Confession Time

[MrFeltimo]

Im an eater, and the wifes a feeder, i think i will pop one of these days.
I hate late people and being late, on time is 15 minutes early.
Im a nervous driver, so much so i chew on the inside of my cheek to the point it bleeds.
but seriously, i dont bother taking FG anymore.
All of the above is true.

Big weight of my shoulders, thanks guys...

 

[b-radbrew]

I don't play with water chemistry. Tap water only so far.

I no-chill in the kettle until the next day before transferring to fermentor and pitching.

 

[hunter_le five]

I have never used a blow off tube.

Me neither.

And I've only regretted not using one a few times.

 

[geoffey]

I don't follow recipes either. I just pick up whatever the homebrew store has in that day. I also never measure ingredients. Usually I just open the fridge with my eyes closed and grab whatever my hand touches first. I just throw ingredients in until it "feels" right.

I never cool my wort. I just pitch yeast at some point and walk away. I usually don't bother with an airlock since we all know the c02 blanket protects the beer.

Measuring Gravity is for newbs. It's just beer. Sometimes I don't even pitch yeast and it turns out ok. Making yeast starters is for idiots. Total waste of time. I've never noticed a difference in the 1500+ batches I've made. I've won countless medals, too many to list, and my friends all love my beers.

Don't worry, have a homebrew and do what ever feels right: DWHAHADWFR.

 

[sportpak]

I think I know what I'm doing, but still never really know HTF it's going to turn out. Lol

 

[indymedic]

You guys are like outlaws. After reading these I feel like I am taking this hobby way to seriously.
But. I never wash my equipment. I rinse and scrub with water as soon as I get done with a piece and then sanitize on my next brew day. Haven't had a problem yet.

 

[Zepth]

My preboil sanitation doesn't exist
If I take the FG before packaging it's to know if I'm in the ballpark - the 3 day rule is gone
I adjust recipes to accommodate my inventory before the first try

I do try to keep processes intact and repeatable, but those ones just didn't make the cut.

 

[Psylocide]

I clean my glass carboys out a week after bottling.

 

[ChefRex]

You guys are like outlaws. After reading these I feel like I am taking this hobby way to seriously.
But. I never wash my equipment. I rinse and scrub with water as soon as I get done with a piece and then sanitize on my next brew day. Haven't had a problem yet.

I try to keep my equipment clean and I hope me partner does too

Don't be too serious

 

[mrphillips]

One time I dropped a non-sanitized pint glass into my primary bucket just before adding my yeast...and just reached into the bucket up to my elbow to retrieve it.

Two months later, it took 3rd place in the CASK Beer Blitz. Maybe I should sanitize less often.

 

[paperairplane]

I use an IC and stir and splash hot wort constantly. Hot side aeration my ass.

I only chill to under 100*F and then let it sit for 6-8 hours or overnight to hit pitch temp.

I use tap water and have never checked any chemistry. I have never considered pH of mash.

 

[MEPNew2Brew]

This is my favorite thread ever on HBT. There is a lot of very careful folks on HBT. It is nice to hear from some that are not and just like to make a good ale from time to time.

 

[Kampenken]

... I've never noticed a difference in the 1500+ batches I've made. I've won countless medals, too many to list, and my friends all love my beers. .

Wow! How long have you been brewing? That's a lot of brews! Or is this a profession, not a hobby for you?


back to thread,
I don't check FG before bottling, I wait at least 2 weeks, sometimes 3 and bottle, I take FG if I have enough left over, but not to decide when to bottle.

 

[Nagorg]

A fly once landed in my wort during the chill. I didn't notice it until it wound up in my filter as I pumped from kettle to carboy; the trip through the pump was not friendly to the fly... It kinda grossed me out but fermentation happened and so on... The beer was good but I couldn't help thinking about that fly as a special ingredient. No I didn't tell anyone; y'all are the first to hear this! I've no plans to recreate that specific brew!

 

[1977Brewer]

I am literally trying to brew as cheaply as I possibly can. Water bottle fermenters, borrowed pots for kettles, meat thermometer, postage scale. Basically building a found brewery.

I have the money to buy everything, I just don't wanna. If I suck at brewing, I'm out the cost of ingredients, and I literally only bought a hydrometer for equipment.

 

[homebrewdr]

If I'm low on homebrew, I often bottle after only 7-10 days, then crack one open 2-3 days later. At about the 4th-5th day, most of my beers are moderately to fully carbonated. With some yeast strains, I've found full carbonation after 3 days. I think it has to do with the yeast not having much time to settle out.

Oh and also, I have a background in Biochemistry and do not use starters for 5 gallon batches. Never once in 2+ years. Do not believe in them (currently).

 

[Black_Sails]

My name is not really Black Sails, but I am an alcoholic......

 

[hunter_le five]

I'm going camping tomorrow, and I'm bringing a case of Coors Light.

 

[dryboroughbrewing]

The voices tell me to burn things...
Oh and one time I nearly passed out while cleaning my ferm chamber (Active fermentation == CO2)

 

[1977Brewer]

I'm going camping tomorrow, and I'm bringing a case of Coors Light.

You're covered for water. What kind of beer are you bringing?

 

[AdamBomb]

I dry my sanitized stopper with an unsanitized paper towel so it doesn't squirt back out of the carboy.

Sorry, thats about the worst thing I do. Im really OCD. You could use my brewing equipment to perform surgery. Lol

 

[ghohn]

I don't use an airlock or blow off tube. My fermenter is some sort of juice/kimchi making jug with a threaded top. Anyways, I tighten the top down and then back it off a little bit to allow Co2 out.

Man, I feel better.

 

[Black Island Brewer]

A fly once landed in my wort during the chill. I didn't notice it until it wound up in my filter as I pumped from kettle to carboy; the trip through the pump was not friendly to the fly... It kinda grossed me out but fermentation happened and so on... The beer was good but I couldn't help thinking about that fly as a special ingredient. No I didn't tell anyone; y'all are the first to hear this! I've no plans to recreate that specific brew!

And this is why I will NEVER judge at a homebrew competition.

 

[kickflip_mj]

I make up recipes on the fly while the mash water is heating.
SWMBO: "What are you making today?"
Me: "I don't know yet."

Haha every weekend

 

[Nagorg]

And this is why I will NEVER judge at a homebrew competition.

That's funny... I kept trying to tell myself that this sort of thing probably happens in commercial brewery's all the time. I think there is at least some level of tolerance for undesirable elements making it into consumables. I've heard stories about that anyway...

Oh well, the keg floated and I moved on!

 

[Kirkwooder]

I purposely eat kielbasa, beans and drink home brew, all in the same sitting, so that my farts smell worse than normal. Sometimes they are so bad I have to get up and leave the room!

 

[Onkel_Udo]

That's funny... I kept trying to tell myself that this sort of thing probably happens in commercial brewery's all the time. I think there is at least some level of tolerance for undesirable elements making it into consumables. I've heard stories about that anyway...

Oh well, the keg floated and I moved on!

Trust me, you will find those pieces and parts in your raw ingredients all the time...and the food you eat be it at home or in restaurants, etc, etc.

 

[AerationStation]

Ive drunk half of a 5 gal mead that was sitting in secondary (1 month old) because I ran out of HB...over the course of five days

 

[smizak]

Ive drunk half of a 5 gal mead that was sitting in secondary (1 month old) because I ran out of HB...over the course of five days

LOL, I do that all the time. Thief out a glass of applewine almost every batch..

 

[Darwin18]

I don't use my hydrometer and refractometer. I don't do any gravity readings at all. I have a wall of ribbons.