Things SWMBO says on brewday:

[Brew-Jay]

"I'll be back at 5. You got the kids."

 

[smccarter]

The top 10 things my wife says to me on brewday

10. Oh, you're brewing today?
9. Where are you going? - as I'm leaving for the brew shop.
8. You've stunk up the house again.
7. The floor is sticky again.
6. Will you be finished by dinner time?
5. You mean you're still not finished yet.
4. What time will you be finished?
3. When will you be finished?
2. Are you finished yet?

and the #1 thing my wife says to me on brew day is......

1. Still tastes like beer to me. (no matter the style)

 

[bennie1986]

I get, "are you at a point where you can take a break?" If the baby has a poopy diaper I always happen to be busy, Lol!

 

[DrunkleJon]

"Do you REALLY need that many buckets?"

Truthfully...I probably don't

Yes you do. If anything you probably do not have enough.

Mine always says "..." I have no SWMBO currently.

 

[gometz]

Brew day with my wife reminds me of a long car ride with small children. They just keep on asking how much longer or are we there yet? The answer is always the same "in a little while" and "no not yet"

Yup: with the requisite tantrums thrown in here and there.

 

[gometz]

I get, "are you at a point where you can take a break?" If the baby has a poopy diaper I always happen to be busy, Lol!

Luckily no diapers to clean, but she still asks when I can take a break. I try to explain to her that there really aren't any (unless you count waiting for the next step as a break).

 

[Reggie22]

Do you need help?

Is it something I will like?

Can you make one I will like soon?

 

[BeerGrylls]

SWMBO loves to measure out the hops. We were fighting over a new packet to get the first smell and she smacked me and yelled-

"Get your nose out of my Chinook!"

Please tell me I can use this in my sig...

 

[dfess1]

"What did I do wrong? Why am I .04 OG points short?"
"Damnit, I forgot to close the ball valve!" - as wort/hot water goes everywhere.

 

[SiriusStarr]

and the #1 thing my wife says to me on brew day is......

1. Still tastes like beer to me. (no matter the style)

My mother in a nutshell. She's tried every single thing I've made and despises it all because it tastes "like beer." Even said that about a cider I made, where I used US-05. I think it's something about the yeast... Kind of glad I moved 2000 miles away and she can't taste them anymore.

 

[hio3791]

Since I brew at night, once the kids are in bed, the only thing I get is: "keep it down", as I am going back and forth the garage and the basement.

Lately, I've been getting the "you are going to burn the house down if you keep brewing in the garage".

 

[NathPowe]

"Are you hungry? I can make some breakfast."

Not sure how I lucked out on this one, but she really does say this almost every time. Score.

 

[adiochiro3]

"Smells good!" is what I usually get as she nudges me out of the way to get her nose over the kettle. She loves the smell of wort. Otherwise, I never hear a peep about the time spent or lack of attention. She likes it when I cook (so do I), and I think she just sees this as an extension of that.

 

[Trail]

I get "Oh, is this more of that bitter? Will I get more than one this time?"

That, or "When are you doing my coffee stout?"

In fairness I have been promising that stout for three batches now. She's been pretty amicable with regards to the brewing since I moved the operation outside last year.

 

[freebeertomorrow]

"Mind if I bring my laptop out here and work?"
"Your timer went off, what needs to go in next?"
"That smells good"
"You say you have an hour while the grain mashes>"

 

[thisisbeer]

10."Are you done yet"
9."when will you be done"
8."can you take a break"
7."whats taking so long"
6."are you going to be finished before dinner"
5."you should have started this earlier"
4."why is the floor sticky"
3."Are you cleaning the kitchen"
2."I have to mop now"

and number 1


"Did you just buy that, That looks new..."

 

[brewkinger]

Like most SWMBO's that I know, things that mine says can go either way.
Depending on how she is "feeling" that day, or whether the kids have plucked on her last nerve or not (or sometimes I pluck the nerves as well).

I have gotten:
1) are you almost finished?
(as I am sipping on my first cup of coffee, milling my grains and heating strike water)
** by the way, there is no correct way to answer most of these**

2) Is there anything that I can do for you?
(as she brings me my coffee, breakfast sandwich and a killer smile)

3) Do you think it's OK if the kids come out and watch?
(she only did this once when I first started brewing and after a careful explanation of the process and risk of deforming our children forever, she has never asked again)

Mostly though, I plan my brewdays out well in advance (if I know what is good for me) and we split the day.
I am up at 6am, brew and cleaned up by 11am while she watches the children and then she does WHATEVER she damn well feels like (if I know what is good for me).
She is a good woman and the other half of the day is usually spent with me, so I cannot complain.

 

[kaconga]

Most commonly I get "dinner is done, do you want it taken out to you?" She gets bummed sometimes but I am so happy when I am done making a batch that she just goes with it.

 

[Ben58]

I hear " God, that smells good " while mashing, followed by breakfast brought to me, followed by " You want a beer!? ". I love my wife.

 

[TheZymurgist]

Yeah, reading through most of these really makes me appreciate my wife. I have to be the luckiest guy here.

 

[LoloMT7]

Mine says the nicest thing in the world, nothing. She says nothing about me being in the garage all day (on brew day), she says nothing when I rant to her about some eff-up that I've made. She says nothing when I steal the propane from the bbq to finish my boil. She says nothing when I carry the carboy through the house to the closet. She says nothing when I adjust the house temp to a more beer-friendly range. And lastly, she's said nothing about the amount of homebrew I pour down my neck, but I think that's gonna happen someday.

Mine also says nothing all day .. Kind of like the cold shoulder, and she rolls her eyes a lot!

 

[govner1]

Mine encouraged me to buy a used True 2 door cooler for beer & cold crashing, plus a better brew stand & adding a sink & water line into the garage to make my brew day more efficient!

 

[NathPowe]

"You say you have an hour while the grain mashes>"

Right dude? This is where it's at.

 

[Onkel_Udo]

Mine does not say anything about the brewing as I do it on my "extra" day off (I work a 9/80 schedule so have every other Friday off).

She has commented that:
I have not gotten as much done around the house
That I am spending more Saturdays on the race car
That the house is not as clean as it used to be (I do 75% of the cleaning and laundry plus 90% of the cooking)
That I am doing more emergency repairs on my car on Sundays than before
That the basement is more disorganized than before
That the recycling is more has a lot less beer bottles than before

She hates the smell of the wort, fermentation and the taste and smell of finished beer. I brew outside as a result.

 

[LoloMT7]

"You say you have an hour while the grain mashes>"

I tried telling her that I had an hour to wait for the mash once! She said "No you don't you need to go heat up your sparge water!" Maybe she knows more about brewing then she lets on!!


Oh another phrase I hear a lot is "are you still PLAYING with your beer"

 

[rockbasementbeer]

Fortunately mine loves beer so usually I get:
"What are you making this time?"
"Do i get half of it?"
"You can't be in control of the timer anymore!" (I'm kinda impatient so i check it a lot :cross
"Can we at least have a beer while we wait on the mash??" <- This is my favorite

 

[NIZZLE]

Mine helps me brew while saying can't wait to keg this batch so we can start the next

 

[williamsdm1111]

Mine is great and she doesn't really like beer. Lately she has been asking if I'm going to brew today. - almost every day.
She helped brew my last 2 batches and has been wanting to start a small brewery for a while now.

 

[Mozart]

"The only time you're ever in the kitchen is when you brew beer. Maybe you could cook dinner once in a while?"

Ok, I gotta admit, she does have a point.

 

[Monster Mash]

I've been brewing for 20 years and I've been with my wife for longer than that. She still asks me if I can "finish early".