Earliest Time it is "Acceptable" to drink on brew day...

[Bensiff]

The acceptable time is all in your head... I used to work 3rd shift and when my shift ended I would come home and have a few beers before bed. This was usually about 6-8am but it was acceptable to me. Be your own man, don't let others tell you how to live your own life... there is enough of that going on as it is.

That used to be me on 3rd shift. It was great when roommates were just waking up to see me sitting on the couch with a beer. Of course on a friday they would go off to work and I would go to bed when they left. Around 5 I would wake up (I always switched sleeping schedule on the weekend) as they got home from work and I would crack a beer because it was after 5 and officially night time.

 

[steakandale]

That was my dilemma! Once I get going the pace only seems to quicken. WIfe should be home in about an hour. We will see how it goes from there. Actually she will probably join me!

Now THAT sounds more like it!

 

[Houblon]

What is the earliest you guys will dirnk on a brew day?!

There was one brewday were I started @5:30am, once the mash has been started is when we will start drinking.

Can't beat a Hoegaarden with waffles or pancakes. Hell, it's on every breakfast menu in Belgium, so I say beer's fair game 7x24.

Brunch in Brugge

If you're brewing, you should be drinking!

Yep you gotta please the beer gods

 

[Hex]

You know what they say, if you have to ask...

 

[Bernie Brewer]

The acceptable time is all in your head... I used to work 3rd shift and when my shift ended I would come home and have a few beers before bed. This was usually about 6-8am but it was acceptable to me. Be your own man, don't let others tell you how to live your own life... there is enough of that going on as it is.

Precisely why a lot of bars open at 7am around here. They do a bang-up business from the graveyard guys, too.

 

[bob1852]

"If the burner is lit, then so shall I be." ~ AZ_IPA

 

[azscoob]

"If the burner is lit, then so shall I be." ~ AZ_IPA

 

[Weizenwerks]

Sober while brewing. Safety is number one.

 

[OtisinAZ]

As soon as grain hits hot water, its time to drink.

 

[mrk305]

Y'all are a bad influence.... going for a beer

 

[JetSmooth]

I like to sip coffee from a mug in one hand, and sip a homebrew from a mug in my other!

This!

Actually, I like to have one five minutes before my eyes are open.

 

[Zamial]

1. Q: Should I have a beer?

A: Yes.



2. Q: I am concerned about drinking to early, is there a "right time"?

A: The right time to drink beer is whenever you want one and it will not interfere with your life. As for time and a specific one, if the sun is up it is daytime if it is not, it is nighttime, how this affects people's judgment on a good time to drink is beyond me. FYI I have been known to wake up and have a Founder's Breakfast Stout with my eggs and bacon for breakfast. It is called BREAKFAST Stout...



3. Q: What is the right beer for me?

A: The one that tastes the best to you. Beer Advocate and the beer snobs would have you believe if you are not drinking a Russian River, DFH, Sam Adams collaboration brew with the worlds oldest monastery, to make the craziest IIPA the world has ever seen with a theoretical 3000 IBUs, all made from endangered species, it is a horrible beer. I say, if you love you some MGD 64 and it makes you happy, then suck em down! The real equation to use is this: homebrew > anything bought.

:rockin:

4. Q: Should I drink on/during a brew day?

A: Yes, doubly so. It is very important to appease the brew gods or injury, mishaps and infections can occur. Even if you do not believe in the brew gods, is it worth the risk? The right time to crack open a homebrew on brew day is before the heating of anything. If you do not have a homebrew you will need to double your efforts and have 2 beers before heating anything. Your cup should never run dry during a brew day. I am not advocating you drink a full gallon before you start or by the time you are done, please be safe.



5. Q: If I drink too early I am done for, is there something I can do to help me with this?

A: Yes, food is a fantastic thing to have with beer. I find it very useful to have a sandwich made up in the fridge before I start my brew day and other quick ready to eat foods. You get extra credit if any of these foods is cooked in/with beer or is made from spent ingredients of a previous brew day. It can also be a good idea to have a brew assistant to cook while you brew, this is like cheating off the smartest kid in the class and getting away with it.

 

[superjunior]

not a brewday, but nascar raceday for me :rockin:
headin for the keg

 

[Golddiggie]

Since I typically start brewing after noon time, it's never been a concern to me... As long as you've had something to eat already, who cares? It IS afternoon someplace all the time, so it really comes down to a choice...

Most of the time, I reserve my drinking until after noon on weekends/brew days (or days I'm not going anywhere)... During the week (when working) I just wait until I get home. If I'm also brewing that night, well, then I could [still] be drinking rather late.

 

[HVBrewtality]

It seems far too few people are familiar with Hot Scotchies i.e. Brewer's Toddy.

A drink designed for brewer's that is prepared during the sparge.

 

[bob1852]

It seems far too few people are familiar with Hot Scotchies i.e. Brewer's Toddy.

A drink designed for brewer's that is prepared during the sparge.

A little wort and some whiskey!

 

[GoodRatsBrew]

I've been known to have a nice oatmeal maple porter with pancakes and bacon... The local diner has also said that if I ever want to install a tap there they'd be happy to offer a Breakfast Porter or Stout. It's better than a Bloody Mary...

 

[user 70770]

I say as long as it doesn't interfere with my brewing process and that I can get the beer in the fermentor without accidents, I crack a cold one whenever. I usually crack my first one around the mash time though. That's usually when I have my first long break in my brewing process so I have time to have a cold one. But my brewing routine is usually really frantic so I don't have time to drink more than 2 or 3 anyway so staying sober isn't a problem.

 

[JJL]

Contemplated the same thought this morning. I held off until 11:30a.

 

[Whut]

Contemplated the same thought this morning. I held off until 11:30a.

Made it till 11:55a myself. Chillin' the Red I just brewed and watching the Tourney! Great day today is. Zona' is taking on Texas a little later - not holding my breath but who knows!

 

[Mutilated1]

Was wondering this morning as I am waiting for my mash to finish up...It is 1030 AM, I am brewing and feel like having a homebrew. What is the earliest you guys will dirnk on a brew day?!

as soon as i wake up brew day or no, no sense in waiting

 

[Teromous]

I start drinking once I get all the heavy stuff moved into place and start boiling water. I really don't want to have a beer sitting there while I'm moving stuff around. I also learned that you should always check to make sure you have enough propane before drinking.

 

[Whut]

I also learned that you should always check to make sure you have enough propane before drinking.

LOL - words to live by!

 

[EricT]

It seems far too few people are familiar with Hot Scotchies i.e. Brewer's Toddy.

A drink designed for brewer's that is prepared during the sparge.

Oh man, I forgot about that. I saw it on a video once and wanted to try it.

 

[HVBrewtality]

Oh man, I forgot about that. I saw it on a video once and wanted to try it.

When it is cold, they are Heavenly. Last brewery I worked at, we lost heat during the winter. Brewer's Toddies kept us warm that day.

 

[loapathy]

Am I the only person who brews a low test beer every few months and only drinks them on brew days? On brew days, which are always my days off from the mind numbing drudgery of network design/security/implementation, I usually wake up with something like a breakfast stout. Something in the low 4s.

Breakfast Stout = breakfast... in my mind, anyway.

But as someone said, make sure you've got enough propane before you get lit to the point where driving is a health/ticket hazard.

 

[Firebat138]

+2... If you have someone there and they think it's too early... perhaps they should help someone else.

 

[chaydaw]

But as someone said, make sure you've got enough propane before you get lit to the point where driving is a health/ticket hazard.

This almost happened to me today. Had a few blondes (easy, low ABV) then realized my tank was feeling very light. Thankfully I made it through the boil.

 

[chaydaw]

Probably not the place to ask but how do I quote PARTIALLY from someone else's post while still tagging their name. I obviously did not do it correctly in my last post.

 

[rycov]

how do I quote PARTIALLY from someone else's post while still tagging their name. I obviously did not do it correctly in my last post.

i think you just don't erase there name after the first quote=

lets see if it worked when i hit submit.