Dont brew drunk!!!!

[rexbanner]

I never drink when I brew. It seems like that makes me a minority, but whatever. At least I only have myself to blame for making mistakes.

I totally agree. I used to, but not any more.

 

[JWink]

Last time my father and I brewed drunk I broke the hydrometer. I don't know how I did it. All I did was take it out of the tube and some how I caught the very top tip on the lid when I was putting the lid back on the tube and snapped the tip off. DOH.

 

[strat_thru_marshall]

search some of the broken carboy injury threads on here....that'll stop you from drinking on brew day.

 

[LandoLincoln]

Yeah, I've learned not too have too many brews on brew day. I cut myself off at 2 now. You start to make dumb mistakes. And moving a 6.5 gallon glass carboy down a flight of stairs while tipsy? Oh, that's a disaster waiting to happen.

 

[HappyHax0r]

One time when brewing while especially lit, I poured my wort into the fermentor and was totally dumbfounded when I saw that I had about 6.5 gallons in the carboy (should've only been 5)...then after I pitched and thought about it for a while, I realized I never poured out the 1.5 gallons of sanitation solution that was in the carboy. After much debate in a thread here, I ended up dumping the batch...I've never gotten drunk while brewing since.

Betcha that beer would have had one clean finish

 

[Germelli1]

Im just worried because I splashed around my hot wort a lot. I mean i poured it from my pot to my fermenter at about 120 degrees. Then added cool water but i really did mix up tons of bubbles.

Are these the problems white people have?







Disclaimer: It is a joke...I am white.

 

[jvcjbl]

Are these the problems white people have?







Disclaimer: It is a joke...I am white.

I vote ban...

 

[lschiavo]

search some of the broken carboy injury threads on here....that'll stop you from drinking on brew day.

Never stopped me. I use plastic.

 

[MikeG]

Define "drunk". Falling down 'I don't know how I got here' drunk or 'after a few great homebrews and despite a boilover, 6 hrs of brewing and I can't find my yeast' drunk?

Either way, I'm usually more cautious than that, only lost a batch once....and wasn't drunk.

 

[AR-Josh]

Dude, I do that on purpose and I make good beer.

 

[tyraindreams]

I like to drink the style I'm brewing while I brew it... I don't know why but we never seem to have problems like this...

 

[MadScienceTeacher]

I probably commit a HUGE brewing faux paz everytime I brew but I always end up adding some cold tap water. 6 successful batches (no infections) with 7 conditioning and 8 in the primary. Wouldn't do it with a slow yeast but with AAII or a Hef yeast you should be just fine. As for aerating, you gotta aerate some. I shake the heck out of my wort and, if you read wyeast's website, you really should oxygenate with pure oxygen and a stone for ideal yeast growth. Your beer will be fine. Relax and have another beer.

 

[mjperry24]

I really prefer to be drinking before, during, and after. That is, until I eventually burn myself or something. It just makes it more fun. Granted, I don't get plowed while I'm working, because I'm too busy watching for boil-overs, keeping an eye on timers, etc..

 

[Homercidal]

Your beer is ruined. I can dispose of it for you in some nice sanitary containers that look an awful lot like fermenter buckets with airlocks on them...

 

[twelvelookslikex]

Haha

 

[cfraga1978]

Just a couple of weeks ago a friend and I were brewing and needless to say we were drunk. I reached for the digital end of the probe thermometer and knocked it right into my boil (second time I have done this) being drunk and thinking quick I plunged my hand and arm in after it. Lucky for us we were just getting the bucket of ice water ready for the pre-chiller. I spent the rest of the afternoon with my arm in the bucket. I didn't even get it out until after transferring into the fermenter. SWMBO was real pleased with my actions and the fact that's its back to the store to buy a third thermometer.

 

[Karmawar]

One time when brewing while especially lit, I poured my wort into the fermentor and was totally dumbfounded when I saw that I had about 6.5 gallons in the carboy (should've only been 5)...then after I pitched and thought about it for a while, I realized I never poured out the 1.5 gallons of sanitation solution that was in the carboy. After much debate in a thread here, I ended up dumping the batch...I've never gotten drunk while brewing since.

My wife laughed her ass off when I read that out aloud! I on the other hand feel bad for you and the beer that could have been, I still laughed though.

Back to the point, I tend to drink a few home brews while brewing and my OG tends to go up a few notches. This is good.