Ever have to explain 400 lbs of grain to sig other?

[mrkeeg]

... the bulk cost savings argument isn't quite making up for all these sacks of grain in an 800sqft suite...

 

[SporkD2]

It was hard enough for me to convince her of 200# in a house w/ a basement that I use primarily for my stuff.

GOOD LUCK!

 

[shanes66charger]

hahaha...........you'll just have to brew an extra lot to use it all up!!!

 

[SporkD2]

also try having tons of hops and then getting deployed. A year later trying to convince your wife that you need to start getting fresh stuff while you throw away tons of hops

 

[mmb]

8 bags, 800 sq ft.

Seems to fit.

400# * 2 occupants = 800 wait... 800 sqft! The fung shu is right!

 

[boogyman]

The trick is to stack them all against the wall... kinda like an Andy Warhol painting, except with grain sacks.

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

No, I never explain. I just ask forgiveness after the fact. Every time.

 

[mrkeeg]

I hid it under the bed. Not kidding.

 

[mordantly]

well, not being married, in a tight-quarters, or owning more than 50#, i can't offer you any useful advice... other than, you might want to prioritize what will live "outside"

 

[ajwillys]

I hid it under the bed. Not kidding.

Same here. Never had that much, but I sometimes keep a sack under the bed.

 

[xxsn0blindxx]

well, not being married, in a tight-quarters, or owning more than 50#, i can't offer you any useful advice... other than, you might want to prioritize what will live "outside"

Sorry honey you're going to have to sleep outside, need to make more room for grain :cross:

 

[mordantly]

i was thinking something more along the lines of "this motorcycle/down-hill cannondale have been in my bedroom all their lives, maybe i should build a shed for them"

 

[John Beere]

Yes..

 

[sirsloop]

my wife has a harder time dealing with all of the hops in the freezer downstairs.

 

[mullenite]

My wife's advice is to buy her something shiny and expensive. She will quickly forget the grain for a few hours. It should give you time to think of something better.

 

[whalenutz]

i find its better to ask forgiveness than permisson, plus angry sex with the wife is AWESOME!!!

 

[sulawesi]

lol, suddenly I don't feel so bad about buying 80 lbs

 

[Rentachik]

i find its better to ask forgiveness than permisson, plus angry sex with the wife is AWESOME!!!

My G/F laughed at that. We call it "Hate F%#king" Awesome is right.

 

[sdk]

I managed about 50lbs Marris Otter without a comment, but got the back of the hand when she caught me trying to order 50lbs of Golden Promise for "comparison" brew ....

 

[Montanaandy]

I have 200 lbs of grain in the brewsment but my wife is a Saint and leaves me alone to pursue my hobby/obsession. Montanaandy

 

[babalu87]

... the bulk cost savings argument isn't quite making up for all these sacks of grain in an 800sqft suite...

.........and the half freezer full of hops

All the time

I make her favorite IPA

 

[zman]

My SWMBO does not mind. She likes my brews and is an artist so she has plenty of stuff herself. When we decided to move in together we both agreed that we needed to have enough space to accommodate ourselves and our hobbies and not having the place look like a storage unit. So we rent a 3 bdrm 1500 squ ft duplex with a front porch, basement and back yard

 

[Yambor44]

I hear ya. The smaller ones are 2 deep.......

 

[flyerwire]

It was hard enough for me to convince her of 200# in a house w/ a basement that I use primarily for my stuff.

GOOD LUCK!

same here, she was very skeptical about the 5 sacks i brought into the house, and is still unsure of the mathematics because i keep telling her it makes things cheaper

 

[Netflyer]

I hear ya. The smaller ones are 2 deep.......

http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2244171130103702246bsuAdg

Dude, that storage system rocks! Where is a good place to get those containers?

 

[sdk]

I always do the bottle to pint convertion ....

5kgs gains == $35 == 45 pints

$35 == a 12 pack

Do the math woman!

I negelect to add any cost for gas, hops, adjuncts etc etc )

 

[Yambor44]

Dude, that storage system rocks! Where is a good place to get those containers?

http://www.uline.com/BL_8152/Wide-Mouth-Jars

 

[whalenutz]

My G/F laughed at that. We call it "Hate F%#king" Awesome is right.

haha so does that mean she hates effin' you??? sorry couldn't help myself

 

[Scooby_Brew]

Ever have to explain 400 lbs of grain to sig other?

Just tell her this: "But honey, 400 lbs of grain that's only about 1600 beers. That will be gone in a week or two."

 

[nicknoty]

just put it in the solid colored rubbermade tubs before she gets home and put it off to the side, and just trail off when she asks you about it until she finally peeks inside one of them. done deal