Brewing naked

[Yooper]

I have 15 minutes left in the boil. I'm doing a 90 minute boil, for a Pliney clone.

Bob just popped back in the brewery and looked at me questioningly. He didn't say anything but then I said "oh I bet you're wondering why I'm bringing stark naked". He just looked at me and nodded.

And here's how that happened.

We normally have a pretty dry climate. But the summer it's been very humid and rainy. I went into the basement where it is especially humid to get my big 8 gallon fermenters. I did not like the looks of them they had a little bit of almost mildew looking things on it. When I went into the brew room, I decided a bleach bath was in order. Even though I brew in my laundry room, I couldn't really find any appropriate clothing that I did not want to get bleach spots on.


I was wearing the most wonderful organic cotton sweats and T-shirt that feel like wearing your favorite set of sheets. So I took everything off to protect it. And that is how Bob found me in the brew room totally naked stirring a pot.

After being with me for 15 years, and knowing that I am a wee bit, um, eccentric, I don't think he thought anything of it.

It's pretty warm in here with the brew going. So I just decided to stay this way. I am going to watch better for splashes and spills.

Anybody else brew naked?

 

[ChelisHubby]

Nope, not I Fish bellies have better suntan than my Legs.

 

[brew_ny]

pictures or it didn't happen

S_M

 

[passedpawn]

Uh, no. Considering the level of my boil pot, it would be quite dangerous to my friend.

 

[Yooper]

pictures or it didn't happen

S_M

Ha ha. Bob did ask me if I would like a picture. I declined. No one should be forced to look at that. I'm doing my whirlpool hops steep right now and it will make it easy for me to just hop in the shower when I'm finished.

Something else I just thought about. A lot of you guys brew outside. It might be against the HOA to brew naked. And there is always the safety issue that passedpawn mentioned.

I bet we could bring a lot of attention to homebrewing as a hobby if we all decided to go out in the driveways and brew naked. But maybe not in a good way- unless someone was exceptionally good looking.

 

[AnOldUR]

Brewing indoors has its advantages.

No shoes, no shirt, and boxers but not brave enough to expose any other bits to hot fluids and high voltage.



Oh, and the neighbors have kids and we have windows. There’s that too.




edit to ask:
You wouldn't happen to be drinking while you're brewing (naked)?

 

[RADMAD]

I saw the Title of this thread and had to decide if it was really worth clicking on or was I going to be sorry. Well after reading that this was a yooper thread I couldn't resist finding out what this was about. Had a great laugh and almost spit out my beer ( a samuel adams TETRAVIS belgian quad - surprisingly tasty )

No brewing naked in our house since all brews are done outside from 20 F to 100 F. The neighbors would be a little shocked and I don't think my wife would like having to explain my behavior.

 

[b-boy]

Well I brew in my garage, so I guess I have the option. I think I'll pass.

I burned my leg yesterday fiddling with a March pump that refused to pump. 212F wort on my leg hurt a lot, but the alternative (w/o pants)would have been so much worse.

 

[Yooper]

Brewing indoors has its advantages.

No shoes, no shirt, and boxers but not brave enough to expose any other bits to hot fluids and high voltage.



Oh, and the neighbors have kids and we have windows. There’s that too.




edit to ask:
You wouldn't happen to be drinking while you're brewing (naked)?

Oh surprisingly I do have a beer in my hand. But it is my first and only so far today. I found out early that brewing and drinking at the same time don't mix.

Interestingly enough, the time I got second degree burns on my left **** I was fully clothed. I still have the scar.

Almost done chilling here. A little low on the OG, but there was something like 17 ounces of hops or thereabouts and it smells really good in here.

Once I'm done chilling, Bob and I are going to have gin and tonic's on the deck. I will have to get clothing on for that.

 

[unionrdr]

Dang, why do I always miss these moments? Gin & tonic is better nekkid...just sayin'

 

[Inkleg]

Anybody else brew naked?

Yooper you are too funny, does this count.

 

[day_trippr]

Wow. It's the race to TMI World!

Cheers!

 

[jhoneycutt]

Only been so far as the boxer shorts and flip flops so far. All the chairs we have are shared with the kids and there's something about my stuff being on things my kids sit on too. But when they move out....

 

[Hello]

So far I've only been without a shirt because it was so wet I just took it off.
It's a bad idea for anyone to see me naked.

 

[sloanfamilydsm]

I worry when I'm wearing sandals about burning my toes. Can't even imagine doing a recirculating on the HLT naked.

 

[Zuljin]

Oh, we'd bring attention to the hobby alright. The police scanners would spread the word far and wide.

However, I do have plans to brew a small batch 16%er soon. That'll be indoors. Butt booty ass naked it is!

 

[Yooper]

Oh, we'd bring attention to the hobby alright. The police scanners would spread the word far and wide.

However, I do have plans to brew a small batch 16%er soon. That'll be indoors. Butt booty ass naked it is!

What time should I be over to watch?

 

[Zuljin]

High noon. Come alone. Make sure you're not followed.

 

[b-boy]

Shouldn't this thread be in the Boneyard?

 

[Yooper]

Shouldn't this thread be in the Boneyard?

Trust me, at my age it's more of a "National Geographic" type of photo and not a Boneyard photo.

I can just see the write up- "And, in the backwoods of the UP of Michigan there is another breed of weirdo. This specimen, a 50 year old grandmother, shows what gravity and other forces have done to Yoopers. You may wish to avert your eyes to avoid things that should be better left covered. Look at your own risk".

 

[SquidPope]

Two things I make an effort to avoid being naked around are bleach and boiling liquids. You sir, are a braver man than I

 

[Yooper]

Two things I make an effort to avoid being naked around are bleach and boiling liquids. You sir, are a braver man than I

Haha- a braver man, for a girl you mean?

I am extremely cheap, so I was actually trying to save my nice clothes. My skin is not nearly as nice as those cotton sweats!

 

[AnOldUR]

My skin is not nearly as nice as those cotton sweats!

Brewed a beer using Blackberries from the fields behind my house. Went back into the field to dump the left over fruit gunk and it splattered on one of my favorite brew shirts. That stain's never going to come out. Should have done it naked! :cross:

 

[2drunk2]

I threatened to do it this weekend, but completely forgot.

 

[Homercidal]

I don't really see the point in brewing naked. It's much too dangerous to consider. I have ample supply of old clothing I can wear for getting dirty, bleached, whatever.

 

[2drunk2]

Actually, clothing will hold the hot liquid to your body. Bare skin will shed it quickly.

 

[soccerdad]

I've taken to wearing a burka when I brew. It previously belonged to a short, fat Islamic woman. At my age, migrating hair presents enormous challenges. I no longer worry about the hair on my dome falling into the wort, it's all gone. But the hair from my ears, neck, navel, a$$ crack, underams, ... it's like a shedding hound.

 

[Homercidal]

So yeah, I just want to thank you for the lovely visual you handed out there. Mucho Appreciato.

 

[sconsi]

I once cooked bacon without a shirt on and learned why I should never do that the hard way. I don't even want to know what kind of lesson I would learn from brewing in the nude.

I will occasionally brew in lederhosen if I'm making a German beer, you know, to get in the spirit of things.

 

[hunter_le five]

For a thread with the word "naked" in the title, there is a disturbing lack of pictures. :fro:

If I'm doing a partial boil extract brew indoors, naked all the way. However most of my batches are AG and have to be brewed outdoors because I use a propane burner, and sadly the police officers here frown on me walking around my front yard in the buff.

I once cooked bacon without a shirt on and learned why I should never do that the hard way.

Everything is better naked. Except for frying bacon. Never doing that again, EVER. :cross: