Brew Chicks

[Onescalerguy]

My excellent live-in girlfriend is my brewing buddy/partner.She drinks more of it than i do(being a very cheap date,I'm fairly wrecked after 4 or 5 and she's still sober).We love beer and brewing beer and talking about beer.She's so busy taking care of my kids and I that she doesn't have(make) the spare time that i do to browse this forum and contribute.Here's to her,she's the best!!!


Pri.1-NB Dunkelweisen
Pri.2-NB Amer.Wheat
2nd.1-B3 Stout
Bottled-THB NutBrownAle
Bottled-THB YellowDogAle
Bottled-THB O'Fest
Bottled(near gone)-THB Trad.Wheat

 

[Caplan]

I'm a woman, too, but I haven't been posting much these past couple of months because real life's been killing me.

So you back down in Texas yet and if so did you manage to get that mead on in Alaska you talked about a few months back?

Anyway, I think there's a big difference between a) number of women who homebrew and b) number of women who homebrew and also belong to forums like this one. Every homebrewer I know in real life is a woman (except one cousin), but none of them are on a homebrewing forum.

That's definately true in the UK HBS shops I've visited, when I go to my LHBS it's probably a 60% male to 40% female mix (and both mostly older than my own youthful late twenties appearance *cough*)

 

[b,rock-bock]

My wife does make wine, and that's good enough for me. She's a grreat enabler!!! And she loves my Celebration Clone!!! It would be nice if I could get her to crank my Corona though.....

 

[alemonkey]

It would be nice if I could get her to crank my Corona though.....

Yeah, that pretty much comes to a stop after you get married.

 

[EvilTOJ]

Hey! Alemonkey, I was going to say that!

 

[dancingbarefoot]

So you back down in Texas yet and if so did you manage to get that mead on in Alaska you talked about a few months back?

Yeah, I'm back in Texas now but sadly, the mead never got brewed this summer in Alaska. Jury duty and a mild case of pneumonia kinda interfered.

I was actually at my LHBS shop this afternoon and was the only woman in there. I've tried to get friends (from the university) interested in homebrewing, but so far no one's taken me up on it. At departmental parties where I've brought my beer for others to drink, the guys tend to find it amusing that I brew it myself. They'll often humor me by tasting it but then go back to their Shiners. The women are more interested in how it's done, but so far not interested enough to do it themselves.

 

[Yooper]

I was in my local bar last night and met a new coworker of my husband's. She is a brewer and lives about 5 blocks from me! We spent the evening drinking a pitcher and talking about brewing. She does mini-mashes, and would like to go all-grain someday. She just moved here from Washington state, and likes good beer. We're going to do a beer exchange soon.

Lorena

 

[Caplan]

Yeah, I'm back in Texas now but sadly, the mead never got brewed this summer in Alaska. Jury duty and a mild case of pneumonia kinda interfered.

I was actually at my LHBS shop this afternoon and was the only woman in there. I've tried to get friends (from the university) interested in homebrewing, but so far no one's taken me up on it. At departmental parties where I've brought my beer for others to drink, the guys tend to find it amusing that I brew it myself. They'll often humor me by tasting it but then go back to their Shiners. The women are more interested in how it's done, but so far not interested enough to do it themselves.

Bad luck with pneumonia - nasty stuff, the mead can wait....
I visited my LHBS this afternoon and I was the only one in the shop other than the owner - and he was annoyed i'd shown up near closing time!
It sounds like you're trying to convert people at your university to homebrew. That's a tough task that'll just dishearten you unless you're up for a full crusade - I'd suggest screw them and brew for your own satisfaction!

 

[Chairman Cheyco]

We spent the evening drinking a pitcher and talking about brewing.

That sounds hot! Got any pictures?

 

[dancingbarefoot]

It sounds like you're trying to convert people at your university to homebrew. That's a tough task that'll just dishearten you unless you're up for a full crusade - I'd suggest screw them and brew for your own satisfaction!

Nah, not really. It just comes up at departmental parties.

The funny thing is that since I posted earlier today, two of my friends have decided they need to help me brew. So tomorrow we're having a random beer-brewing, movie-watching, girly crafty-related pajama party (I think I'm way too old for pajama parties, but what the hell.).

 

[whodwho]

...I think I'm way too old for pajama parties, but what the hell.

Not if they are lacy ones...

 

[Yooper]

That sounds hot! Got any pictures?

For a small fee, I'd be happy to post pictures........

My husband was laughing on the way home, as I was so excited about meeting a woman at a bar!

Lorena

 

[Pumbaa]

You take pay pal?

and you realize how much trouble you 2 could get me into?

Lorenae is picking up chicks at bars and talking about brewing . . .
Dancingbarefoot is having the hot college sorority pajama party and brewing . . .

/cue cheep 70's/80's electronic music
Bow chicka wow wow

Dibs on being the pizza delivery boy

 

[Walker]

Dibs on being the pizza delivery boy

SHOTGUN!

-walker

 

[Chairman Cheyco]

Dibs on being the pizza delivery boy

OK then, I call dibs on being the dirty cop! Or should I be the landlord?...

 

[the_bird]

SHOTGUN!

-walker

SHOTGUN ANUS!

(Harold & Kumar was the funniest frickin' movie I have seen in years...)

 

[EvilTOJ]

Pajama parties always have pillow fights, right? .........RIGHT??

 

[dancingbarefoot]

Dancingbarefoot is having the hot college sorority pajama party and brewing . . .

/cue cheep 70's/80's electronic music
Bow chicka wow wow

Ha! Not quite the erotic movie it sounded like. But the brewing went well.

 

[Dude]

Ha! Not quite the erotic movie it sounded like. But the brewing went well.

Where are the pics?

 

[Bernie Brewer]

You take pay pal?

and you realize how much trouble you 2 could get me into?

Lorenae is picking up chicks at bars and talking about brewing . . .
Dancingbarefoot is having the hot college sorority pajama party and brewing . . .

/cue cheep 70's/80's electronic music
Bow chicka wow wow

Dibs on being the pizza delivery boy

Dibs on the electrician's service call!!!

Ok who's gonna be the Orkin Man????

 

[Sir Sudster]

Got Bugs? .................................

 

[Sir Sudster]

BTW, you ladies should check out this months MORE magazine. My wife just showed me an article in it about Women Brewers. These ladies are hard core homebrewer's. Interesting article.

 

[alemonkey]

Dibs on the electrician's service call!!!

Ok who's gonna be the Orkin Man????

I'm thinking the Startled Roomate

 

[dancingbarefoot]

BTW, you ladies should check out this months MORE magazine. My wife just showed me an article in it about Women Brewers. These ladies are hard core homebrewer's. Interesting article.

Thanks, I'll look for it. I'm not sure I want to go hard core (*ahem*), but it'd be an interesting read.

 

[Sir Sudster]

Thanks, I'll look for it. I'm not sure I want to go hard core (*ahem*), but it'd be an interesting read.

OooH! Their gonna have fun with that one.....

 

[BBboomer]

Well mine doesn't brew, but she puts up with me.
I can't boil in the house anymore but thats alright I moved it all out to the shop.
She thinks I have gone over the edge and now she's taken to calling me Hoppy.
All is good though, I'm still brewing!

 

[Yooper]

Remember I talked about the woman I met at a bar last week? (She works with some collegues of my husband). Anyway, a bunch of us met up at the local bar last night and shared a few pitchers. As we're leaving, she says that she has something in the car for me. She gave me two 22 ouncers- one of a honey maple ale and one of a red ale. I have a couple here at the house for her to try- an ESB and an American Amber.

Yes, I just had my first beer swap! And, she's brewing a vanilla oatmeal porter in two weeks and I'm going to "help". I want to see her mash tun. :cross:

Lorena

 

[Chairman Cheyco]

Yes, I just had my first beer swap! And, she's brewing a vanilla oatmeal porter in two weeks and I'm going to "help". I want to see her mash tun. :cross:

This thread couldn't be any hotter!

 

[Cheesefood]

And you guys wonder why women don't brew. It's because we're drunk pigs who want to ogle them!

 

[Yooper]

And you guys wonder why women don't brew. It's because we're drunk pigs who want to ogle them!

At a certain age, ogling is no longer offensive- it's appreciated.

Lorena