Northern_Brewer
British - apparently some US company stole my name
You see reports of temperatures in Europe hitting 45°C (113°F) and think "the whole of France is getting a ferulic rest"....
When SWMBO, In-laws and Pastor sermon you on the dangers of your soul for making a hopped barley tea...(this is before pitching the yeast).
Behold the rain which descends from heaven upon our vineyards, and which incorporates itself with the grapes to be changed into wine; a constant proof that God loves us, and loves to see us happy!
...when you have WET socks.
Been there too many times! Usually just cleaning day...
Probably mentioned before, but I was just thinking this morning while I was looking under the sink for a trash bag: You know you're a homebrewer when you start visualizing fermentation buckets in every available nook and cranny of your home.
Hmmm...yep! I could fit one there, and there and there...
Yes, this is pure fantasy. I wish I had a cool house or a basement, but here in the southeast I'm 100% reliant on my mini fridge and cooler bag. Still, I do like to mentally take over the house with brewing equipment.I hope your fermentation buckets stuck in every nook and cranny are empty or your house is kept cold... Fermentation temperature control is one of the best ways to make your beer better. Lack of control and too high a fermentation temperature is one of the easiest ways to make a good beer mediocre or even bad.
I have 3 full size refrigerators, a mini fridge and a keezerWhen you have at least two refrigerator's/freezers and only one of them contains food.
When you are a fairly experienced homebrewer, with common sense and science to back you up, and you STILL spend a good amount of time fretting about your lager on brand new S23 that hasn't got a krausen yet after over 48 hours. Then breathe a heavy sigh of relief the next morning when a thin film of foam is seen. Every damn time.
You know you're a homebrewer when, on a Friday night, you're pulling a pint off the tap and repeating the mantra in your head, "Don't kick, don't kick, don't kick", and breathe a sigh of relief when it doesn't kick.
When you stop on a road trip at an out of state HBS for yeast. Of course you have ice packs with you.
My phone autocorrects to brewing terms constantly.
Today was “I’ll take care of it after work when I get homebrew”. Meant to be just home. My phone also autocorrects my fiancé’s name to Brew. Oops.
When you volunteer your Saturday and equipment to help a buddy brew for his upcoming wedding. The only logical thing to do is to take Friday off to clean and load equipment.
You designed an MRP system for your brewery. Nice.You set up a spreadsheet that analyzes your beer consumption rate per day, how much kegged/bottled brew you have on hand, how much are in fermenters, and the date you will have no beer. The calculations determine the last possible date you need to brew more, taking into account fermenting days, secondary fermenting days, dry hop days, and carbonation days so you don't run out of beer. And just to be extra cautious, figure the next 2 brew dates as well. After all, when it comes to home brew, it's better to have too much than enough.
And you give yourself a six month buffer.You set up a spreadsheet that analyzes your beer consumption rate per day, how much kegged/bottled brew you have on hand, how much are in fermenters, and the date you will have no beer. The calculations determine the last possible date you need to brew more, taking into account fermenting days, secondary fermenting days, dry hop days, and carbonation days so you don't run out of beer. And just to be extra cautious, figure the next 2 brew dates as well. After all, when it comes to home brew, it's better to have too much than enough.
You set up a spreadsheet that analyzes your beer consumption rate per day, how much kegged/bottled brew you have on hand, how much are in fermenters, and the date you will have no beer. The calculations determine the last possible date you need to brew more, taking into account fermenting days, secondary fermenting days, dry hop days, and carbonation days so you don't run out of beer. And just to be extra cautious, figure the next 2 brew dates as well. After all, when it comes to home brew, it's better to have too much than enough.
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