What will the neighbors think?

[seatazzz]

I brew indoors on my electric system and vent through the dryer ductwork. Of course it creates and interesting odor which is directed right at my neighbors back deck, where they more often than not, seem to be enjoying a morning coffee on my brew days. To this day they haven’t said a word about the unique smell coming from our dryer.

Try our new Bounce...with a delicate aroma of Beer! Waitasec, my clothes already smell like that....

 

[Hwk-I-St8]

I brew in the garage. I've gotten nothing more than the occasional "smells good".

 

[Zekk]

I brew in the front yard, never had anyone say anything. Not a lot of foot traffic in my neighborhood and people usually drive too fast to notice anything

 

[Sparkncode]

Just sit with some small scales and weigh your cone hops in full public view into little ziplock bags...

That plus brewing equipment (stainless) with pipes and smells and water running for the plate chiller i can see how that could worry some people LOL.

I brew partially visible from the street. My immediate neighbour asked if i was brewing home brew once but no other questions from anyone

 

[Sparkncode]

Actually had someone think my homebuilt electric bike with wires that i hadn't cable tied together nicley say to me that thought it was a bomb until i unlocked it to ride home from the supermarket so It doesn't matter what you are doing it can be far enough out of someones experiance they might think the worst. Glad they didnt ring the cops.

I thought about joking to them that each battery cell is like a little bomb but thought better of it.

 

[Miraculix]

Haha I love this thread! I brew on the gas hob in the kitchen, so nothing funny to contribute from my side, but I really enjoy your stories!

I really think that one of you public brewers should try brewing in a haz mat suit for our all amusement asap!

Meth flavoured moonshine... Brilliant

 

[johnstod]

I store mine in the shed at the end of the garden, had one neighbour ask "are you growing something dodgy back there" he came around that night and left stumbling

 

[Home_alone1]

I brew in my garage ,

I kept having this guy walk back and forth past my garage and eventually he walked up and asked if I was brewing lol . Turned out he does the same thing on the other block.

 

[Griffin495]

Depending on how the wind is blowing, I'll brew in my garage (front of house) or on the back porch. None of my neighbors really say anything when I brew out of the garage, but my back porch is on the 18th tee of a golf course. I've heard a lot of comments from the golfers. Mostly "what are you cooking?" but a few have joked "when will it be ready so I can get some? After this hole?" Uh...try 5 or 6 weeks. You see a lot of drunk golfers on the 18th tee and see a lot of funny stuff.

 

[ShareBrewing]

There’s a number of older folks in my apartment, and I brew in the back yard area of my building. Amazed no one has called the cops or VFD.

Picture a very breezy spring day outside with the two tier outdoor burner. Can’t find my insulation to properly manage mash temps. Forward to me attempting to wrap the 16 gal kettle in bedsheets, bungee cords, and blankets. Thirst got the better of me and upon returning 1 min later with a beer I find my entire kettle is engulfed in 6 ft flames!!! Don’t worry the beer was okay. Coulda given a crap about the sheets!

 

[Miraculix]

There’s a number of older folks in my apartment, and I brew in the back yard area of my building. Amazed no one has called the cops or VFD.

Picture a very breezy spring day outside with the two tier outdoor burner. Can’t find my insulation to properly manage mash temps. Forward to me attempting to wrap the 16 gal kettle in bedsheets, bungee cords, and blankets. Thirst got the better of me and upon returning 1 min later with a beer I find my entire kettle is engulfed in 6 ft flames!!! Don’t worry the beer was okay. Coulda given a crap about the sheets!

Certainly one of the more modern ways for creating a Rauchbier

 

[bigplunkett]

My landlord has 2 acres behind my house, he keeps his classic car collection and a large garden back there. He asked if i was frying a turkey so i invited him in and shared his first home brew with him. So fare hes liked everything but the ipas. But the ppl next door think im making meth. They still dont believe its beer.

 

[TBC27]

I get weird stares while brewing in my garage. The neighbors kids always come over and check things out. I also met our city’s mayor while he was canvassing for re-election. He was super stoked to find out I was making beer and hung out for about 30 mins asking questions.

 

[TallDan]

When I brewed in my previous neighborhood, I had two neighbors stop by. First was the next door neighbor who I talked to regularly, he asked if I was making moonshine and we talked about beer for a while. Second was a guy who lived down the street somewhere, he stopped while driving by because he saw me brewing. He had brewed a couple of times himself and we chatted about beer for a bit.

I moved in February, so we'll see if anyone in the new neighborhood has any reactions. Beer: I don't care what the neighbors say; I'm gonna love you, each and every day.

 

[thefolkmetal]

I used to brew pretty late into the night (well past midnight) on my back patio. A few times there was a police chopper that would fly overhead at least 4 or 5 times in a row. I liked to believe that they were trying to scope out my operations. By the third time I'd just start waving at them.

 

[pelop777]

I brew in the backyard so normally nobody sees anything, just the smell and nobody's bothered knocking on my door to ask. But one morning (after a late night brew session) I had left the kettle out on the propane burner and was planning on cleaning up later) I had some railroad ties delivered by the town hardware store. We carried them in back where the owner stopped dead and stared at my set up for a few seconds. I didn't think I needed to explain myself but that night I found a few bible verses left on my front porch. The owner is a very religious individual from what I could tell when visiting his shop. The joys of living in the sticks!

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[JCasey1992]

Before I got my Grainfather, I brewed on my back patio in plain sight of the neighbor behind us. One day, she came by as I was chilling my wort. She asked if one of the items I had was an immersion chiller. Turns out she is a home brewer as well. Now we frequently talk beer and share bottles with each other. I've made so many awesome connections through this hobby! Now if I had brewed in the front of my house where my nosy witch of a neighbor could see, things would have gotten interesting lol.

 

[JohnSand]

I guess I've had four visits while brewing, two surveys and two neighbors. One woman pollster was also a brewer, which was great. Everyone was interested, the two neighbors sampled beers I had on hand and loved them. So observers or visitors has been very positive for me.

 

[doogster]

[QUOTE=" Beer: I don't care what the neighbors say; I'm gonna love you, each and every day.

[/QUOTE]

+1

"Let the neighbors call the cops.
It don't matter we ain't gonna stop!"

from "Shake it Till It's Sore" - Dan Baird & Homemade Sin

 

[muledogus]

I always brew out in my driveway. Most neighbors know I brew now but I always get a kick out of people that don't, wondering what I'm doing. In my old neighborhood, the first time I met my one set of neighbors was when I was brewing and they decided to bring over jello shots and introduce themselves.

 

[Nmnbrewer]

All of my neighbors have an open invite to come on over when I’m Brewing in the garage. More the merrier. If I want privacy I just leave the door shut. Sometimes they smell it and come on over anyway.

 

[FloppyKnockers]

I always get the same visitor with the same comments every time I brew. "Whatcha makin?" or "When are you going to be done?" or "You left the toilet seat up again"... I brew in the kitchen, btw.

 

[balrog]

Garage man, myself. Door closed. Nobody ever bothers me except the occasional J.Witness. That was interesting.

 

[Konadog]

I have a neighbor that asked me what I was cooking, told them beer, and they said I was lying and they called the police. They showed up to the neighbors, asked a few questions, looked over the fence at me and walked away. Didn't even talk to me. The best part is now the neighbor won't talk to me at all, win for everyone!

 

[ShareBrewing]

For all the comments from neighb’s believing we’re making meth, do you think they would even recognize an ACTUAL meth setup if they saw it?! Probably not! LOL.

Don’t worry folks just cooking up some meth in my garage for all the world to see! Just your friendly neighborhood drug lord here!

 

[Inkleg]

I brew in the back yard and any neighbor within eyesight knows what I'm up to.
It's the county police cruiser that shows up in my driveway every other week that gets the nosy neighbors talking. Never mind that it's my friend that I've known for 30 years. When we go on vacation he'll park in my driveway and eat his lunch. Can't ask for any better home security than that.

 

[MplsUgly]

A neighbor came over to see what was going on in the garage. I told him about what was happening. He thought it was cool and later gave me 4 glass carboys from his winemaking days.

I've had less savory looks when cleaning shotguns in the garage after hunting buy buy now most of my neighbors know me. I be the brew spoon holdin', sip stealin', mash stirin', motorcycle ridin', race car drivin' son of a gun. WOOOOO!

 

[walker111]

My neighbors love it....... and the beer too!! Great neighbors and I give them beer and they return the favor with the store bought stuff ( only the good craft stuff). I brew in my attached front garage and we have had a really crappy winter and still brewed 50 gallons!!!

 

[bleme]

But the ppl next door think im making meth. They still dont believe its beer.

So what's a 5 gallon keg of meth sell for these days?

 

[bleme]

Before I got my Grainfather, I brewed on my back patio in plain sight of the neighbor behind us. One day, she came by as I was chilling my wort. She asked if one of the items I had was an immersion chiller....

I saw this going a very different way. I think I'll keep my happy ending.