Dear God!

[CMBJake]

But what if they are contaminated, or they overflow and you have refill the airlock? What if your wife decides to turn the light bulb off and crashes your temperature in the closet? What if your beer NEEDS you?!

I like smelling the airlock to see what the yeast is like. For instances, Wyeast Forbidden Fruit 3463 smells like ASS, no kidding, a cheese gut bomb, room-clearer (didn't like smelling that one). Wyeast 1056 American Ale is nice and clean, if a bit plasticy smelling at first. Etc.

It helps me get into that carboy and understand what's going on!

Plus, I have them all on my kitchen counter or sink with t-shirts over them to keep out the light...

 

[03rangerxlt]

Hahaha I told my fiancèe, "Forget having children, we're raising beer!"

We've asked each other, "Have you sat with the beer yet today?"

And just today, we took our first FG reading, and I see that my fiancèe has been straightening up our brewing space, maintaining the carboy tempurature, and replaced the wet t-shirts with the cardboard box cover. And it just dawned on me, "My fiancée is a good beer mom!"

I think we both have been sucked into this pretty good!

 

[teaser452]

Not a beer freak. When your goal to brew up to the exact legal amount per household per year then you're a beer freak.

Also when you know you're a beer freak:
- You have three fridges in your garage, none of which contain food
- Every single time you pass by coolers in stores you just "have to look" (SWMBO drags me away all the time)

There is an exact legal amount?

Oh yeah, We're shooting for double that. Maybe even triple.

 

[Rebekah]

I love watching the fermentor. Something so magical about it.
Should I be worried that my 3 year old likes watching it with me? Or should I be worried that I'm equally engrossed as he is??

 

[LabRatBrewer]

I started brew in 1986. This morning I stood watching my newest primary come to life, and stared in wonder at the way the bubbles seemed to synchronize with the two fermentors of Apfelwein.

 

[damien]

Are you sniffing the airlock too?

yeah still do that daily.

 

[jaycount]

I'm past the hover stage.

Well, except today I brewed my first lager. So I'm eager to see a lager fermentation take off

 

[MrManifesto]

i must be a bitter ol scumbag, i ferment in buckets, inside a wine fridge, inside a closet. i look at the airlock for about 5 seconds a day the first three days and then basically forget about it haha...i've already moved on to the next brew!

 

[homebrewertodd]

Hello everyone. I'm very new to brewing. As a matter of fact, I just brewed my first 5 gallon batch a week ago! I actually put a chair down in front of the closet and watched the airlock. Oh, and been sniffing the airlock too! I love doing this, and don't see me changing, lol. Only problem is, got a white bucket for a fermenter. Need a carbohydrates so I can watch what's going on.

 

[Alucard1983]

Anyways here's a good one. Last week I was making beer and I noticed it was a little stuck so I started to shake the carboy to mix it up(got it unstuck). Anyways I found out swmbo behind me. She went omg, from the back side it looked like i was humping the carboy. I turned around and said, do you mind I'm making love to my beer, why do you think it taste so good. You have to show it some love. She left the room and I finished shaking it. For 3 nights I had to sleep on the couch. Not a bad trade off since he carboy is next to me... She let me sleep with the beer for 3 night. LOL

 

[je52rm]

Anyways here's a good one. Last week I was making beer and I noticed it was a little stuck so I started to shake the carboy to mix it up(got it unstuck). Anyways I found out swmbo behind me. She went omg, from the back side it looked like i was humping the carboy. I turned around and said, do you mind I'm making love to my beer, why do you think it taste so good. You have to show it some love. She left the room and I finished shaking it. For 3 nights I had to sleep on the couch. Not a bad trade off since he carboy is next to me... She let me sleep with the beer for 3 night. LOL

Oh please tell me you didnt make your blonde ale into a cream ale making love to it! hahahaha just kiddin'! funny story!

 

[Unibrow]

Oh please tell me you didnt make your blonde ale into a cream ale making love to it!

 

[Alucard1983]

Accually it was a stout... Best part my beer serinade me to sleep. Blup. Blup. Blup.

 

[ballz50401]

I really miss watching the action since I moved to a temp controlled chest freezer...to make up for the loss I'll ask people stick their head deep in the freezer to catch a whiff of the fermentation aromas only to watch them burn there nostrils. The yeasty's tell me to do this!

 

[C-Rider]

My fermenters are white plastic buckets sitting inside a chest freezer. I only look the following day to insure action in the air lock, then I forget it for 3 weeks. Unless I"m dry hopping of course.

Watching beer ferment in a glass car-boy must be like watch your laundry go round and round thru the glass on your washer. LOL

 

[unionrdr]

I like the fact that my fermenter stand is to the right of the comp hutch. so I get the smells & sounds from the blow off/airlocks while I'm on here. Best of both worlds.

 

[dfess1]

Not a beer freak. When your goal to brew up to the exact legal amount per household per year then you're a beer freak.

Also when you know you're a beer freak:
- You have three fridges in your garage, none of which contain food
- Every single time you pass by coolers in stores you just "have to look" (SWMBO drags me away all the time)

so what happens when one may perhaps go over the legal limit, without distribution? Or do you just go from freak to alcoholic...

 

[Reno_eNVy]

so what happens when one may perhaps go over the legal limit, without distribution? Or do you just go from freak to alcoholic...

You keep it to yourself and don't post it on hbt for all to see.

 

[dfess1]

well, there is that...

 

[irok660n]

You keep it to yourself and don't post it on hbt for all to see.

Consider it the liquid version of "dont ask, dont tell" lol

 

[Spring_Chicken]

You would have to have it on hand all at once for anyone to know how much you brewed. So.... Drink it.

 

[Sippin37]

How many hours have you stood there and just watched the beer fermenting? I'm new to home brewing and I can't get away from that damn carboy. It's amazing! hahahahahaha

How long did it take you to get to the point that you weren't "hovering" over the carboy all day watching it?

I'm sticking with the plastic buckets just so this doesn't happen to me!

 

[pigdog]

I call it "petting" my carboy. It's in my laundry rm, my wife walks in and I'm on all fours with a flashlight up against the glass so I can see what's up in there. What!?! It's important!!!

 

[MotorcycleMatt]

I'm new to brewing also and very much a beer addict but I only check it when I wake up, other than that im on here, looking at recipes and other equipment all day