Homebrewing myths that need to die

[Billy-Klubb]

I've been laughing while reading some of your posts, people.

 

[gbx]

Myth: Almost everything ever written about water chemistry. ie. Guinness is dark because Dublin water hard. Pilsners are pale because Pilsen water is soft.
Myth: Almost everything every written about beer history: ie. Strong Scotch Ale is an historic style of beer

 

[ThaBrewFather06]

Myth: Almost everything ever written about water chemistry. ie. Guinness is dark because Dublin water hard. Pilsners are pale because Pilsen water is soft.
Myth: Almost everything every written about beer history: ie. Strong Scotch Ale is an historic style of beer

I remember trying to write on my first post. Lol JK

 

[gbx]

I remember trying to write on my first post. Lol JK

Myth: That I shouldn't bother proof reading my posts before clicking "submit"

 

[day_trippr]

^ heh heh. Good stuff

Cheers!

 

[ThaBrewFather06]

Myth: That I shouldn't bother proof reading my posts before clicking "submit"

Lol I am literally laughing out loud right now haha haha I love home brewer since of humor haha

 

[mysteryshrimp]

That you need to sanitize bottle caps...

I've found mold on a bottle cap. The seal was good. It was the second bottle for my first competition.

 

[BigJack]

Why wouldn't someone sanitize bottle caps? It takes 10 seconds to put a small amount of sanitize in a bowl and keep your caps in their while you fill the bottles. That's almost less effort than farting.

 

[homebrewdad]

Why wouldn't someone sanitize bottle caps? It takes 10 seconds to put a small amount of sanitize in a bowl and keep your caps in their while you fill the bottles. That's almost less effort than farting.

Yeah, I couldn't understand this one, either.

 

[sudbuster]

Tow-may-tow, tow-mah-tow. For homebrewing, I count these as myths; the risk level is neglible for the typical home brewer. They certainly should not be the boogeyman that get thrown around.

But hey, every article I write has an opinion slant to it - I don't pretend otherwise. Feel free to write me off as a crackpot.

OK!, thanks........

 

[TANSTAAFB]

Why wouldn't someone sanitize bottle caps? It takes 10 seconds to put a small amount of sanitize in a bowl and keep your caps in their while you fill the bottles. That's almost less effort than farting.

Literally laughed...out loud...just can't bring myself to put LOL into a conversation with intelligent folks, even via the interwebs! Thanks for the chuckle, I needed that! And I agree wholeheartedly.

 

[manisfive]

Myth: if you don't drink while brewing, you will offend the yeast and they will refuse to do their job.

I'm not going to chance it.

 

[mike_in_ak]

True Belgian candi syrup is a product of beet sugar being caramelized and depending on who you talk to, inverted; though inversion is a key part of the process and does not need to be done separately.

Now, you can't make "Belgian" candi sugar at home, unless your home happens to be in Belgium.

The two big points, it needs to be beet sugar in the eyes of most purists, and it needs to be cooked in one go, no inverting, then storing, then cooking it to consistency.

For all that, i'd rather buy the stuff at $6 a pound from OBK.

So what are the chances the stuff we can buy at lhbs or NB or whatever is actually true Belgian candi sugar in that case?

 

[user 19629]

Not that many out of all those that can afford kegging equipment. Most buy kegs,etc so they don't have to bulk prime & wait. And if you prime in a keg with sugar solution,as I said before,it's no better than bulk priming in those plastic barrel things common in the UK. As the beer empties out,co2 comes out of the beer to equalize the pressure in the empty head space. Leaving increasing flatter beer due to the increasing empty head space.

Yea I get all that.
I didn't say how many I just said people do it.
Right now I am doing it because I have two kegs on gas in my fridge, and I can't fit another.
You can prime with sugar and the push with CO2 and the beer will be fine.

 

[DrunkleJon]

On YouTube, every conversation inevitably devolves into some sort of racial diatribe involving Hitler.

On HomeBrewTalk, every conversation inevitably devolves into a surprisingly tedious and increasingly irrelevant economics debate.

Excuse me while I find my monacle.

 

[fredthecat]

You can defiantly save money. I can make 5 gallons of IPA for 50-60$ and it costs 100$ if I buy it in the grocery store. I make extract batches so far but you save even more if you do all grain. The equipment is the only other thing that costs money but its a one time expense. What am I missing here?

yeah must agree with this wholeheartedly. canada has crazy beer prices set by the government, i was getting quality beer for 1/4th to 1/6th the price of the store depending on the style. i keep my setup simple and make great beer at a good price.

 

[cfonnes]

Myth - Homebrew makes you fat.

 

[QuercusMax]

Myth - Homebrew makes you fat.

I switched from eating snacks in the evening to drinking homebrew instead, and I've lost 5 pounds! I don't like to get smashed, so I make lots of session beers...

 

[tnlandsailor]

yeah must agree with this wholeheartedly. canada has crazy beer prices set by the government, i was getting quality beer for 1/4th to 1/6th the price of the store depending on the style. i keep my setup simple and make great beer at a good price.

I'm going to die from cirrhosis of the liver by the time I "save" enough money drinking homebrew to pay for all my equipment. Or maybe I can just live to be 236? But then I wouldn't be able to lift my carboys...

 

[cheezydemon3]

"Manatees are bad for head retention"


Patently false.

 

[homebrewdad]

"Manatees are bad for head retention"


Patently false.

Only if you don't roast them first. If not, yeah, then you get those head-killing fats in the beer.

But who is that sloppy?

 

[cheezydemon3]

Only if you don't roast them first. If not, yeah, then you get those head-killing fats in the beer.

But who is that sloppy?

I have "Dry Manatted" with live ones with NO issues.

See here this monkey spit study backing up my science.

http://www.monkeyspit.net/sites/manatee/recipes.html

Roasted manatee is a totally different (and CRUEL) flavor.

Manatees play well with the dolphins and archituthis. Why would you burn it to death? Or do you roast the dolphins and squids too?

I have had smoked dolphin, where a live dolphin was cold smoked for about 6 hours, and then released more or less alive, have you tried that?

 

[homebrewdad]

I have "Dry Manatted" with live ones with NO issues.

See here this monkey spit study backing up my science.

http://www.monkeyspit.net/sites/manatee/recipes.html

Roasted manatee is a totally different (and CRUEL) flavor.

Manatees play well with the dolphins and archituthis. Why would you burn it to death? Or do you roast the dolphins and squids too?

I have had smoked dolphin, where a live dolphin was cold smoked for about 6 hours, and then released more or less alive, have you tried that?

Of course I roast dolphins. Squids tend to melt more than roast, so there's no point with them.

I call BS on dry manateeing. It's just not appropriate on the homebrewing scale - how do you fit the buggers in your carboy/bucket? We all know that's really a commercial brewing option only.

Never had a more or less alive dolphin, sadly. New bucket list item.

 

[Ridire]

cheesydemon3 - how pathetic am I that I know exactly what your avatar is?

 

[homebrewdad]

cheesydemon3 - how pathetic am I that I know exactly what your avatar is?

You are not pathetic.

You are a fat, bloated, eeeeediot!

 

[Ridire]

You are not pathetic.

You are a fat, bloated, eeeeediot!

But would you like to buy some rubber neeples?

 

[juggaleo]

That you need to distill homebrewed beer... I swear everyone who finds out I brew thinks I have large copper coils in my bathtub and could make moonshine with my equipment... I can barely make beer with the equipment I can afford right now.

 

[homebrewdad]

But would you like to buy some rubber neeples?

Perhaps. I understand that the Shaving Yak enjoys them.

 

[juggaleo]

Perhaps. I understand that the Shaving Yak enjoys them.

Only yaks with the raspiest of stubble

 

[TahoeRy]

I am pretty sure dolphin and manatee both taste like bald eagle.