Drinking while Brewing

[MBasile]

Occasionally I'll have a few when brewing, but when I do I tend to get pissy and irritable in the cleanup phase so I try not to have more than 1 or 2 throughout the whole process.

 

[LVBen]

I drink one or two while brewing. It seems sacrilegious to not have at least 1.

 

[Sparqui]

I get hammered on brew day, but I always am with my father in law, 2 or 3 brothers in law, and a couple of nephews. We only have one burner and brewpot so we do them one at a time. I go first because the others look up to me as a leader/teacher. A nephew who works at a restaurant tales point on cleanup, so that gets done right. All of our SWMBOs make sure we eat and keep the children out from under foot.

After the batches are bottled, we trade six packs so everyone has an assortment when all is said and done.

I could brew alone, but a family brew day is so much fun I haven't brewed on my own yet and won't in the foreseeable future.

 

[Gduck]

I always mean to start brewing in the morning, but it never actually happens. A million things always seem to come up right away, or I've forgotten something, or this or that. So normally i don't get started until noon which is pretty much beer o'clock these days. Now if I managed to get things started when I wanted I'd probably start with a couple of coffees until the boil was underway.

 

[bovineblitz]

I brew too early in the day to drink.

 

[eelpout]

I brew too early in the day to drink.

That's no excuse.

 

[lschiavo]

I drink one or two while brewing. It seems sacrilegious to not have at least 1.

I agree. Be it 6am or 6pm, drinking a beer or two should be required on brewdays. Brewing drunk is NOT good.

 

[jfr1111]

Nope. I'll drink one after the yeast is pitched. Maybe. I'm not a big morning drinker and I usually brew pretty early.

 

[govain]

I'll generally pour myself a pint once I've got the boil started. I like to pace myself while I'm working and won't get drunk, but I'll enjoy the brewing experience and the fruits of my labor.

 

[teresalgl]

I crack one about half way through the boil. Don't want to lose my head and screw up the batch.