You know you're a home brewer when?

[jakeasaur]

When your out of town brother asks if you have given your newborn any brewing lessons yet

 

[insanim8er]

When you finish a diy project you designed and you're giddy like a school girl because it works better than expected.

Check and mate!

I can't wait to brew something and test it out... Good thing I bought the ingredients for 10gal of nut brown...

 

[jd_brewing]

When you finish a diy project you designed and you're giddy like a school girl because it works better than expected. Check and mate! I can't wait to brew something and test it out... Good thing I bought the ingredients for 10gal of nut brown...

Is this for fermenting or dispensing

 

[jd_brewing]

Is this for fermenting or dispensing

Never mind I hit checked out your thread on the actual build, ingenious!

 

[plumber_bob]

You know you're a true home brewer when,...
Your cell phone totally crashes after a software update. You lose all data, and you just go into the beer room, poor a beer, and you loose all desire to choke that b-tard's neck, that talked you into doing a total reset.

pb --- all is well with the force, ... ya I'm pissed, but I have homebrew to weather the storm! Before the brew, I wanted to choke out that person,... now It's just something to get over and deal with.

I'm calming with every glup.

 

[WilliamSlayer]

Thumbs up pb! Brew something really hoppy next for the added calming effect it gives during consumption! ;-)

 

[skitter]

When you get excited the waiter actually knows what the F they are talking about when it comes to beer!

 

[skitter]

Oh, and it didn't hurt she was a tall skinny blonde that was very easy on the eyes. Wife about shot me when she came back from the restroom...

 

[amfukuda]

When you keep holding up the gingerbread ale to show people how clear and beautiful it is. But they just don't understand

 

[1fast636]

When your one year old calms down and falls asleep listening to the brewing network

Or when your wife ask how you can enjoy brewing with all the work involved in it, and you reply because of the reward watching people try my hb

 

[Malty_Dog]

When you wake up in the middle of the night and your first thought is "I think that porter is ready for bottling"

 

[finsfan]

When you have a dream that there are 15 mason jars filled with different yeast, but you open a drawer in the bottom of your fridge to see the freshly stepped up yeast sitting uncovered, and realize it was a nightmare!

 

[Ilan34]

When you have phosphoric acid on your Amazon wishlist as a potential stocking stuffer.

 

[WilliamSlayer]

When you look at the kids table after dinner and think to yourself " I know exactly what that needs " ... and break out the star-san.

 

[Helly]

When your 6 yr old son points out to random people that Sam Adams labels come off easily Or the kids tell everyone that you make beer

"Dada beer" has been in our two year old's vocabulary for a good six months now. When my wife was pregnant with our son, our daughter would regularly remind us that dada drinks beer and mama drinks water.

 

[skitter]

When your daughter comes over, sees your bottle or glass empty and grabs another out of the fridge for you without you asking or ever teaching her

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[SupervisingChildren]

When your daughter comes over, sees your bottle or glass empty and grabs another out of the fridge for you without you asking or ever teaching her

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That sounds familiar haha. My 6 yr old would get me a brew every few minutes when we were building his playhouse over the summer. I had a good 6er worth of backups before I told him that I couldn't keep up with him haha.
And the funniest part was he decided he was the "safety manager"!

 

[BreezyBrew]

And the funniest part was he decided he was the "safety manager"!

Haha safety manager. I want to work for that company!

 

[jimmarshall]

You have to explain to your friends how your eye lashes got singed when you were trying to see if your flame was optimal and that it is not weird. And that you are not obsessed with beer..

If I told my friends I wasn't obsessed with beer, they would know I was lying.

 

[jimmarshall]

"Dada beer" has been in our two year old's vocabulary for a good six months now. When my wife was pregnant with our son, our daughter would regularly remind us that dada drinks beer and mama drinks water.

With my 2 year old niece it's "daddy's juice" or "uncle Jim's juice"

 

[EdMerican]

That sounds familiar haha. My 6 yr old would get me a brew every few minutes when we were building his playhouse over the summer. I had a good 6er worth of backups before I told him that I couldn't keep up with him haha.
And the funniest part was he decided he was the "safety manager"!

A while back my 3 year old pulled me a pint from the kegerator when he noticed I didn't have a beer. He set it down in front of me with a prideful smile and said "Here go daddy. I bringed you a beers."
Me: "Oh, well thanks buddy... that was very nice... (what the hell is that sound?) "

Turned out he drew a perfect pint but forgot to shut off the tap. There was about a quart of IPA on the floor before I realized what was happening. He doesn't touch the fridge anymore. The sad part is that he poured a better beer than some "professional" bartenders I've come across.

 

[unionrdr]

The thought was a good one though. He loves you enough to try & make you proud of him. Pretty good for a 3 year old. Reminds me of when I was a kid. I could name the commercial from the first note. Mom & dad used to like showing that off to relatives & friends.

 

[skitter]

When you go to Bass Pro Shops, see a turkey fryer with a spigot and think "Oh Wow, Bass Pro made an outdoor brewing kettle!" Only to then realize it was a turkey frier...

Then you add said turkey fryer to your Christmas wish list anyways...

http://www.basspro.com/Bass-Pro-Shops-Stainless-Steel-Turkey-Fryer-with-Spigot/product/10211714/

 

[WilliamSlayer]

When you go to Bass Pro Shops, see a turkey fryer with a spigot and think "Oh Wow, Bass Pro made an outdoor brewing kettle!" Only to then realize it was a turkey frier...

Then you add said turkey fryer to your Christmas wish list anyways...

http://www.basspro.com/Bass-Pro-Shops-Stainless-Steel-Turkey-Fryer-with-Spigot/product/10211714/

Not bad!

"Copper spigot" though? Would that be a problem leaching into the brew?

 

[WilliamSlayer]

When you go to Bass Pro Shops, see a turkey fryer with a spigot and think "Oh Wow, Bass Pro made an outdoor brewing kettle!" Only to then realize it was a turkey frier...

Then you add said turkey fryer to your Christmas wish list anyways...

http://www.basspro.com/Bass-Pro-Shops-Stainless-Steel-Turkey-Fryer-with-Spigot/product/10211714/

Oh yeah, BTW you know you're a homebrewer when you show your wife that pic, and yhe first thing she says is : "they sell homebrew stuff at BassPro shops? That figures." ;-)

 

[Skeptidelphian]

Not bad!

"Copper spigot" though? Would that be a problem leaching into the brew?

A Brew Strong show with John Palmer (who is a metallurgist by trade) suggests that we really overstate the dangers of copper or lead from fittings leaching into our beers. Way below any dangerous levels.

http://thebrewingnetwork.com/shows/1030

 

[skitter]

A Brew Strong show with John Palmer (who is a metallurgist by trade) suggests that we really overstate the dangers of copper or lead from fittings leaching into our beers. Way below any dangerous levels.

http://thebrewingnetwork.com/shows/1030

Good to know. I'm a piss poor brewer and my idea of an upgrade is moving from a 6qt anodized pot to a 12qt SS for my 2.5g batches. I do have that baby on my list because it also gets me brewing outside, wife is getting tired of the smell

 

[WilliamSlayer]

A Brew Strong show with John Palmer (who is a metallurgist by trade) suggests that we really overstate the dangers of copper or lead from fittings leaching into our beers. Way below any dangerous levels.

http://thebrewingnetwork.com/shows/1030

Good to know! I knew that copper kettles are used all the time (professionally), but I'm positive that the copper on these small pots is a much more inferior grade!

 

[beaksnbeer]

Not bad!

"Copper spigot" though? Would that be a problem leaching into the brew?

Yet we through a copper coil in the pot to cool it down

 

[EdMerican]

The thought was a good one though. He loves you enough to try & make you proud of him. Pretty good for a 3 year old. Reminds me of when I was a kid. I could name the commercial from the first note. Mom & dad used to like showing that off to relatives & friends.

Oh, yes. His heart was definitely in the right place and he didn't get reprimanded for it. I just explained to him that it was not something he should make a habit of because it has a potential to make a mess. He also has played with the handle on an empty spigot and when I hooked up a fresh keg beer went shooting out of the other side of the door. His 11 year old sister on the other hand plays beertender on a somewhat regular basis.

I suppose you know you're a homebrewer when your kids can draw a better beer than bartenders at most bars and restaurants I've visited and they respect the beer without pouring off a half pint for a little foam.