Things SWMBO says on brewday:

[Mb2658]

Mine usually says "It smells like wet paper" during the boil.
We just moved and so I haven't brewed in a while. She did say to me the other day "when are you going to brew again so we can stop spending so much money on beer?"

I'll take it!

 

[BigDaddyBeard]

Pretty awesome shirt SWMBO told me I needed even though we were shopping for her birthday.

 

[n240sxguy]

Add "made" to it, and everybody on here would buy one.

 

[BigDaddyBeard]

Add "made" to it, and everybody on here would buy one.

Yea wish I would have come up with it but not a bad find for 10 clams.

 

[brewmcq]

"So what do you need so we can brew again next week??"

(She asked me this while I was cleaning up the trashed kitchen...)

 

[Melana]

"So what do you need so we can brew again next week??"

(She asked me this while I was cleaning up the trashed kitchen...)

Yes! A keeper!

 

[SteveHeff]

SWMBO asked me to brew a pumpkin beer for a party. Her friends want a good "festive" fall beer. That's exactly what they're going to get. Likewise, she asked me to do this as I was washing my brew kettle and gadgets after nailing an awesome lager earlier in the day. Next week: pumpkin beer. Week after that: apple jack.

 

[geek_chaser]

SWMBO asked me to brew a pumpkin beer for a party. Her friends want a good "festive" fall beer. That's exactly what they're going to get. Likewise, she asked me to do this as I was washing my brew kettle and gadgets after nailing an awesome lager earlier in the day. Next week: pumpkin beer. Week after that: apple jack.

I'm making a holiday 6 pack for my fam and friends. My dad has already requested an apple pie stout. I start that next week after I bottle his other request of augave wheat green tea.

 

[keezerj]

Didn't you say that you were going to make a root root beer for the kids. You said that was one of the cool things you would be able to do if you get all this keg equipment.

 

[sfrisby]

Things Swmbo says on birthdays....

Coasters with Homebrew labels. Had to brag...

 

[gometz]

Things Swmbo says on birthdays....

Coasters with Homebrew labels. Had to brag...

Awesome! My fiance (damn, almost typed girlfriend because it's so fresh) bought me a bottle rack last Christmas. She thinks I'm crazy because I just want useful little things as presents.

 

[BarefootFriar]

Me: "I think that I'd like to get that old freezer in the shed going, clean it up, and then for Christmas buy a temperature controller so I can ferment in it and keep my beer at a better temperature. Plus it will free up the bathtub."

Her: "I think that's a great idea! You should totally do that."

Later, me: "Why do you think it's a good idea? Is having the beer in the bathtub bothering you?"

Her: "No, I just think it would be cool for you to have your own little brewery, with shelves and everything. Plus you said it would make your beer taste even better, didn't you?"

Yesterday she asked if I'd gotten the temp controller yet. :rockin:

 

[jgourd]

When she was pregnant about 6 months before delivering: "Life is going to change, and we're both going to have to give up a few things. Just make sure that you keep brewing beer."

 

[unionrdr]

When she was pregnant about 6 months before delivering: "Life is going to change, and we're both going to have to give up a few things. Just make sure that you keep brewing beer."

And the wife of the year award goes to...

 

[Mb2658]

When she was pregnant about 6 months before delivering: "Life is going to change, and we're both going to have to give up a few things. Just make sure that you keep brewing beer."

My SWMBO who is 8 months pregnant has said things that start off remarkably similarly to that quote but end quite differerently. Can't win em all.

 

[Melana]

My SWMBO who is 8 months pregnant has said things that start off remarkably similarly to that quote but end quite differerently. Can't win em all.

Yeah... I said much the same when I was pregnant and then wound up taking four years off from brewing.

 

[Ply318ci]

My SWMBO hates the smell of the boil (which is just fine not everybody has the same sense of smell) but she has never said no my brewing. She always asks when am I brewing next so she can schedule a play date with her sister and her three kids and then takes our two daughters with her to give me time to brew. Hasn't ever complained about the cost (probably because I do 2 gallon batches and BIAB so it doesn't cost much) and will let me buy beer if I need new bottles for the Homebrew. She is the one that got me my first kit anyways. And as long as we have money in the budget I can brew. All that to say she doesn't say anything on brew day because she is gone.

 

[Felixio]

She keeps saying things like "Our next house will need a big project shed so you have a place to brew your beer." and "It'll need a cellar for your wines." She is also a wheat-only beer drinker (at the moment) but insists on tasting each and every batch, even if it's a stout or porter that I KNOW she will not like.

 

[jgourd]

Yeah... I said much the same when I was pregnant and then wound up taking four years off from brewing.

So now our son is about 16 months old. The year before he was born, I brewed 200 gal. The year he was born (he was born in March 2012), I brewed 145 gal (I took a hit). And so far this year, I have brewed 105 gal. I plan to brew about 30 more (regular batches) and about 25 more for a lambic that will be put in a 60 gal barrel (a buddy will brew the other 30). So it hasn't been too bad this year. The main change is that I brew double batches now (11 gal at a time), so I brew less but about the same volume. And, yes, I have a crap-ton of other hobbies (some of which I haven't messed with since he was born). And I've taken on new hobbies. And hunting season is here, so I am now headed to the "get us some meat for the winter" mode. Blah blah.

 

[45thparallelhopper]

I'll join the band wagon, mine always ask "are you almost done" in many different ways as possible.
But once it's tasting time, I feel like a bouncer at a concert keeping back a groupie. She loves free beer( especially since I'm the ATM)

 

[Oddball]

"Do you really need that many bottles?"

"Do you really need to buy that?"

"How long is it going to take?" and then rolls her eyes when she gets the answer knowing it will usually be at least an hour longer.....

 

[Rhumbline]

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"How long is it going to take?" and then rolls her eyes when she gets the answer knowing it will usually be at least an hour longer.....

Start adding two hours to your estimate. You'll finish early and look like a hero.

Works with my boss.

 

[BarefootFriar]

"But Captain, I cannae defy the laws of physics!"

 

[BroStefan]

As I was was sketching out a very basic wood brewstand. "I think you should get the Top Tier. It looks so cool and you'd never have to buy another."

 

[TangoHotel]

"But Captain, I cannae defy the laws of physics!"

Were rich! The laws of physics don't apply to us...

I got a good one last night.
Me; can you tip the bucket
BIL; HAHAHAHA you just got delegated to bucket tipper.
SWMBO: At least I'm not capping. That means you're the "bitch."
BIL: .....
Me: (hysterically laughing)

She's caught on.... Plus she's a great bucket tipper. That's about all the involvement she can stand on bottle day.

 

[unionrdr]

Listenin to you guys makes me realize why the family thinks I'm the mirical worker,like Mr Scot. I got reminded of that the last two days...again.