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When it's 11:45pm and you're carting big hunks of stainless steel from the garage to the deck because you decide that your keg of pale ale looks a little low.
 
When you pause Call Of Duty, Modern Warfare 2, put the TV on Mute, and wait for about 5 minutes just to listen to the Blow Off tube "Blurb" into the Blow Off Container from the batch that you pitched 5 hours ago. :D

lol.

I find that I only have OCD when I have a new beer fermenting vigorously. lol. I go into the room to watch it blow out every 20 minutes lol.
 
...you consider boycotting a favorite brewery because they have switched to screw top bottles.
 
When you go over to a buddies house and can tell what type of beer they brewed 2 days ago.

When you're unemployed and have single digits in the bank account, then you get a small check from selling something and your first thought is what beer you're going to brew next. Then you cash the check and order your beer supplies right away.
 
When your wife tells you to build a brew room so you can consolidate all your brewwing gear

Dining room---- Glass carboy, bottle tree, misc

Office---- 1 primary of wit, 1 secondary of wit 2 different yeast strains

Fridge---- 8 pints of washed yeast

Garage---- 50 lbs 2 row, boil pot, burner,extra propane, bottling bucket, mash tun,extra cooler for sparge water, books, note pads, bottles recipies,etc,etc,etc...

Bathroom----- brewing books

Basement-----6-8 cases of different homebrews:D

Bull
 
Its late fall and you find yourself kicking on the A/C to remove the excess humidity in the house from brewing an AG batch on the stove.
 
... and of course as we all well know the steam off the wort cures everything from lethargy to ingrown toenails...

Note to self, don't taste Netflyer's brews.

" is that a subtle hint of foot I detect? Just a kiss of ingrown toenail......."
 
You're poking up the fireplace and wonder if you could keep the temperature steady enough for mashing.
 
When you've banned the house from watching and use of the word 'Intervention".
 
When you've banned the house from watching and use of the word 'Intervention".

haha!

Yeah,

I think some outsiders view some of us as alcoholics. I mean who needs 35 gallons worth of beer and wine sitting in your guest (brewery) bedroom. Brewing has without a doubt become an obsession of mine over the past few years.
 
When the local resturant supply store sends a post card saying we miss you heres a coupon... addressed to your brewery
 
When you don't think of "head" and "mouthfeel" as qualities to look for in a potential one night stand.
 
You spend more time washing bottles than dishes...

Your kitchen is cleaner than most 5 star restaurants...

When offered a BMC you politely say "No thank you... I'll make my own..."

You know when you offer a friend one of YOUR beers he is going to actually feel the affects unlike a store bought beer..

When you look at your blackberry as not just a phone but a gateway to more HBT knowledge...

You understand that SWMBO must REALLY be obeyed so you can continue brewing... (she scares me!)
 
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