Who is your brewing partner?

[RainyDay]

I too prefer to brew alone, but once in a while someone will come over to see how to brew and its nice to have company. Not an every time thing, but once in a while to change things up.

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

My 5 yo helps measure & crush grain, fill my mash tun & HLT, etc.

But the little punk can't seem to pick up a full fermenter w/ 11 gal of liquid in it for me... He's frickin' useless!

 

[bleme]

A friend from church likes to help brew. My wife likes to help bottle. My 6yo likes to help wash bottles.

 

[MotorcycleMatt]

I prefer to brew alone, I have friends that like to come over while I brew but its much more relaxing if I don't have to worry about someone helping me. My sheltie likes to lay out in ny driveway while I brew so I suppose he would be my brew partner

 

[CircusHooker]

My ex-boyfriend

 

[borbosha]

Just me and my dog typically. Sometimes I will have a friend or family member around. I have tried to get more of my friends involved with the brewing, but most of them just aren't interested. They do enjoy the beer though.

 

[LouBrew13]

My ipod.

 

[blacksquid]

The fiancé actually scolds me when I start before she can do anything. Usually her and another friend of mine - but a lot of people wants to come watch the process, relax and have a homebrew...

 

[zacster]

My daughter (12 at the time) used to like to do the jet bottle cleaner. Then she'd lose interest with the rest of the process. Now she just rolls her eyes at the whole thing. She's 15 now.

 

[gotsumbeers]

My iPod and pint glass!

 

[Ben58]

My wife and my cats!

 

[SoxFan33]

A longtime friend and I got into this a few years ago and have been brewing batches together ever since

 

[BrewingChemist]

My hubby - he gets to do all the heavy lifting for me

 

[lumpher]

my bose stereo playing hair metal is all i need

 

[kaz4121]

I've tried my old man, both of my younger brothers, and even my girlfriend...to no avail. Turns out the most loyal brewing partner I have is my dog. Now I call her the brewdog

 

[Mojzis]

My aussie keeps me company

 

[Hex]

'I brew alone, yeah
With nobody else
You know when I brew alone
I prefer to be by myself'

 

[pjj2ba]

One of our cats likes to supervise. He knows that there are times when I'm not busy and am available for petting duty and isn't afraid to ask for it.

 

[HawleyFarms]

'I brew alone, yeah
With nobody else
You know when I brew alone
I prefer to be by myself'

I gotta be honest, the post above and one of the very first replies are right on. Brewing is one of my only me times with a wife and a 2 year old. Occasionally I do ask my wife for help bottling when my auto siphon needs priming with the bottling wand attached. I can get it primed on 3+ gallon batches but 1 gallon not so much.

I'm sure I will end up with a brew buddy or two when we get into a new place and I get a basement/garage taproom up and running but until then, i'm happy with my alone time

 

[fastengine]

My kids are all grown up, I've been divorced for years, and when either one was in the house there is no way I could have had all this beer sitting around without someone getting into lots of trouble.
Brewing for me is a way to enjoy time by myself.

 

[govner1]

I brew w/ both my kids (27 & 32) when they're available. Other days I brew one or w/ a variety of brew "buddies" when their brew schedules allow or I go help them brew.
An occasional solo brew is good, too

 

[zacster]

My daughter (12 at the time) used to like to do the jet bottle cleaner. Then she'd lose interest with the rest of the process. Now she just rolls her eyes at the whole thing. She's 15 now.

Now that she's 18 and in college she has become interested again, but only in the final product, red cups, and ping pong balls.

 

[Spartan1979]

This guy:

But one beer and he's worthless.

 

[Yoseff]

There's a giant jade plant living in the brewery that I occasionally talk to... Does that count?