What is your Brewing Pet-Peeve?

[tom_gamer]

my pet peeves would be brewers obsessed with efficiency, and people who ask me if i can brew a clone of their favorite beer, which is usually some sort of factory corn lager crap. I tell them that when i start brewing beer that tastes like that, it'll be time to find a new hobby.

+1

 

[oakbarn]

1. People who Keg
2. People who bottle.
3. People who Fly Sparge
4. People who Batch Sparge
5. People who brew in buckets
6. People who brew in Glass
7. People who ....


OMG. I mean people who only think the way to brew is....

 

[VladOfTrub]

Things like: So my first brew ever is a vanilla, pumpkin, cinnamon, chamomile, honey, chocolate, molasses, cherry wheat Czech pilsner. Fermented it for 7 days in a bucket in the closet, next to the laundry basket and cat litter box. Noticed that there were bluish white lily pads floating on top with white tenticles hanging down and bubbly pumpkin chunks. So but from reading the posts on HBT, the lily pads, and chunks are fine. So when siphoning, the auto-siphon fell into the laundry sink where my swmbo washes the dog and the kids when they play in the barn yard. There was some lemmon scented bleach next to the diaper pail. So I dipped the siphon in that. So now the beer is 2 weeks in the bottle. So why does my beer taste like a goat smells? So can it be infected? So or can I rdw and drink my beer? So once the tripletts get bigger can I use the diaper pail for a bottling bucket if I use Star San to clean it?

 

[jerryteague]

Mine is; people that think that THEIR way of doing things is the only way it should be done, and belittle others that do things differently. The other thing is the raging beer snobs that bash BMC as the "evil empire", or act like people that do drink it are somehow uneducated, backwards rednecks that don't know what good beer is. Granted, I don't drink stuff from the mega breweries, but I don't bash those that do.

 

[oakbarn]

BMC is the Dark Side!

 

[H-ost]

1. People who Keg
2. People who bottle.
3. People who Fly Sparge
4. People who Batch Sparge
5. People who brew in buckets
6. People who brew in Glass
7. People who ....


OMG. I mean people who only think the way to brew is....

HAH. Very funny, I like it...

 

[DirtyOldDuck]

The "My first brew, I invented this recipe, can you help me with it?" posts bother me. Thankfully, most people here are much more understanding than me and jump in to help. to my mind, you shouldn't be attempting to create your own recipe until you have some experience of how the whole brewing process works. If it takes a few pages of corrections from experienced brewers then it is no longer your recipe.

This is contrary to the above poster whose pet peeve it is that more people don't come up with their own recipes. To me, it's a matter of waaaay too many beer styles needing brewing. I'm only 14 or so brews in but have only repeated a particular style twice. Maybe when I have run out of new styles to try I'll spend time tweaking up an original recipe.

I am a fairly new brewer (although I did a few batches with a roommate decades ago) and I just shake my head when I read some of the things new brewers are putting in their beers. I am concentrating on learning to brew the styles I like and learning about new styles I may want to try one day.

I do, however, think new brewers should be encouraged to work on their own recipes. Using one of the software programs to try and create my own recipes has helped me learn about various base malts, specialty grains, and yeast strains. Once I design a beer, I compare it to other recipes for that style and read up on what ingredients are common to a particular style. Depending on what I learn, I may then tweak my recipe. So far, I am making pretty good beer even if it lacks cherries, peach pits, and anti-fungal powder as ingredients. That said, I am sure enjoying my keg of BierMuncher's Centennial Blonde.

 

[nukonamo]

yes, your beer is ruined, I tried to warn you

It shall now be called Budweiser

 

[Phunhog]

What bugs me is when people sanitize anything that comes in contact with the wort pre-boil!! There are lots of videos that show people sanitize their mash tuns, boil kettles, etc.. Don't these people realize that the boil will kill anything and everything we need to be worried about? I think it shows that they aren't thinking but rather just "sanitize everything".

 

[tj218]

I'm new to homebrewing, so I am probably guilty of most of the pet peeves on here so far.

As a general observation though, I think there are two types of snobs:

1. Beer Snobs (people who ridicule/question BMC drinkers)
2. Hop snobs (People who ridicule/question anything with less than xx IBUs)

I admit, I do consider myself a beer snob, I think most of us are. Hop snobs are like the "Comic Book Guy" of Beer.

 

[stvcoburn]

In all the articles I've found written by Jamil where he uses the word he spells it "fermenter." So he isn't consistent about it.

EDIT:
http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/attachments/0000/1235/MAzym07_YeastStarter.pdf
“After 60 minute boil, strain into fermenter…”

http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/attachments/0000/1249/MJzym06_LateHops.pdf
“…cool and transfer to the fermenter as quickly as possible.”

http://www.mrmalty.com/pitching.php
“…huge pile of yeast in the fermenter at the end.”

http://www.mrmalty.com/chiller.php
“Reduced cold break in the fermenter” & “…rack clear wort to the fermenter and leave…” & “…sending all that cold break into the fermenter and you're going…” & “…you can leave it behind when you transfer to your fermenter.”

Fair enough. I'll write in for the next Brew Strong y preguntar por una corrección.

 

[WesleyS]

Things like: So my first brew ever is a vanilla, pumpkin, cinnamon, chamomile, honey, chocolate, molasses, cherry wheat Czech pilsner. Fermented it for 7 days in a bucket in the closet, next to the laundry basket and cat litter box. Noticed that there were bluish white lily pads floating on top with white tenticles hanging down and bubbly pumpkin chunks. So but from reading the posts on HBT, the lily pads, and chunks are fine. So when siphoning, the auto-siphon fell into the laundry sink where my swmbo washes the dog and the kids when they play in the barn yard. There was some lemmon scented bleach next to the diaper pail. So I dipped the siphon in that. So now the beer is 2 weeks in the bottle. So why does my beer taste like a goat smells? So can it be infected? So or can I rdw and drink my beer? So once the tripletts get bigger can I use the diaper pail for a bottling bucket if I use Star San to clean it?

That's hilarious. I don't know if it's just a combination of being sleepy and the home brew in my hand, but I could barely get through the whole post because I was laughing so much.

 

[Zuljin]

-Novice brewers adding all kinds of crazy ingredients to their first beers despite being advised to gain experience brewing base beers first, ...

Guilty, but only of that much. I can't help but to add stuff to a big pot.

 

[philjohnwilliams]

Not quite brewing related, but forum related.. I hate it when people equate post count with brewing experience.

 

[Dawnhulio]

I'm new to homebrewing, so I am probably guilty of most of the pet peeves on here so far.

As a general observation though, I think there are two types of snobs:

1. Beer Snobs (people who ridicule/question BMC drinkers)
2. Hop snobs (People who ridicule/question anything with less than xx IBUs)

I admit, I do consider myself a beer snob, I think most of us are. Hop snobs are like the "Comic Book Guy" of Beer.

Comic Book Guy: Ack. There is no "emoticon" to express what I am feeling right now.

But wait, there is!

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

I do, however, think new brewers should be encouraged to work on their own recipes.

I do all my own recipes (started around batch 4 or so, and continuing for the past 6 years). I couldn't imagine brewing any other way.

But it's not for everyone. I use the example of my wife. She's a great cook. She can look at recipes and know whether they're going to taste good or not. But she doesn't create her own recipes. She just doesn't care to do so. Yet her food rocks, and unfortunately my waistline reflects that.

Some folks aren't as into creating recipes as you or I. Some folks love clone recipes, or just brewing the stuff from Brewing Classic Styles. If they make good beer, well then to them.

 

[Brewsmith]

People who respond to simple questions with complicated, advanced, and way too technical answers for the average brewer. Yes it might be true or based on real brewing science, but how does it help the 99.9% who aren't that technical?

 

[downtown3641]

People who respond to simple questions with complicated, advanced, and way too technical answers for the average brewer. Yes it might be true or based on real brewing science, but how does it help the 99.9% who aren't that technical?

I actually don't see a problem with that as long as it actually answers the question. It's nice for people who can grasp more advanced concepts. The less scientifically inclined always have the option of asking to have the answer reworded in simpler terms.

 

[corkybstewart]

My 2 pet peeves are:
1. People who want to brew with me
2. People who get drunk when they brew with me

 

[Brewsmith]

I actually don't see a problem with that as long as it actually answers the question. It's nice for people who can grasp more advanced concepts. The less scientifically inclined always have the option of asking to have the answer reworded in simpler terms.

I don't disagree. It's just sometimes around here a newer brewer asks a fairly straightforward question, and the poor guy gets bombarded with different answers, many of which are correct. If they would just stop trying to play brewer know-it-all and try to relate to where that brewer is at, the OP will have a solution that works that is also at his knowledge base.

I guess what I'm trying to say is don't assume that everyone here is an advanced or technical brewer.

This all coming from an original EAC.

 

[craigger64]

pkia's on this forum.

You ask a simple question and you get a 2 hour doctoral thesis from a pompous know it all. Then , god forbid you make a reply they don't like they flame you in another 2 hour dissertation. We all know who they are!

+1,000

 

[craigger64]

Feels good to have a thread where we can just rant and bitch, doesn't it?

 

[Gameface]

When I share my beer with people who don't really drink homebrew much and they select a large 20oz-64oz mug, fill it to the top before even tasting the beer, take two sips and tell me how delicious it is (lies), and then act like the mug became invisible.

It's fine if people don't like my beer, there's a gas station down the street that will sell you all the Bud Light you can haul, but at least just try a sample first before wasting beer that I would be more than happy to drink.

This has become less of a problem because now I put out smaller sample glasses and then 12oz glasses behind that. That and my beer is getting better as I improve as a brewer so people are finishing their beers most of the time.

 

[whitehause]

The problem with your brewing getting better(if there is one) is that now you become the beer guy for every party. I love the hobby, and don't mind sharing, but when you make a nice big beer or one that has a $45 grain bill for a 5 gal batch it gets to be a bit much. And the money isn't even the big part for me, it's the time it takes to make a good beer. You can't drink all my Zombie dust clone, then say "hey, can you bring some of that to the party I'm having in two weeks.":cross:

 

[biestie]

I'm definitely gonna piss off a few people with this, but here goes anyway....

People who enter recipes that aren't their own into competitions. I know a lot of people swear that if you brew it, it's your beer, but I don't agree with that. You're following a recipe that someone else came up with. You may have brewed it, but it's not your beer. Just like when people follow a recipe out of a book exactly as written, and then try to pass it off as their dish.

I've got a friend that just pulls recipes that have won people medals at NHC and brews them specifically to win awards. He's got a lot more medals than me, but I know that the ones I won were earned with my own recipes.

Maybe they want feedback on their beer, which is the beiggest benefit of a competition, in my opinion. I entered competitions long before I was any good at developing recipes, and my beers improved by leaps and bounds because of the feedback that I got..

But no, your misguided opinion doesn't piss me off at all!

 

[biestie]

My pet peeve is people who start their pet peeves with "new brewers".

 

[nerdyjackal]

When people learn you brew and instantly want to be your friend.

 

[passedpawn]

My pet peeve is people who start their pet peeves with "new brewers".

Lumbergh gave me this stapler. I think you are looking for it? Ha. Hah hah. Hahahahaha! (apparently you didn't get the memo)

 

[Grinnan5150]

The problem with your brewing getting better(if there is one) is that now you become the beer guy for every party. I love the hobby, and don't mind sharing, but when you make a nice big beer or one that has a $45 grain bill for a 5 gal batch it gets to be a bit much. And the money isn't even the big part for me, it's the time it takes to make a good beer. You can't drink all my Zombie dust clone, then say "hey, can you bring some of that to the party I'm having in two weeks.":cross:

Can you please share your Zpmbie Dust recipe? I love that stuff!!

 

[tgmartin000]

Man after yesterday, wind is my pet peeve. I could barely keep a boil going with my burner. What a pia.