high5apparatus
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My wife, who is the great enabler in my homebrew career, brought the cost of brewing into a discussion for the first time last night. I hope this is not a trend.
It's the last time I ever bring up the cost of all those fun runs she registers for (and sometimes even participates).
I could do the math to prove that brewing my own is a net savings, but who wants to win that fight?
"The more we drink, the more we save! We're going to drink ourselves to being millionaires!"
Reminds me of the time my wife said she was going to "save us a ton of money" making our own laundry detergent.
There are few ways to a woman's heart faster than financial security. It's only a fight if there's a gray area. Saving money is saving money, my friend.I could do the math to prove that brewing my own is a net savings, but who wants to win that fight?
I tell her, "shut your hole and know your role!"
Not really... shes not here is she?
If I edit this later, you'll know why.
I dragged my husband to the LHBS last sale day, and we drove away in a slight state of sticker shock. It was basically $100 for a bunch of different grains, some in bulk. Then I started talking about how what I was going to make with those grains would cost us $12 per sixer at the store, but I was making it for $2 per sixer. "The more we drink, the more we save! We're going to drink ourselves to being millionaires!"
My wife wanted a brewery for her birthday. I happily obliged, as this gave me the best hobby on the planet with a wondeful woman who enjoys making beer!
The fight you don't want to have with SWMBO is "which vice would you rather I have"...
It's surprisingly simple. If you bottle like me, you need a sanitary work environment. That's probably the kitchen.
Dishes done, sink sparkling, counter so clean you could do surgery on it.... all makes for a happy SWMBO.
I'm really fortunate, in so far that while she only has passing interest in brewing her own stuff, she loves the smell of boiling wort.
My wife hates the smell of boiling wort. So this naturally led me to buy equipment to brew outside. She was happy I wasn't inside anymore. Win-win, so far.
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