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

[paulster2626]

I'm brewing a trappist clone tomorrow. If I take a vow of silence while I make it, will it turn out better?

 

[Erroneous]

I'm brewing a trappist clone tomorrow. If I take a vow of silence while I make it, will it turn out better?

According to brew like a monk almost none of them take a vow of silence. But a robe might help.

 

[paulster2626]

According to brew like a monk almost none of them take a vow of silence. But a robe might help.

Thanks!

With the robe though, should it be tied up? Anything on underneath (watch out for undiluted star san!)?

 

[Erroneous]

If you want to go old school then go ahead with a rope. Keep in mind trappist ales are a modern creation though. As far commando style, depends on whether or not you use propane and the length of you nether beard.

 

[Whiskey]

I though the general rule was that you must at least maintain facial hair for 6+ months of the year? Or is that only in hot climates? Also did the rule get put into effect that allows women to substitute facial hair with beer head or krausen while brewing? I’ve been out of the loop.

 

[jamboparty]

... Also did the rule get put into effect that allows women to substitute facial hair with beer head or krausen while brewing? I’ve been out of the loop.

Man, you HAVE been out of the loop. It's the 21st century now! Women are empowered to grow their own facial hair rather than hiding behind the krausen of yesteryear.

 

[ShepFL]

man, you have been out of the loop. It's the 21st century now! Women are empowered to grow their own facial hair rather than hiding behind the krausen of yesteryear.

lmao!!

 

[Hex]

Obviously some haven't learned the finer luxuries of a man's life.

 

[blacksquid]

+1 on the straight shaving - been doing it for a few years! :rockin: Love Tabac too... there's something about animal fat rubbed on your face...

 

[kanta]

I have toyed with the idea of growing a full beard, but after about 4 months (at that lumberjack looking stage) I generally shave down to a goatee or remove the beard entirely, leaving just my handlebar moustache.

 

[glenn514]

I don't think the Beer Gods have a problem with a moustache. It is, after all, male facial hair.

I do have a problem, however. I'm trying to figure out exactly WHY hair now grows wildly in my ears and in my nose...but NOT on the top of my head! What's the deal with that???

glenn514

 

[ShepFL]

Obviously some haven't learned the finer luxuries of a man's life.

While nice looking gear it appears to be counter productive to facial hair. If I were to use this I would be afraid my beer would come out slick tasting.

 

[Hex]

Some like their beerd smooth, others hairy.

 

[knotquiteawake]

I was unable to grow a beard until I began to homebrew and drink homebrew so they must be related somehow.

 

[BrewLou]

I to have the homebrewers beard of power!

Its a home brew thing!

 

[jrgroucho]

Obviously some haven't learned the finer luxuries of a man's life.

Your post actually made me get a membership here. I love growing/having a beard, but when I need to shave I use quality implements. I love Tabac (especially in the winter; I didn't even know they had tubes). My brews have been really good as I usually don't shave before brew day. It also helps that I have a 5 O'clock shadow by noon.

As an aside; I'm really glad I found this forum.

Also, Groucho Marx didn't wear electrical tape for a mustache. He used gease paint. One day after visiting his wife and newly born daughter in the hospital, he got back to the theater just in time for his entrance and realized he didn't have on his fake mustache so he smeared grease paint on. He used that for many years. I figured with him being my namesake I should clear that up.

 

[H-ost]

Your post actually made me get a membership here.

Sounds like you would want to check out the Wet Shaving Thread

And welcome to the forum!

 

[mbobhat]

I always have some sort of scruff on the weekends when I brew...I hope I'm not hurting my beers by not going all out. A couple of us guys in the military all grew out mustaches when we were in and all watching super troopers...


From IMDB:

Thorny: Who wants a moustache ride?
German Woman: Ooh, I vant von!
German Man: I do! I do!

Mac: But our shenanigans are cheeky and fun
Thorny: And his shenanigans are cruel and tragic :fro:

 

[Dan]

"A man who tempts fate and brews with out a beard may find himself the subject of the beer gods' wrath." ~Benjamin Franklin

 

[MississippiSlim]

Well, after my last two brew days and what I will call okay but not stellar beer, I am growing the beard. LOL! We shall see. If that doesnt work I may work on my process some also!

 

[dfc]

Is that like, "If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound?"... Instead "If a person boils and ferments wort and does not have a beard, is it actually beer?"

I can actually answer this. Technically sound is the brain's interpretation of SPL (sound pressure level) which is dependent on the atmospheric pressure interpreted by an ear drum and transmitted to the brain. If there is no ear drum and no brain present then a tree falling anywhere does not make a sound.

 

[static]

So if there is no beard/facial hair there is no beer. Glad I keep a goat.

 

[H-ost]

So if there is no beard/facial hair there is no beer. Glad I keep a goat.

It doesn't count unless you grow it yourself. The beer gods will undoubtedly notice if you tape goat clippings on your face...

 

[Erroneous]

Just have the goat dough in and you're golden

 

[BrewinHooligan]

The wife hates the beard, but I grow it out for brewday anyway, luckily it grows fast. It just doesn't feel the same without it.

 

[H-ost]

The wife hates the beard, but I grow it out for brewday anyway, luckily it grows fast. It just doesn't feel the same without it.

My girl LOVES the beard. Unfortunately, one of my jobs does not...

 

[mazultav]

To the OPs question, Nope.

 

[paulster2626]

I find a shorn scrotum produces a better pilsner. It's breathtaking, I suggest you try it.

 

[Pappers_]

I find a shorn scrotum produces a better pilsner. It's breathtaking, I suggest you try it.

This link might be helpful https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f19/wet-shaving-thread-241840/

 

[thepartsmancometh]

The wife hates the beard, but I grow it out for brewday anyway, luckily it grows fast. It just doesn't feel the same without it.

My wife loves the way I currently have it, but she gets crabby if its over 4-5 inches long