How to convince SWMBO to let you brew more

[soundsandsuds]

Yesterday, after brewing, I told my wife that I've decided to clean the kitchen top to bottom every time I brew.

She said, "I think you should brew everyday, then."

 

[Pappers_]

Well done!

 

[mlg5039]

Same Here. She has started to pick up on the fact that after every brew day, both the kitchen as well as the patio are left spotless and sanitized lol.

 

[slowbie]

True, but if you can get your wife to like beer as much as you do, she'll clean up the kitchen for you after you brew.

 

[wyzazz]

Mine said if I clean the kitchen/dinette floor I can brew more often!

 

[mlg5039]

After the 2nd batch SWMBO said she didn't like the house smelling so it granted me permission to a propane burner and outdoor full boils.

 

[Captain_Bigelow]

I just make regular recipes that I know she will like and drink.

 

[NorCalAngler]

My beer just placed first in a LHBS competition. When she saw how happy it made me she fully supports my hobby. I haven't put the real money into the hobby yet so that could change! I still need a fermentation fridge, a full outdoor boil setup, a cooler mash tun, and a keg setup. $$$$$

My wife keeps the kitchen pretty clean so it's kind of assumed I will leave it how I found it.

 

[japhroaig]

How did I get to brew more? I moved everything to it's own dedicated shed, and 'gave' my wife an even larger area for her crafts and projects. Everyone is a winner

 

[soundsandsuds]

After the 2nd batch SWMBO said she didn't like the house smelling so it granted me permission to a propane burner and outdoor full boils.

My wife loves the smell and we're in an apartment. I plan on moving out onto the patio once I have the cash for a propane burner. I think I'll wait for post-Xmas turkey fryer sales.

Slowbie: My wife loves the beer, but since we have a new baby in the house I'm pretty lucky that she doesn't mind me spending a few hours of my days off brewing, rather than splitting the childcare load at that time. Plus, I stay in the good books this way.

 

[funkapottomous]

i love these threads because of the choice of words from some of the married guys:

After the 2nd batch SWMBO said she didn't like the house smelling so it granted me permission to a propane burner and outdoor full boils.

that being said, I'm graciously allowed to use the closet of our extra bedroom for my brew closet, and I clean up the kitchen afterwards as well.

 

[Brewing Clamper]

This is one of those little gems that gets discovered independently over and over. My SWMBO also noticed that every time I brew the garage ends up WAY cleaner that when I started. She'll look around the garage and say.... "looks like its time to brew!" I guess it helps that she really likes my (non-stout) beers...