Girlfriend of a brewer-to-be. I need your advice!

[KevinM]

Quite a few cpas and other tax people who brew. It's going to depend on workload. There could be a brewday chance somewhere in Feburary, and then can let it sit through march when corps are due, if he has to work with those. If it's just 1040s there may be a little more leeway time and then he can let it ferment for a month and try to sneak in a racking (if necessary) or even as some people mention, let it just sit there for a few months and bottle post 4/20 (efile rejections). Not a CPA but work in the tax fields, I'm going to see about doing one right before the 1120s start going. Hopefully that wont' be a nightmare.

 

[BlondIrishGuy]

I wish my wife was that supportive. She seems to complain everytime I brew. I have twin toddlers at home, so where's the time...

When you have young kids everything is different. This is both our second go around and our kids are all teenagers... Which is a whole other story.

 

[michur]

Everybody who is not it the profession says no big deal, can brew on Sunday. Well Sunday is a day to take a nap, do laundry, take a nap, clean house, take a nap, get my drift.

Maybe it's becasue I have three kids but on Sunday I'll I want to do after working 70 hrs is sleep & relax. I have enough stress at work and home I don't need to stress about my beer. That's why I did two batches on New Years! I know RDWHAHB, but if it's your first time it may not be that easy. Plus if he gets bitten by the bug, it's hard to keep you mind off of it.

Hmmm, read the the tax code or check out HBT and see what's going on. Not really a tough choice. DAMN YOU HBT!

Plus this gives him 3 months of drinking commercial beers to build up his bottle supply.

 

[doctorRobert]

I am not actually a brewer but my boyfriend has a passion for craft beers and watches brewing shows and all that jazz. I would like to get him a starter kit from a local home brew store as a gift but I am worried about how time consuming the hobby is. He works as a CPA and tax season just started so he is working 10-12 hours a day, 6 days a week, and more than likely will be working this schedule until mid-late April. I would hate to get him a gift that he doesn't have the time for.

So my questions are simple, how time consuming is home brewing and is it something that can be done successfully in sporadic free time?

I'm a CPA with a wife and kid, and I make the time to brew. If he wants to brew, he'll find the time (i.e. wake up f'in early on sunday).

Buy local in case you want to return it. They can also answer loads of questions.

 

[dcott]

I know he's a HUGE fan of anything Dogfish Head, so if there are any recipes for a Dogfish IPA floating around here let me know!

I recommend Sam Calagione (Dogfish founder)'s book, "Extreme Brewing." It's got some great intro info, lots of pictures, and best of all, a bunch of recipes that are clones of Dogfish Head beer.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/1592532934/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

 

[thisgoestoeleven]

My girlfriend got me my first brewing setup for our anniversary back in September. It's a lot of fun, and as a beer enthusiast, it gives me an increased appreciation of the work and care that goes into making my favorite brews.

 

[Hockeyhunter99]

to all the CPAs on here. i would wait until April 19th to tell him about this sight. isn't the 18th the deadline this year due to a holiday in Washington??

 

[doctorRobert]

to all the CPAs on here. i would wait until April 19th to tell him about this sight. isn't the 18th the deadline this year due to a holiday in Washington??

Except the vast majority of CPAs don't dopersonal income tax returns, or returns at all for that matter.that's what HR block is for

 

[jonmohno]

I am not actually a brewer but my boyfriend has a passion for craft beers and watches brewing shows and all that jazz. I would like to get him a starter kit from a local home brew store as a gift but I am worried about how time consuming the hobby is. He works as a CPA and tax season just started so he is working 10-12 hours a day, 6 days a week, and more than likely will be working this schedule until mid-late April. I would hate to get him a gift that he doesn't have the time for.

So my questions are simple, how time consuming is home brewing and is it something that can be done successfully in sporadic free time?

im shure someone may have posted something similar but i didnt feel like scanning through the others yet. On average it takes 2 hrs to bottle from start to cleanup finish. Brewing can take me 4-6 hrs depending on steeping/mashing times. If he gets a kit he can do it once and let it go. Then do another in another month and if he likes it he can brew weekly get more vessels and roughly use about 7 hrs a week doing so.If he dosent find the time he doesnt have to brew but then that means that much longer till he can try each new brew.
Also if you though of this idea for him its going to make him all that much happier. Because doing this gives you that kind of feeling of like a kid at christmas but it doesnt go away, thats how much many of us enyoy it.

 

[iaefebs]

When my wife worked for a CPA, filing extension season ran to June 15th. I'm thinking that you go ahead and get what your local store suggested and your boyfriend is going to have to find the time to brew that END Of TAX YEAR, Thank You!!! Yea I made this!! special homebrew.

 

[kevinjo23]

For a beginner's first brew, I'd allow 4-5 hours. That should give him enough time to learn the equipment, read a few things, and then brew. I'd highly recommend a stove-top extract kit for the first brew. Less mess, less time, easy to follow, difficult to ruin...yada yada yada. If he gets hooked, like the many of us, watch out...you might have to share his heart with his brew hobby. My wife still loves me!

 

[michur]

Except the vast majority of CPAs don't dopersonal income tax returns, or returns at all for that matter.that's what HR block is for

Really?? Then what the hell have I been doing for the last 16 years of my life. Has this just been some weird Inception like dream?

 

[doctorRobert]

Really?? Then what the hell have I been doing for the last 16 years of my life. Has this just been some weird Inception like dream?

So you're the majority of CPA's now?

Most CPA's are auditors, corporate tax accountants, or managerial accountants, which is why the IRS introduced the PTIN system for "paid tax preparers" Because the IRS had no idea who these people were that were doing returns.

I'm not trying to knock anybody down for that, it's obviously still a great career and great use of a CPA. As a CPA i'm sure you're not the seasonal hr block employee I was referring to.

It's just a pet peeve of mine, when every april I'm asked how tax season is going because I'm a auditor. (and right now chances are whoever is reading this will probably think I work for the IRS!)

 

[michur]

Just messing with ya drRob. (Some days I wish this was just a dream.)

I do mainly corporate tax work, but most of my clients are small business, so we do their 1040's as well, plus high net worth clients. You are right in that most people assume that all CPA's do tax work.

 

[cbauer210]

He'll be fine. I work 6 days a week and 14 hour days. I still make time to brew every other weekend and manage a fairly active social life. Everyone likes hanging out with the guy who always shows up with delicious homemade beers!