Fat_Bastard
Well-Known Member
wife bought me the kit,helps brew,sanitize,bottle and drink the rewards.
only thing better would be for her to leave the drinking part to me
only thing better would be for her to leave the drinking part to me
My wife is supportive, she knows how much I like brewing. She bought me brewing classic styles, extreme brewing, and brewing related magazines and mailed them to me while I was deployed. She didn't complain much when I put the beer fridge and the fermenter cabinet in the office. The downside is she hates the smell of the wort, it makes her gag, so I am banned to the garage/outside for mashing/boiling.
I brew and do all the "work" and Bob drinks it. He is supportive, and often brags about my beer but doesn't have any interest at all in brewing himself. He does have a great palate, though, and makes constructive criticism that helps. He'll say, "I like this beer but I wish the malt would shine a bit more and I'd like to see a reddish color and have more late hops", for example. I'll then tweak that recipe to accomodate his requests. He gardens, and grows three kinds of hops for me. He also helps with dumping my mash tun into the compost.
He helps more with the winemaking- he'll pick the fruit and crush and help with carrying carboys. Wine is more his thing than beer.
My wife likes the results and probably drinks more of the homebrew than I do. It is nice that her beer requests are things like a cream stout or a nicely hopped IPA and not something fruity or yellow and fizzy. However her eyes start to glaze over when I start talking about hops, IBU's, GU:BU ratio and yeast profiles.
I got into brewing a few months ago and other than casually mentioning it to my girlfriend I never really brought it up. She isnt a big beer drinker and doesnt really share my tastes on it. However, I had to run to my LHBS the other day to grab a few things and she went along. Next thing I know she is weighing and crushing grain for the Hefeweizen she wants to help me make! She had a bunch of questions and is looking forward to our brew day together. I'm so glad to have someone to sanitize and bottle with.
My wife is totally supportive. She's not a beer drinker, but is happy when I'm happy. And Visa versa....
my fiance was OK with my brewing at first but now i think she is starting to reach the end of her rope.
we are saving for our wedding so everytime a package arrives with more brewing supplies she gives me a bit of the stink eye...
She says I don't pay enough attenuation to her.
But I tell her it's not real, just apparent.
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