You know you're a home brewer when?

[NTXBrauer]

When you tell SWMBO that you will be up all night working hard on a Belgian Blonde, and her response is not to wake her when you come to bed.

 

[splattsmier]

When you tell SWMBO that you will be up all night working hard on a Belgian Blonde, and her response is not to wake her when you come to bed.

Haha! ZING!

 

[BigDaddyBeard]

When your two year old girl eats all your hop candy, and as you dump your dry hops into the carboy, she grabs a Citra whole leaf and pops it in her mouth.

 

[thatjonguy]

You know you're a home brewer when...

you're in the hospital after the birth of your second child and she is under a bili light for phototherapy to reduce jaundice and you think to yourself:

"I wonder how fast that light would skunk a beer?"

My daughter is fine and she is a beautiful three week old!

I would ask the nurse if we could conduct an experiment. In the name of (brewing) science.

 

[fuzzy2133]

You know you're a home brewer when you read bout the amazing discovery of finding "drinkable water" on mars and wonder how much it would cost to get a hold of mars water so you could be the first to brew a Red Planet Ale.

Wonder what a zero-g fermentation looks like? Would you still need a blow off tube?

 

[thatjonguy]

Wonder what a zero-g fermentation looks like? Would you still need a blow off tube?

YES!

(Runs to write research grant)

 

[insanim8er]

Wonder what a zero-g fermentation looks like? Would you still need a blow off tube?

I'm guessing no. With no oxygen in space, the yeast probably won't ferment?

 

[Leadgolem]

I'm guessing no. With no oxygen in space, the yeast probably won't ferment?

Zero g, not zero atmosphere. I would think you would have a greater degree of oxygen exchange in a still liquid. It should be more or less sphere shaped. It would, therefore, have more surface area to exchange with. You might have a problem where the co2 would form a pocket in the liquid though, instead of separating. Like this.

 

[Munchman]

Lol true that!

With the name munchman, I'm sure you know what profile it gives

 

[DrunkleJon]

When your two year old girl eats all your hop candy, and as you dump your dry hops into the carboy, she grabs a Citra whole leaf and pops it in her mouth.

I bet she ended up regretting that action.

 

[JonM]

You have ridiculous dreams that mash up hobbies you've begun as a result of reading HBT. For example, last night I had a dream where I was mashing grains and struggling with the temperature, so I lifted the grain out of the mash tun (all in one lump, apparently) and began prodding the lump of grain with a Thermapen, just as if it was a pork butt that was ready to come off the smoker.

 

[BigDaddyBeard]

I bet she ended up regretting that action.

Didn't even bat a eye, must have a hell of a tolerance for bitter.

 

[DrunkleJon]

Didn't even bat a eye, must have a hell of a tolerance for bitter.

That is a well trained kid then. I bet you have no trouble getting her to eat her vegetables. Keep an eye on that one or else she will be sneaking your IPA's before she gets through 3rd grade.

 

[bleme]

Didn't even bat a eye, must have a hell of a tolerance for bitter.

Taste buds don't develop at the same time. She might not have bitter buds yet.

 

[BigDaddyBeard]

Either way she makes me proud.

 

[insanim8er]

When you turn the closet in your spare bedroom (used for my Kid's play room) into a beer room.

In an effort to not have to go down to the basement all the time, I ran a power cord into the closet from the basement and have 3 mini fridge/wine coolers in there.

1 is a standard mini fridge to hold commercial beers in.
1 is a converted sanyo mini fridge with dual Taps for dispensing from two corny kegs.
1 is a wine cooler that I converted to a temp controlled fermentation chamber that holds two corny kegs.

Now I'm going to build shelves around everything to store my grains and what not.

Who says you need a ton of space to do all grain? I'm like the Ikea of brewing rooms.

 

[splattsmier]

When you turn the closet in your spare bedroom (used for my Kid's play room) into a beer room.

In an effort to not have to go down to the basement all the time, I ran a power cord into the closet from the basement and have 3 mini fridge/wine coolers in there.

1 is a standard mini fridge to hold commercial beers in.
1 is a converted sanyo mini fridge with dual Taps for dispensing from two corny kegs.
1 is a wine cooler that I converted to a temp controlled fermentation chamber that holds two corny kegs.

Now I'm going to build shelves around everything to store my grains and what not.

Who says you need a ton of space to do all grain? I'm like the Ikea of brewing rooms.

Well done!

 

[WilliamSlayer]

Didn't even bat a eye, must have a hell of a tolerance for bitter.

Wow. Just out of curiosity what was your reaction? Burst of pride? Or, hey... that's my hops!

 

[BigDaddyBeard]

Wow. Just out of curiosity what was your reaction? Burst of pride? Or, hey... that's my hops!

Definite burst of pride. I love when I pull out my brew stuff and she says "You making beer Dabby?" She always likes to help but teaching proper sanitation is rocket science for a two year old.

 

[833R]

When you are trying to "last" and think of your brew day.

 

[thatjonguy]

When you order special release yeasts just to slant them in case you want them later.

And then brew a batch with it on the fly.

 

[WilliamSlayer]

When you order special release yeasts just to slant them in case you want them later.

And then brew a batch with it on the fly.

Lol. Collecting yeasts the way I collect bottles. "Im sure i'll use these someday ..."

My brother in law just got us a pipeline for an Italian restaurants wine bottles.

 

[insanim8er]

When you can't die happy until you've owned one of these:

 

[WilliamSlayer]

When you can't die happy until you've owned one of these:

Wow. I just dropped my long held dream of driving the Oscar Meier weiner truck for a new goal...

 

[jtbrewcrafter]

When you can't die happy until you've owned one of these:

Woah. Thats awesome. I want one of those.

 

[Codfish]

When you can't die happy until you've owned one of these:

My wife wants to kill you now...just so ya know

 

[grimstuff]

When you've converted your wine-drinker wife into a beer-drinker.

 

[finsfan]

When you've converted your wine-drinker wife into a beer-drinker.

Or converted your BMC drinking buddy into a craft brew fanatic, and he lives 2 hours away

 

[rockbasementbeer]

My wife wants to kill you now...just so ya know

My SWMBO said "Buy what you want, but it's your problem." We aren't married so that might change if we ever take that step :cross:

 

[JonM]

My SWMBO said "Buy what you want, but it's your problem." We aren't married so that might change if we ever take that step :cross:

That means you gotta buy it now BEFORE you get married!