chiller line to the front yard? The Dog pool needs water"

Mine says the nicest thing in the world, nothing. She says nothing about me being in the garage all day (on brew day), she says nothing when I rant to her about some eff-up that I've made. She says nothing when I steal the propane from the bbq to finish my boil. She says nothing when I carry the carboy through the house to the closet. She says nothing when I adjust the house temp to a more beer-friendly range. And lastly, she's said nothing about the amount of homebrew I pour down my neck, but I think that's gonna happen someday.

Brew day with my wife reminds me of a long car ride with small children. They just keep on asking how much longer or are we there yet? The answer is always the same "in a little while" and "no not yet"

I got another form of are you done yet....

She will sing or hum parts of the song...
"all by myself"

savannahbrew said:

Brew day with my wife reminds me of a long car ride with small children. They just keep on asking how much longer or are we there yet? The answer is always the same "in a little while" and "no not yet"

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Same here.

"I'll be back at 5. You got the kids."

The top 10 things my wife says to me on brewday

10. Oh, you're brewing today?
9. Where are you going? - as I'm leaving for the brew shop.
8. You've stunk up the house again.
7. The floor is sticky again.
6. Will you be finished by dinner time?
5. You mean you're still not finished yet.
4. What time will you be finished?
3. When will you be finished?
2. Are you finished yet?

and the #1 thing my wife says to me on brew day is......

1. Still tastes like beer to me. (no matter the style)

I get, "are you at a point where you can take a break?" If the baby has a poopy diaper I always happen to be busy, Lol!

mrphillips said:

"Do you REALLY need that many buckets?"

Truthfully...I probably don't

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Yes you do. If anything you probably do not have enough.

Mine always says "..." I have no SWMBO currently.

savannahbrew said:

Brew day with my wife reminds me of a long car ride with small children. They just keep on asking how much longer or are we there yet? The answer is always the same "in a little while" and "no not yet"

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Yup: with the requisite tantrums thrown in here and there.

bennie1986 said:

I get, "are you at a point where you can take a break?" If the baby has a poopy diaper I always happen to be busy, Lol!

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Luckily no diapers to clean, but she still asks when I can take a break. I try to explain to her that there really aren't any (unless you count waiting for the next step as a break).

Do you need help?

Is it something I will like?

Can you make one I will like soon?

trapae said:

SWMBO loves to measure out the hops. We were fighting over a new packet to get the first smell and she smacked me and yelled-

"Get your nose out of my Chinook!"

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Please tell me I can use this in my sig...

"What did I do wrong? Why am I .04 OG points short?"
"Damnit, I forgot to close the ball valve!" - as wort/hot water goes everywhere.

smccarter said:

and the #1 thing my wife says to me on brew day is......

1. Still tastes like beer to me. (no matter the style)

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My mother in a nutshell. She's tried every single thing I've made and despises it all because it tastes "like beer." Even said that about a cider I made, where I used US-05. I think it's something about the yeast... Kind of glad I moved 2000 miles away and she can't taste them anymore.