Is it ok to brew beer if I don't have a beard ??

[tre9er]

i think this should be a sticky under "general techniques"

+1,000,000

 

[tre9er]

My German's pretty rusty but flipping through my copy of the Reinheitsgebot just now, it looks like there's something about going gebearden un der brewday. Looks like the beard and brewing thing, it goes waaaaaay back.

Literally lol

 

[lumpher]

only infected beer i had was when i shaved my beard. never an infected beer before or since

 

[ShinyBuddha]

Apparently Rogue says a beard may be needed. They plan to brew a beer from yeast found their brewmaster's beard.

http://beerpulse.com/2012/06/rogue-ales-to-create-beer-using-yeast-from-brewmasters-beard-follicles/

As soon as I saw this thread I was going to post the same thing =P

 

[static]

Love thy beard!

http://youtu.be/pJb-wVSGa_0

 

[lschiavo]

Wifey doesn't like a beard. I shave when I start to see the signs that is bothering her, my amusement at that subsides and eventually it starts to itch. I brew good beer though. I think it's my sideburns, ear and nose hair that convince the yeast that I'm bearded.

 

[cheezydemon3]

Beards never live up to one's expectations

Lol, like that movie with the kid from "Dazed and Confused" and Zoe Danschel, an otherwise "meh" kinda movie, but the Expectation/Reality shots were awesome.

My beard grows in like a greek god, but every freaking woman I know says I look better without it.

They won't even let me delude myself, they are vocal. "Oh......growing the beard again? You looked better without it"

 

[Erroneous]

So that's why I keep having issues with my beer. Not allowed to have more than a mustache at my job. Has anyone put "having a beard" under the best thing added to my brew day thread?

 

[mthompson]

No, it is not recommended! A beard, I have found, helps out in all facets of life....

Mastering Science (and holding my nephew; I think it went ok. He may disagree)

Skim boarding in Maui (no, I don't know that lady or have more pictures of her)

Brat fry-ing

Wedding-it-up

Family portraits (where the wife and I were the only ones wearing white and denim like my sister requested)

Fishing and look-alike contests. Go Pack, Go!

Killing things in the Scatters....

....and getting the dog some blood-action.

beer fests (guess the two homebrewers)

and baby making....no beard in the picture, but it's up there glistening in the sunset. This was 6 weeks ago, and the last time I trimmed it up to 2". We will see how the 3 inch "baby" beard helps in delivering a baby in the next couple of days.

All of this could not have been possible without a beard....well, at least not as much fun. The last time I used a razor was June 22nd, 2007; on the wedding day, which kicked off the itchiest two weeks of my life until the beard grew back out. Never again!

 

[HawksBrewer]

If a job required me to shave, it had better pay over 100k per year!

Does this mean I get a free pass?

 

[glenn514]

I've never brewed WITHOUT a beard! In fact, I grew the mustache almost 43 years ago. The LAST time I shaved my upper lip was on 9 August 1969! The full beard came about three years later. I was in grad school and just didn't feel like shaving. Ultimately, the full beard got reduced to a goatee. With the goatee and mustache, I don't have to shave over acne scars!

Several years ago, during some lovely weather, my wife and I were walking up to the Starbuck's we visit on Saturday mornings. A gentleman got up from one of the outdoor tables, walked right up to me, stuck out his hand and shook mine and asked me, "How do you get the color of the hair on your head to match the color of your goatee and mustache?" I thought for a moment and responded, "Experience!"

glenn514

 

[H-ost]

My beard grows in like a greek god, but every freaking woman I know says I look better without it.

That sucks. My girlfriend probably would never have noticed me if I didn't have a beard.

It was really funny when I had to shave because several girls we knew and some of her coworkers would say things like "Oh, Megan (gf) must love that you finally shaved". I would just nod and smile because my girl HATES that I had to get rid of it.

 

[JankoDawg86]

I think this little ditty about "Beard Lust" fits in perfectly with this thread:

 

[william_shakes_beer]

Wow. If Yooper is doin’ the Groucho thing there might be something to it. If a fake moustache works as well as a beard that certainly opens things up.

More research is required.

You realize that in all the movies, groucho's moustache was a peice of black electrical tape. Yes?

 

[william_shakes_beer]

I recently got a second job that requires me to be clean shaven. My beers have since become less and less incredible. My theory is that I had one for so long that some of it is carrying over but I fear I am "running on fumes". Maybe I need to take a 3 week hiatus from working and over fill my pipeline....

I heard a story about a local bakery that moved to a new larger bake house. Same ingredients, same recipie, same equipment, same employees. Somehow the bread taste took a nosedive. They even went so far as to collect dust from the top of the rafters in the old bakehouse and spread it around the new building. They ended up abandoning the new bakehouse and returning to the old one. Go figure.

 

[tre9er]

I heard a story about a local bakery that moved to a new larger bake house. Same ingredients, same recipie, same equipment, same employees. Somehow the bread taste took a nosedive. They even went so far as to collect dust from the top of the rafters in the old bakehouse and spread it around the new building. They ended up abandoning the new bakehouse and returning to the old one. Go figure.

Perhaps wild yeast in the air or something. Water? Interesting.

 

[biochemedic]

I heard a story about a local bakery that moved to a new larger bake house. Same ingredients, same recipie, same equipment, same employees. Somehow the bread taste took a nosedive. They even went so far as to collect dust from the top of the rafters in the old bakehouse and spread it around the new building. They ended up abandoning the new bakehouse and returning to the old one. Go figure.

When I started to read this story, I assumed it would end by revealing that the baker (who was also a homebrewer) had shaved right after the move...

 

[DrHop]

I have a beard. Doesn't do much but cover my ugly face.. BUT, the mustache is great for filtering out possible floaties when drinking..

So you are saying I just need to be ugly? I think I can do that.

 

[tonyc318]

We need to conduct a blind taste test to compare beers brewed by people with beards versus without. Sounds like the next Basic Brewing Radio and BYO collaborative experiment.

 

[MaddBaggins]

If a job required me to shave, it had better pay over 100k per year!

Ed Zachary. And I'm not taking out the earring either.

 

[MaddBaggins]

Since I got out of the Navy in 93, I've had a goatee or beard pretty much the entire time. I think the one time I shaved it all was the same time I had a batch of Belgian ale go really south. That was my only bad batch of beer. That was back in 03. hmmm

 

[rented_mule73]

Well busted up my knee and outta work for a bit and brewed the other day with a little more than a 5 o'clock shadow.. Must say I think you guys are on to something.......

 

[makomachine]

Brewing without a beard? Doesn't compute....

 

[stjackson]

I'm surprised none of our military brewers have spoken up. Being in the Army, I'm not allowed to grow a beard and my beers turn out fine. If I was allowed, though, I would totally grow one.

 

[iijakii]

I always find it interesting seeing retired military people. Half of them seem to instantly grow a beard and the other half stick to their habits and are prim and proper.

 

[stratslinger]

Strangely, since I shaved a few months ago, my beers have gotten better. This keeps me awake at night, pondering....

 

[sweetcell]

Strangely, since I shaved a few months ago, my beers have gotten better. This keeps me awake at night, pondering....

wait - could it be that facial hair has nothing to do with the quality of one's brews?!?

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[Tantalus]

A beard isn't necessary for brewing some styles, but certain Rogue ales require a serious beard to properly replicate the yeast characteristics.

 

[Junkster]

I brewed a big, hairy, Russian Imperial Stout once and the judges dinged me on the hair. I was disappointed with the score because I really put a lot into it and I have only one chest hair remaining.......

 

[borden]

I'm surprised none of our military brewers have spoken up. Being in the Army, I'm not allowed to grow a beard and my beers turn out fine. If I was allowed, though, I would totally grow one.

Service members are granted an exemption by the Beer Gods. It's the least they can do!