You know you're a home brewer when?

You know you're a home brewer when you talk bad about BMC.

ClaudiusB said:

You know you're a home brewer when you talk bad about BMC.

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Nah, that just means you're a snob.

dkwolf said:

Nah, that just means you're a snob.

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Or can't just let people like what they like. To each his own.

Wow! The dark side of "You know you're a homebrewer.."

Black Island Brewer said:

Or can't just let people like what they like. To each his own.

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Is it so wrong to encourage them to try a normal Lager?

Hey, drinking a BL once saved me from heat stroke/ dehydration! So little ABV that it was like drinking water! ;-)

fuzzy2133 said:

Is it so wrong to encourage them to try a normal Lager?

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For some people, they know what they like, have tried many other things, and don't like the other things. I've tried many kinds of coffees, but just don't like most of them - I like my french roast. I always encourage exploration, but in the end, getting some people to try different beers is like teaching a pig to sing: it's a waste of your time and annoys the pig.

"Teaching a pig to sing!"

When you have to explain to your friend that its going to be a half hour before we can open the Rogue bomber I bought because it needs to be fed

now it's stuck in my head: "♪♫♪♫I'd like to teach a pig to sing... in perfect harmony♪♫♪♫"

beerpete said:

When the banner ads on non-brewing pages (like salon.com) are brewing related.

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The last 10 web pages I've gone to all had adds showing the brew kettles on Amazon I was looking at a week ago. Damn interwebs!


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When you are on a business trip and have a few bottled craft beer in your hotel room. And are seriously considering packing the empty bottles in your luggage because you have been giving beer away and the bottle supply is getting a bit low.

Or, conversely, you like to save the bottles & caps for your collection. I'll save one out of a 6'r for the collection, then put the rest in rotation delabled. I also bag up the caps for trading for swag on here or beer forum that txbrew runs as well.

unionrdr said:

Or, conversely, you like to save the bottles & caps for your collection. I'll save one out of a 6'r for the collection, then put the rest in rotation delabled. I also bag up the caps for trading for swag on here or beer forum that txbrew runs as well.

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I like to make magnets with new or interesting caps. 1/2" round magnets glued to inside of nifty caps make nice decorations for the keg fridge.

That's one of the reasons folks trade me for them. Others do artistic things like murals or bar tops with'em. I got some coasters from around the country on one trade. Got a couple bags of caps now...

When you use your grain scale to weigh your child and see how much he's grown.

Did it and it worked perfectly.

W0GWT said:

When you use your grain scale to weigh your child and see how much he's grown.

Did it and it worked perfectly.

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Nice! Never thought of that one. ..

When deer season rolls around and you wonder why all those conicals are hanging in the trees

HA! I like that one^^. They stone ya when yer tryin' to be so good. They stone ya just like they said they would. Woooohaaa ha haaa!

WilliamSlayer said:

Hey, drinking a BL once saved me from heat stroke/ dehydration! So little ABV that it was like drinking water! ;-)

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I can imagine the BJCP 2114 Style Guidelines on "Historic American Lager" mentioning how it was brewed to replace water...you know, because water wasn't safe to drink back "in the days."

Got two, when you vacuum pack 2lbs of hops and while cleanin up find a loan pellet so pop it in the mouth like dip

And when your 2yr old makes an air lock on his sippy cup lid

1fast636 said:

Got two, when you vacuum pack 2lbs of hops and while cleanin up find a loan pellet so pop it in the mouth like dip

And when your 2yr old makes an air lock on his sippy cup lid
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Haha. I've done the first of these (although never as pleasant tasting as smelling...). I have a 2 year old as well, and could totally see him doing that. I think 2 is probably a perfect age to start teaching basic brewing principles!


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They are always watching! Good improvisation to use the syringe!

When your wife catches you slipping a couple hop cones into the poppourie.

See this and think hop infuser

When you refuse to give up on a beer to get it fermented after spending a day mashing, sparging & boiling the best wort you can!

When you are making hard boiled eggs and find yourself waiting for the hot break
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When you're drinking your morning coffee & think, " This could've been sparged a little better"...

unionrdr said:

When you're drinking your morning coffee...

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And realize that it's actually your 7.3abv coffee cream stout... It going to be a good day.

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Or you're having some good ol' Kentucky coffee...

When you get the new iPhone and the first app you check is HomebrewTalk.

My work surprised me today. 🍺

When you buy beer at the store partly based on if you can reuse the bottle or not.

BadDeacon said:

When you get the new iPhone and the first app you check is HomebrewTalk.

My work surprised me today. 🍺

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Yep did the same with my new iPhone too, and in the pod cast thing, subscribed to all the brewing networks podcast and a couple other brewing ones I've never seen

When your wife is mad that all of the pillow cases are being used to cover carboys to keep the light out!


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Harry482 said:

When your wife is mad that all of the pillow cases are being used to cover carboys to keep the light out!

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I'd be upset too. Buy a pack of black t-shirts. Built-in hole for the airlock. Your marriage is worth it.

Harry482 said:

When your wife is mad that all of the pillow cases are being used to cover carboys to keep the light out!


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Then you say to her, " Buck dich, dein gesicht ist mir egal"! That oughta do it!

when you get mad at the trees in your back yard for dropping leaves. not because you'll have to rake them, but because you don't want those little bastards falling in your wort.

When your 12 yo son shares w his friends the finer points of making rootbeer.

Just be careful letting the kids get too close to the root beer, that stuff can be volatile while it's carbonating…