Why do you hate brewing?

[slym2none]

I can't brew 5-gallon batches due to space.

And money.

 

[normonster]

I hate my wife bitching the whole time that I should come in and do stuff.

 

[Remmy]

I hate my wife bitching the whole time that I should come in and do stuff.

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[Billy-Klubb]

the worst part for me is when I'm brewing up my Scrote-ish Ale and my neighbor runs up and dunks his brown eye in the pot. totally taints the beer. it goes from nutty to to kinda crappy real quick.

 

[drainbamage]

It used to be bottling, but I've improved some of my equipment so the process runs a little faster.

Now it's only really the bottle-cleaning process that annoys me. I have enough to spare now that if I run into a moldy one, I'll usually just pitch it instead of bothering to scrub it out. There isn't much that bothers me besides that.

 

[Michigan_Wolfman]

Currently, the biggest PITA about brewing from my perspective is #1- Lack of adequate space to brew apart from a cramped kitchen. #2- Not being able to upgrade my equipment from extract or partial mash to all grain brewing due to reason #1.

 

[joebob296]

If they dress-up, even better.



On second thought, I should just make SWMBO dress-up and clean for me and reward her for it after she's done, or something.

If you figure that one out let me know....it would be a godsend if you got SWMBO clean my brewing equipment.

For me the biggest pain is I'm stuck on 120v so I have to use two circuits. Once I get a house a control panel rebuild is in order.

 

[joebob296]

For me, bottling. I need a better bottling setup with a nice deep sink, abundant counterspace, and a floor/counter capper. Hopefully in the new house. Right now, after oxycleaning the bottles I rinse, StarSan, and fill them in the bathtub (in case there are any spills) with my fermenter raised on a bath stool. Then cap using my trusty dual lever Red Baron.

It is an hour of bending over which my old back is liking less and less.

But, we are moving into a new house in a few months with a dedicated workshop, so I will tough it out

While I am continually tempted to keg, I usually gift about half of my bottles so having them in giftable format makes things easier. Otherwise I would have to drink them myself... which... er... would that be bad?

Look under the DIY section for malfets bottle washer....makes cleaning and sanitizing the easiest part of the whole process.

 

[BUCKNUTS]

I hate the inflammation on the right side of my abdomen from cirrhosis of the liver due to having 100 gallons of beer in the brew room and on tap at all times.

 

[ScrewyBrewer]

The thing I hate most about brewing is that I can't brew beer all day every day.

 

[Remmy]

I hate the inflammation on the right side of my abdomen from cirrhosis of the liver due to having 100 gallons of beer in the brew room and on tap at all times.

But you don't have taps?

 

[Reisende]

Setup and bottling.

 

[BUCKNUTS]

But you don't have taps?

4 taps but usually only 2 are occupied. I dont like to keg sour/funky beer and I brew a lot of those anymore.

 

[Resonator]

For people complaining about scrubbing kettles, it's pretty easy to just fill them with hot water and some oxiclean free. The next morning everything wipes out easily.

 

[BUCKNUTS]

Setup and bottling.

Bottling is a huge pita but I agree with @Remmy if you drink enough while you're doing it the pain goes away.

 

[BrunDog]

Cleaning... and the cost of PBW for effective cleaning!

-BD

 

[brick_haus]

I hate brewing because it's so enjoyable and I can't stop thinking about it.

 

[ba-brewer]

I want a great big deodorizer I can hang over my compost pile so my back yard does not smell like a feed lot.

 

[deanrallen]

I hate bottling. Not because I have to scrub or peel off the abnormally secure labels on new(ish) bottles. I hate that I have to smell the beer that I've been so excited for for the past couple of weeks JUST to put it in bottles and wait two MORE weeks before I can enjoy it.

 

[BrewDoc1518]

Brewing in 800-900 sq ft is not the most ideal situation. I really don't like cleaning my mash tun. Also two other things I dislike are, being in Phoenix for the time being, a 60 min boil makes it a humid sauna in my apartment, then ground water it too warm to be useful to bring down my temp fast. The struggle is real. Can't wait for a house.

 

[chisena]

I hate that no matter how hard I try to not spill, squirt, or spray wort all over my garage floor and brew stand, I always manage to do it... Bees and flies everywhere. Makes me bonkers.

 

[FatDragon]

The pain in the rear that is bottling and the drop-off in hops aroma in a typical home-bottled beer. Apartment space and wifely permission prevent me from kegging so far, and I don't have the wife-approved brew budget or the handiness for a closed bottling setup to minimize oxygen contact.

 

[Singletrack]

Dirt. I understand the need for soil, but why do we need dirt? I brew in the garage. My fermentation fridge, sinks, and equipment storage are in a dirt-floor crawl space with access from the garage. I have a lot of nice space, but I do get tired of fighting the dirt. Someday I will put a floor and ceiling in that crawl space -- if only I weren't so busy brewing. And someday I will clean my garage and keep it clean -- if only...

 

[Murphys_Law]

I think everyone hates cleaning. If there were a maid service offered just to clean my equipment and allow me to continue smashing beers on brew day, I'd sign-up in a heartbeat.

I have an aluminum kettle and use steel wool to clean it after brewing. It doesn't take any longer than 3-4 minutes. I clean it outside, usually, in the driveway because I have a hose there and the water runs into the grass/woods.

The biggest PITA for me is moving my equipment upstairs from the basement so that I can brew in the garage...then having to bring it back down after brewing is over with.

Big bonus: I have no choice but to pass by the kegerator when I am hauling equipment - whether it's upstairs or downstairs. Makes for a great brew day, every time!

I'd have to say "this"! Except I brew in my back yard and I have to walk down another flight of steps to get to my patio! Up and down the basement...down and up the deck stairs! It's about my only exercise any more. When I first started keeping my brew equipment in the basement I wasn't very efficient and made a LOT of trips but I've since dialed that in a little better.

 

[sputnam]

i hate the wait the most, but it has greatly improved. I used to wait 4 weeks minimum (i keg) on EVERYTHING I brewed. Now most everything gets 2 - 3 weeks max. But while I'm watching it ferment, I can't help but think that THIS is gonna be the best beer anyone ever made! And sometimes I make it even worse by coming up with a recipe for my NEXT brew and THAT will be the best one. So, I over-anticipate the crap outta myself. And sadly, I have not yet created the best beer anyone has ever made. I know of a guy that did though.....

 

[cjbalough]

The wait.... Makes it frustrating trying to work through a problem

 

[GrainToGlass]

Trying to pour DME into a pot of hot water for my yeast starter. The steam hits the bowl as I'm pouring and turns the DME into a sticky brick. Yay.

 

[MannyEdwards]

What about brewing do you dislike the most?

Running out.

No, but seriously, it's the cleaning.

 

[deanrallen]

Trying to pour DME into a pot of hot water for my yeast starter. The steam hits the bowl as I'm pouring and turns the DME into a sticky brick. Yay.

This had me rolling!

 

[deanrallen]

Trying to pour DME into a pot of hot water for my yeast starter. The steam hits the bowl as I'm pouring and turns the DME into a sticky brick. Yay.

This had me rolling! Hahaha