Warning signs of homebrew addiction

[gratefuldisc]

When your wife has to explain to your kid's preschool teacher why she painted a picture of a beer bottle with "DAD" across the top... (also, you hang picture on kegerator)

 

[reim0027]

When looking at new homes, your biggest consideration is: "How will this setup work for a home brewery?"

This. :rockin:

 

[rustbucket]

you have the next 4 months of brewing planned out and written on your closet mirror in window marker.

you have a whole excel sheet with timelines schedules, assumptions of how long the brew lasts, plus down to the tenth of oz for each grain needed and hops.

that would be this guy!:fro:

 

[JLW]

When you remodel a spare walk-in closet to organize and store all of your brewing equipment

 

[Qhrumphf]

When you spend 6+ hours analyzing and charting the last 8 years of your water reports looking for patterns to best determine trends in your water chemistry.

 

[AdamWiz]

Here's a good example - I had an exam in my Accounting class today. So I spent about 2 hours yesterday studying for the exam, but I spent about 3 hours studying brewing stuff. You gotta have priorities

 

[donjr721]

i'm so glad i'm not the only one.

 

[biochemedic]

When your wife has to explain to your kid's preschool teacher why she painted a picture of a beer bottle with "DAD" across the top... (also, you hang picture on kegerator)

Awesome! Or as I also posted in another thread, your 2 1/2 year old puts his water glass on his toy grill and proceeds to tell SWMBO that "I'm making beer!" (I'm still proud...)

 

[Beezy]

When looking at new homes, your biggest consideration is: "How will this setup work for a home brewery?"

Heheh yeah well I work in peoples homes and always judge them based off of how kick ass it would be for a party. Indoors, outdoors and parking. Also where my recording studio will be but now I have to fit in a brewery too. Those 2 floor 5 car garages get bonus points from me. The car can sit in the driveway.

 

[1ratdog]

i cannot look at a cooler anywhere without dreaming of my next mash

 

[NWMOBrewer]

You pass a hardware store and dream of building a mash tun because you are bored.

 

[beaksnbeer]

Like my SHMBO said is it ever enough 14 kegs 200 bottles 2 fridges 2 chest freezers (converted of course) 9 total taps. Now just got a 20cu chest freezer to make a 12 tap coffin. Love her more then my beer. Only buy beers to harvest yeast.

 

[gclay]

you can tell with a fart if someone drinks filtered or unfiltered beer.

 

[hio3791]

When my daughter at 2 1/2, sits down at her little table with a sippy cup in hand. I ask "watcha doin?" and she replies "having a beah".

Now at 5, she knows more about beer than I knew when I was in college.

Finally, when you brew and your 5 yr old daughter asks "how did your beer come out dad?"

 

[Ghostly]

When you catch yourself estimating SRM at the urinal.

 

[jtakacs]

lol...

the biggest sign of my addiction was i went to a party and someone asked me to bring a "couple of beers" so they could try them - so i brought 9 different kinds of beer. i thought it was totally normal, but apparently it isn't.

 

[asidrane]

When you catch yourself estimating SRM at the urinal.

HAHA, now this is funny.

When you get laid off and your initial reaction is, great, more time to brew.

 

[bovineblitz]

When you catch yourself estimating SRM at the urinal.

Hahaha that is great

 

[sickbrew]

When your coworkers bring in 22oz bottles and expect timely refills.

 

[Beezy]

When your coworkers bring in 22oz bottles and expect timely refills.

Screw that. Everybody tells me they want to drink my beer. First off, they are brave and secondly, they think its free for us or something?

 

[git_dr1]

When you walk through the pots at the store and think "I could boil in that!"

 

[gingerdawg]

Your eldest daughter goes on a tour of A-B with a group of college friends while in saint Louis and corrects the tour guide's errors and explains to the group the things he can't.

 

[MileHighHops]

You go to a party with the hopes of convincing everyone drinking out of a dark pop top bottle to leave their empties next to the sink for you to collect at the end of the night

 

[Beezy]

When you walk through the pots at the store and think "I could boil in that!"

This antique shop by me has like a 10 gallon copper kettle in the window. Its probably an over priced heirloom but I just want to make some brew in it.

 

[noggins]

you no longer have to ask people to give you reusable bottles.

 

[edgeofblade]

I'll admit I lifted this from a beer mag...

You know you have a brewing problem if you have contemplated converting your in-door water dispenser on your fridge into a beer dispenser.

Oh, I just found a new way to play everyones favorite game, "Come up with some that hasn't been discussed on hbt yet".

 

[Scruffy1207]

You go to a party with the hopes of convincing everyone drinking out of a dark pop top bottle to leave their empties next to the sink for you to collect at the end of the night

Done this lol

 

[Irishpenguin13]

You see a tube or a pipe and wonder "what the hell can I use that for!"

 

[annasdadhockey]

You build a 50 gallon setup "just because"

 

[Huizer]

When making coffee you account for grain absorbtion.