Warning signs of homebrew addiction

[ETOHonboard]

When you can't wait till the kids go back to school so you can brew without distractions....only a week and a half

 

[Zixxer10R]

You take a vacation day just to brew. (I wasn't going to have time during the weekend, and my pipeline was in jeopardy.)

You have a pipeline.

You rationalize your brewing decision to others.

Oh my god, i did all three of these in one week. That's it, i have a problem. One i'll have to drink away i guess! :rockin::rockin::rockin:

 

[Zixxer10R]

You continuously have this spreadsheet opened:

(Too big for inline pic, click to load it):

http://i52.tinypic.com/2cgbos1.jpg

[I'll be happy to share it if someone needs it]

M_C

I could use something like that good sir. Feel free to PM me with the file!

 

[unionrdr]

When you keep finding yourself staring at the boxes of bottled ales conditioning on the other side of the room while on here. And all the while chomping at the bit to get your next one going after FV is finally clean.

 

[Zixxer10R]

You brew beer at church and your church sponsors homebrew contests. Ask how I know.

I need to know how you know and what church this is.

 

[skippyf16]

When you build this:

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f35/biermunchers-rolling-kegerator-byo-published-71719/

 

[Zixxer10R]

when you've successfully finished this thread in one sitting. At work.

 

[yummybeer]

your addicted to homebrewing when you have a "homebrewery" name as well as a name for each of your homebrews. and then to top it off, you also have a name for your fermenter.

 

[unionrdr]

Well,I haven't named my fermenter yet...

 

[yummybeer]

Well,I haven't named my fermenter yet...

i call mine abigail, as in abigail the ale pale.
also you know your addicted to homebrewing when you have a library of every issue of byo magazine from the past 5-6 years for the recipes as well as for bathroom reading material. also add to that the few different issues of zymurgy magazine for recipe ideas.

 

[unionrdr]

When you have a Midwest catalog in the comp hutch for quick reference.

 

[EROK]

Think Foxworthy on this one.......

If you have more pounds of grain and hops than you have pounds of food in your refrigerator and freezer (yes the freezer for food, not the other two temp controlled ones for beer... ) YOU might be a Homebrewer.

If your basement looks like a local brewery closed and the auctioneer needed space to lay out all 500 items for people to bid on..... YOU might be a Homebrewer.

If you go into the grocery store and walk up and down the beer isle, then after 30 minutes of deciding you say "Ah forget it... none of these beers are good enough." .....YOU might be a Homebrewer :rockin:

 

[milldoggy]

Ha, I spent 20 minutes in wegmans looking at beer and did not buy anything b/c I have 5 tap at home and 80 gallons in the pipeline.

I am a sucker for 22 oz bottles, I sometime buy a beer just for that.

 

[jfrank85]

Think Foxworthy on this one.......

If you have more pounds of grain and hops than you have pounds of food in your refrigerator and freezer (yes the freezer for food, not the other two temp controlled ones for beer... ) YOU might be a Homebrewer.

If your basement looks like a local brewery closed and the auctioneer needed space to lay out all 500 items for people to bid on..... YOU might be a Homebrewer.

If you go into the grocery store and walk up and down the beer isle, then after 30 minutes of deciding you say "Ah forget it... none of these beers are good enough." .....YOU might be a Homebrewer :rockin:

SWMBO gets annoyed because i spend too long in the beer aisle at the liquor store I have to plan my weekly beer to dinner pairings but also be aware of costs. Its a delicate balance

 

[mrduna01]

SWMBO gets annoyed because i spend too long in the beer aisle at the liquor store I have to plan my weekly beer to dinner pairings but also be aware of costs. Its a delicate balance

My wife and I go to the liquor store for drinks sometimes and she will sift through a 1000 different bottles of wine and make her pick in 10 minutes. 45 minutes later I'm still at the sampling taps trying to find that perfect selection. Lol. So yeah I know what you mean. Then I usually go with something tried and true. It's like at a restaurant when you look at the menu for 15 minutes knowing the whole time you will get the same thing you always get.

 

[Beezy]

My wife and I go to the liquor store for drinks sometimes and she will sift through a 1000 different bottles of wine and make her pick in 10 minutes. 45 minutes later I'm still at the sampling taps trying to find that perfect selection. Lol. So yeah I know what you mean. Then I usually go with something tried and true. It's like at a restaurant when you look at the menu for 15 minutes knowing the whole time you will get the same thing you always get.

Tried and true, no such thing in my book. I try to have something different everytime until I have tried everything. If I go back for a repeat it is something I find truly exceptional.

 

[mrduna01]

So the exceptional brews you speak of aren't tried and true? Those are what I go for most of the time.

 

[Beezy]

So the exceptional brews you speak of aren't tried and true? Those are what I go for most of the time.

Touché. But not me. Usually only when nothing else interests me.

 

[jeffjm]

I am a sucker for 22 oz bottles, I sometime buy a beer just for that.

Good point. You might be addicted to brewing if you prefer to buy beer in singles or bombers, because six packs stay in the fridge for months while you're drinking homebrew instead.

 

[Zixxer10R]

Tried and true, no such thing in my book. I try to have something different everytime until I have tried everything. If I go back for a repeat it is something I find truly exceptional.

I'm the exact same way. If i've made it through the entire beer selection at the grocery store then i will actually stop shopping there.

So far i've conquered Kroger, Albertsons, WalMart (that wasn't difficult, but they still had some interesting things among the A-B swill), Tom Thumb, and Sprouts. I'm working on Central Market. Once that happens i won't have any grocery stores left to try so i guess i'll be making more frequent trips to the LHBS for their selection. That might be an expensive problem to have though, they have beer making stuff and we all know that if you're posting here then you like beer making stuff!

 

[bambam190]

When the first thing you do when you get home is check on your carboys....then go see SWMBO and the kids.

 

[LVBen]

When the first thing you do when you get home is check on your carboys....then go see SWMBO and the kids.

That's only because the freezer is in the garage. If they were standing in front of the freezer when I got home, then there wouldn't be a problem.

 

[robm184]

When the first thing you do when you get home is check on your carboys....then go see SWMBO and the kids.

True and true... Lol

 

[robm184]

When you have more beer fermenting pictures on your phone then your family, or the first picture you show off is your first beer....

 

[jfrank85]

When you have more beer fermenting pictures on your phone then your family, or the first picture you show off is your first beer....

That's ok, id rather see pictures of beer and beer related things than someone else's kids. No offense.

 

[4x4jeep74]

When you buy a freezer, but don't want it to freeze anything.

 

[Zixxer10R]

When you buy a freezer, but don't want it to freeze anything.

Yes! I did precisely this last weekend!

 

[unionrdr]

When your photobucket is starting to be taken over by beer related pics instead of your latest tuner car or family pics.

 

[Snotpoodle]

When you are reading an article on Mythology, and suddenly realise that Baphomet / Hades / Pan would be great names for a Belgian Golden Strong Ale.

You then order the ingredients for the Belgian Golden Strong Ale, because you just HAVE to name it Baphomet's Belgian Golden Strong Ale.

 

[LVBen]

When you have a hard time sleeping at night, because you can't stop thinking abut what you are going to brew next.