You know you're a home brewer when?

[funnycreature]

... when for once you're drinking a fruit juice and your SWMBO wants a sip of your beer, then doesn't trust you it's just juice because she thinks you don't want to share

 

[hops2it]

When your keg fridge's compressor shooting craps = a major disaster and your kitchen fridge doing the same = a minor inconvenience.

 

[Channel66]

When all of the Google ads on your browser are either for alcohol rehab, glassware, or scientific glass

 

[Qhrumphf]

When you blow off a friend's wedding to go to NHC.

 

[AFAJ Brew Guy]

When you use the left over spigot from your MLT and various other O rings from your brew box to replace the leaky spigot on your sun tea jar. Took three tries using different O rings but that suckers tight now!

 

[dkwolf]

When you use the left over spigot from your MLT and various other O rings from your brew box to replace the leaky spigot on your sun tea jar. Took three tries using different O rings but that suckers tight now!

Not an all-grain brewer, but damn...I'm going to have to play with this idea. Torques me off that Every. Single. Jar. I've bought for sun tea leaks as soon as you put it in the fridge.

 

[msa8967]

You see a Craig's list add for a LP turkey fryer and start thinking about buying it when you realize you already have 2-3 of these stored in the garage for tandem brewing.

 

[rockbasementbeer]

You see the new neighbor has corny kegs and get excited to have a home brewer next door!

 

[coinhall09]

You see the new neighbor has corny kegs and get excited to have a home brewer next door!

And now a awesome friendship begins !!!!! Congrats I wish I had a homebrew buddy

 

[rockbasementbeer]

And now a awesome friendship begins !!!!! Congrats I wish I had a homebrew buddy

There needs to be a "find brewers near you" thread for this reason! The amount of homebrew clubs will double.

 

[Leadgolem]

There needs to be a "find brewers near you" thread for this reason! The amount of homebrew clubs will double.

That makes me wonder, is there an app for that?

 

[rockbasementbeer]

That makes me wonder, is there an app for that?

There should be. I just created a thread under general beer discussion for it!

 

[fuzzy2133]

When you look for local micro brewery's near you're daughter dance competition hotel and the trip is in November.

 

[SPR-GRN]

When every time you plan a vacation, the first thing you find in the area you are visiting are the breweries and brewpubs.

 

[Erroneous]

When making home made ice cream you wish you had a pre chiller to cool down the mixture to 100f

 

[atimmerman88]

When making the morning coffee at the office you notice this awesome aroma seal on the crummy coffee, and wonder why these things don't exist for your bottles of DIPA

 

[funnycreature]

When your coworkers get you this for your birthday:

 

[plumber_bob]

When your coworkers get you this for your birthday:

I take it that that measures how many bottle caps you pop.

Or does it judge the PH, of each bottle cap?

pb

 

[unionrdr]

when bottling day goes well,beers sent to another get there unscathed,& yeast washing is going nicely..you think,what a wonderful world! And have some home brews & vodka to celebrate!

 

[tripplehazzard]

When you hook your bottle washer up outside and your daughter plays in it like its the best water toy ever

 

[funnycreature]

I take it that that measures how many bottle caps you pop.

Or does it judge the PH, of each bottle cap?

pb

Yep that's what it does

 

[DrunkleJon]

When you ponder if StarSan would work as contact lens solution in a pinch.

Do not worry. I found some and have not found out.

 

[inthebackwoods]

When one of your motivations to get a house and get out of apartments is brewing related.

 

[unionrdr]

When you finish bottling a batch of beer,then wash the yeast while drinking some home brew & posting on HBT!

 

[Krovitz]

You wash all your dishes by hand because the dish washer has become a drying rack.

 

[unionrdr]

...or when you wash a bunch of dishes,pots & pans for momma just to clear out the sink to clean bottles & FV's. She's happy & I get my work done!

 

[TangoHotel]

You wash all your dishes by hand because the dish washer has become a drying rack.

All too many times for this!

 

[TheLionKing]

...or when you wash a bunch of dishes,pots & pans for momma just to clear out the sink to clean bottles & FV's. She's happy & I get my work done!

Amen!

 

[mrshaund]

When you walk into a store and make sure the bells you bought has some good yeast cakes inside

 

[Qhrumphf]

When you try to convince your wife that she needs the $200 reference grade Thermapen for cooking. When she completely ignores you, you try again with the $100 regular Thermapen.

 

[rockbasementbeer]

When you try to convince your wife that she needs the $200 reference grade Thermapen for cooking. When she completely ignores you, you try again with the $100 regular Thermapen.

It is a useful tool

 

[GunnyB]

You can either agree with, or get new ideas from every comment so far

 

[Bazaar]

When you can't visit a bakery without asking if they happen to have any plastic frosting buckets you can take off their hands.

 

[HellBound]

When your having a beer at Universal Studios, and you try to convince the wife that this will fit in the garage!!

 

[tylerverry]

when one of your motivations to get a house and get out of apartments is brewing related.

+1

 

[plumber_bob]

When you're sitting in an 8 hour Scaffolding, class, at work, (Mandatory), and you are thinking the whole time, "Man, I'd rather be watching yeast multiply!"

pb

 

[WilliamSlayer]

When your having a beer at Universal Studios, and you try to convince the wife that this will fit in the garage!!

Oh heck yeah! (Plus a bit of room for the doghouse you'd be sleeping in...)

Lol. ;-)

 

[HellBound]

Oh heck yeah! (Plus a bit of room for the doghouse you'd be sleeping in...)

Lol. ;-)

Right!!! We could finance it! Still be less expensive than her closet remodel and the new clothes!!!

 

[Butchv12]

When you post pictures of a freezer that will NEVER contain any food!

 

[seanppp]

When 6 days after bottling you wake in the morning and convince yourself it's worth walking into the garage to pop one open, even though you know it's not carbonated, it's warm, and it's 8am(!!), because you can't wait to see how the yeast works with the grain bill.