First World Hombrewer Problems

[specharka]

Dunno if there's another thread like it, but I might as well give it a shot...

My pipeline is clogged with homebrew. Even if I finish all of my tapped and bottled beer within the next month (25+ gallons), I would still have an ocean of beer to drink before I needed to brew again. Which is really starting to interfere with my biweekly brewing schedule...

Anyone else got some gripes over the severity of their homebrewing habits?

 

[beergolf]

Just start throwing a sour into the mix occasionally. They are not ready for a year or so.

 

[IkeKrizzule]

Was just thinking about this. Got a new bigger brew pot and BIAB bag and my efficiency jumped over 10%. Today's dry stout at 1.056 and last weeks Oktoberfest 1.065.

 

[Sailingeric]

I am sure your friends will help you with your problem.

 

[Rockn_M]

Dunno if there's another thread like it, but I might as well give it a shot...

My pipeline is clogged with homebrew. Even if I finish all of my tapped and bottled beer within the next month (25+ gallons), I would still have an ocean of beer to drink before I needed to brew again. Which is really starting to interfere with my biweekly brewing schedule...

Anyone else got some gripes over the severity of their homebrewing habits?

Throw a party. I have had several parties were we provided all the beer. If someone wanted something specific they could bring it otherwise I provided the beer. My friends cleaned out my stash.

You know the Super... I mean The Big Game is coming up.

 

[Bilsch]

Same problem here, way more beer being brewed then drunk. I think I need more friends.

 

[TheMadKing]

I have the opposite problem, I brew almost every weekend and I can't keep my kegs full... I need to stop talking to a few of my friends...

 

[Braufessor]

Ha - just dropped off 5 growlers tonight at friends so I could rotate some kegs Every problem has a solution.

 

[Transamguy77]

Sounds like you need more kegs or bottles and a bigger storage area. And then a party.

 

[gspot]

I feel ya. 40 gals disappearing at the snail's pace of 1-2 pints /day. Going to brew another five of Irish Ale in a couple weeks for St Patty. Unfortunately, when you're pushing 50, you don't have the friends like you used to. And the ones you do have don't drink like they used to That should be a country song.

 

[Pantherjon]

^^^Exactly my problem! Sheesh, and I have 2 20somethings living under my roof and neither one of them drink beer!...Geesh..Make me almost want to put a sign on the corner: Block Party! FREE BEER!!!....LMAO

 

[brewcat]

I feel ya. 40 gals disappearing at the snail's pace of 1-2 pints /day. Going to brew another five of Irish Ale in a couple weeks for St Patty. Unfortunately, when you're pushing 50, you don't have the friends like you used to. And the ones you do have don't drink like they used to That should be a country song.

Here you go.

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ct8V4nF9oOI[/ame]

 

[Redlantern]

where do you live?

 

[beersk]

The only solution to this issue is to brew smaller batches.

 

[m00ps]

The only solution to this issue is to brew smaller batches.

False

 

[m00ps]

I just make lots of friends. They know they can come over and drink for free most nights of the week. They lend a spare hand when I need it with brewing or packaging. Plus, it gives you a good cross section of opinions on your stuff

I guess my first world problem would be that my fridge is literally over 60% full of beer and yeast cultures. I dont have another appliance outlet or the space for another fridge. That, and bottles litter my hallway, laundry room, closets, and under the dining table. Woe is me

 

[didinho]

charity can be a solution: just donate beer to homeless and they will stop gettin drunk with crap wine

 

[sleepspeaking]

SO...

I was gifted a fridge that needed remodeling (≈$75 paint and tools) and now that its all pretty and clean and repainted I'm putting it back together the freezer seal is leaking and freezing up the outside of the unit. The seal isn't manufactured anymore. Craigslist has a bunch of much newer units for ≈$100.

So I either redneck rig a "seal" and drop an extra $20 or so, OR I try and off load a fridge that runs fine but ices up the exterior that I have dropped weeks of labor into, and then pick up another second-hand unit.

First World Homebrewer Woe

 

[BeardedBrews]

I have found that it is harder for me to get my friends to not bring beer to my house when I do have a party.

My solution has been to bring many growlers to other peoples' parties. Bottles aren't as good, since you can get stuck bringing them home again. With the growler, when the party is over, just dump 'em before you leave. Someone usually jumps in to get that "last pint before you toss it" and no one feels bad about tossing half of a solo cup if they don't like the growler they poured from.

 

[BrewerinBR]

I have brothers, they like beer, where do you live? I can solve your problem.

 

[andrewmaixner]

#FWHBP

 

[gspot]

They know they can come over and drink for free most nights of the week.

This is probably why I don't have many friends anymore. I give beer freely when I'm with people, but the impending old fart in me finds unexpected and/or constant company tiring as does the wife. Plus I have teenage daughters I'm guarding. Where's that shotgun?

 

[madscientist451]

Bottle it up in 22 oz bombers and offer to "trade" your extra beer to homebrew talk members for empty 22oz bottles.

 

[Bilsch]

charity can be a solution: just donate beer to homeless and they will stop gettin drunk with crap wine

Hey now.. there's a really great solution!
Is there some type of cheap packaging that can be filled from kegs and is not breakable? Don't want to have to comb the streets on Monday morning looking for my empty growlers or add to the smashed beer bottle mess already littering our town.
Hmm I'd actually do this if I thought it was possible and not get arrested. Imagine the joy on the faces of the homeless.

 

[GrogNerd]

Need canning on a homebrewer scale

 

[Murphys_Law]

I've made a few "experimental" beers that I don't really like. I can probably drink 1 everyone once in awhile so they're just taking up space. Man, this is a FWP!

 

[Vandulus]

How about finding enough space to store all of your equipment? Or kevetching that you don't have a dedicated brew area?

 

[Dirt_McGirt]

I guess my first world problem would be that my fridge is literally over 60% full of beer and yeast cultures.

I suspect that my wife's tolerance for the ever-growing number of mason jars full of yeast in the fridge is nearing it's limit. I'm starting to pour off the water and consolidate like with like to make room...

 

[kombat]

I suspect that my wife's tolerance for the ever-growing number of mason jars full of yeast in the fridge is nearing it's limit. I'm starting to pour off the water and consolidate like with like to make room...

You don't have a dedicated beer fridge?

Our upstairs (kitchen) fridge is for food. The basement (brewery) fridge is strictly for beer, yeast, and hops. The extra refrigeration space also comes in handy during parties, when we need some extra space to store a veggie platter, cans of pop, a birthday cake, whatever.

 

[Dirt_McGirt]

You don't have a dedicated beer fridge?

Our upstairs (kitchen) fridge is for food. The basement (brewery) fridge is strictly for beer, yeast, and hops. The extra refrigeration space also comes in handy during parties, when we need some extra space to store a veggie platter, cans of pop, a birthday cake, whatever.

Bought a mini fridge for that, but converted it to a ferm chamber since I needed that more.

If we replace our kitchen fridge in the near future , the old one is going in the basement for beer stuff and overflow.

 

[bransona]

First world homebrew problems: college student edition

Can't lager because I can't afford another fridge, nor can the apartment hold it.

Brew 1.5 gallons at a time MAX due to equipment and space restrictions.

It's hard as sh*t to find good 2-gallon fermenting buckets at local stores, whereas I've found 82884628252837 5-gallon buckets for free.

Liquid yeast? You're joking, right?

Cider means my room suffers through ultra concentrated rhino farts.

I have a single produce drawer in he fridge for hops and yeast, but would rather buy bulk hops and keep lots of harvested yeast.

The list goes on and on, but damn, I love homebrewing. Thanks to my first world problems, I've reached a really minimalistic setup and have solid results. Swmbo appreciates that I'm only taking my share of the apartment, and the cider is for her since she's gluten free.

Oh, there's another: have to make cider because swmbo has celiac disease.

O, woe is me

 

[sleepspeaking]

I have ingredients for a batch of beer that I really want to brew, but I'm out of space in my temp controlled chamber.
And I'm looking into a job 2100 miles away, and might have to move before the batch would finish.

Facepalm

 

[ChelisHubby]

Hey now.. there's a really great solution!
Is there some type of cheap packaging that can be filled from kegs and is not breakable? Don't want to have to comb the streets on Monday morning looking for my empty growlers or add to the smashed beer bottle mess already littering our town.
Hmm I'd actually do this if I thought it was possible and not get arrested. Imagine the joy on the faces of the homeless.

2 liter plastic coke bottles they seal and don't cost much if someone drinks cokes!

 

[BeerAddikt]

Not enough room in my freezer to freeze enough 2 liter bottles, 1 gallon jugs, and mid sized Tupperware for cooling fermenter. I swear my freezer never shuts off...

 

[Photopilot]

Dunno if there's another thread like it, but I might as well give it a shot...

My pipeline is clogged with homebrew. Even if I finish all of my tapped and bottled beer within the next month (25+ gallons), I would still have an ocean of beer to drink before I needed to brew again. Which is really starting to interfere with my biweekly brewing schedule...

Anyone else got some gripes over the severity of their homebrewing habits?

It could be worse, your consumption could be keeping up with your brewing, then your wife would be the one on here complaining of problems at home.

I have 3 dedicated beer fridges or freezers and the food fridge still needs to store a beer or yeast on occasion. This makes the wife unhappy.