You know you're a home brewer when?

[duckredbeard]

when you rescue a dog and name him barley. Poor fella is 5 years old and has never had a family. He's been in the shelter his whole life. Hair is matted beyond belief and has a double ear infection. His luck is going to change now

 

[EnjoyGoodBeer]

When I had a dream about buying a new thermometer because mine reads from 100• to 500• need one 0 to 220.

 

[FreshZ]

You're less concerned with giving away beers than you are about getting the empties back.

Very true.

 

[Neco]

...your wife and daughter come home and say, "Why does the kitchen smell like roasted malt?"

 

[Xpertskir]

I recently had surgery and when I was put under they said dream about something good like the beach. I told them I prefer the mountains. Anyways...My girlfriend is an anesthesiologist and she arranged for her friend to put me to sleep. She said the first thing I said when I awoke(I dont remember) was..."I was dreaming about making beer!"

 

[H-ost]

...your wife and daughter come home and say, "Why does the kitchen smell like roasted malt?"

when your wife and daughter can instantly recognize the smell of roasted malt.

 

[edmanster]

when your wife and daughter can instantly recognize the smell of roasted malt.

And when your mashing, starting to boil and especially when you add the bittering hops because the kids like it until I add hops..

 

[unionrdr]

When someone asks about carbon fiber brewing stuff,& you can give intelligent answers. You then start dreaming about car meets & home brew!:rockin:

 

[Koffie]

When you have no fermantation bucket left because they are all filled up fermenting beer

 

[alpha224]

When you have no fermantation bucket left because they are all filled up fermenting beer

This looks like a job for Home Depot or Lowe's!

 

[Hulud]

When a customer told me home brewing was more expensive than buying craft beer (says cost friend $4 per beer) I almost had a heart attack

 

[emjay]

When a customer told me home brewing was more expensive than buying craft beer (says cost friend $4 per beer) I almost had a heart attack

When you factor in the cost of equipment, for many of us, it is

 

[tylerverry]

You wander the streets of your neighborhood at 11:30pm on recycling day looking for long necks.

 

[Hulud]

When you factor in the cost of equipment, for many of us, it is

Well trust me I know that but if you have brewed enough it should be significantly lower.

 

[emjay]

Well trust me I know that but if you have brewed enough it should be significantly lower.

By the time I'm done building my eHERMS brewery, I think I'll have spent the better part of 10K on equipment/"fixed" costs. Even though I buy my grain and hops in bulk, I think it'll be quite some time before I break even

 

[Hulud]

By the time I'm done building my eHERMS brewery, I think I'll have spent the better part of 10K on equipment/"fixed" costs. Even though I buy my grain and hops in bulk, I think it'll be quite some time before I break even

Haha true.

But you gotta justify it somehow. I know I always exclude my fixed costs when people ask how much per beer because it's a hobby that I enjoy the actual aspect of brewing and building/buying equipment

 

[emjay]

Haha true.

But you gotta justify it somehow. I know I always exclude my fixed costs when people ask how much per beer because it's a hobby that I enjoy the actual aspect of brewing and building/buying equipment

Me too, and it does depend on how you decide to look at it. I'm just pointing out that your customer wasn't necessarily wrong as there is definitely merit to the idea that homebrewing is often more expensive than just buying beer

 

[Hulud]

Me too, and it does depend on how you decide to look at it. I'm just saying there is merit to the idea that homebrewing is often more expensive than just buying beer

This is true that in reality it will cost more with the fixed costs I just never thought someone would factor that in when discussing it with a non homebrewer

 

[alpha224]

Also, most of your basic equipment is more or less a one-time investment ...or at least not something you are buying every time you brew.

 

[emjay]

This is true that in reality it will cost more with the fixed costs I just never thought someone would factor that in when discussing it with a non homebrewer

If anything, I think the fixed costs would be MORE relevant to a non-homebrewer, don't you think? Where we see it as an expense for our hobby/enjoyment, a non-homebrewer looking at the costs would pretty much have to take it into account.

Also, most of your basic equipment is more or less a one-time investment ...or at least not something you are buying every time you brew.

It's been a point of serious contention way too often on this site, and my aim wasn't to stir things back up and argue for (or against) looking at a certain way. I was just trying to say that it wasn't necessarily a stupid thing for the customer to say, that's all.

And with that said, this is the last post I'm going to make about it, so as not to get anybody riled up

 

[Hulud]

If anything, I think the fixed costs would be MORE relevant to a non-homebrewer, don't you think? Where we see it as an expense for our hobby/enjoyment, a non-homebrewer looking at the costs would pretty much have to take it into account.

It's been a point of debate way too often on this site, and my point wasn't to stir things back up and argue for or against looking at a certain way.

With that said, this is the last post I'm going to make about it so as not to rile anyone up

I personally don't like to add it in to a non homebrewer cause most wouldn't get the hobby aspect of it haha. Most people I know think home brewing is just to save money. It's like them spending thousands on computers because they are huge into IT.

Btw I'm not riled up just a friendly conversation although we have gotten waaaaay off topic haha

 

[emjay]

Btw I'm not riled up just a friendly conversation although we have gotten waaaaay off topic haha

Oh, I know. But some veteran posters might get irritated about that particular debate popping up again for the 12,000th time, which wasn't my intention

 

[Hulud]

Oh, I know. But some veteran posters might get irritated about that particular debate popping up again for the 12,000th time, which wasn't my intention

Lol yea enough then haha

 

[duckredbeard]

When you factor in the cost of equipment, for many of us, it is

When I die and my wife sells my equipment for what I've told her I spent, somebody is getting seriously HOOKED UP.

 

[Hulud]

When I die and my wife sells my equipment for what I've told her I spent, somebody is getting seriously HOOKED UP.

Lol what's your name? I'm gonna keep checking the AJC obituaries then classifieds

 

[Erroneous]

I like to think of homebrewing equipment as a great thing to pass on to your children.

 

[WesleyS]

I like to think of homebrewing equipment as a great thing to pass on to your children.

Yeah, but I know where all my home brewing equipment is going if something happens to me. Scrap yard and the trash. My wife and I took some cans to the recycling center today and I ended up buying a keg. Once my wife was over her initial annoyance of me spending more than what we made from the cans, she asked me "you can scrap those things and get money? I know where your three are going if you die."

 

[emjay]

When I die and my wife sells my equipment for what I've told her I spent, somebody is getting seriously HOOKED UP.

Hehe... you're actually not even the first person to suggest this!

Leave a comment about it in your will

 

[duckredbeard]

Hehe... you're actually not even the first person to suggest this!

Leave a comment about it in your will

I'm willing it to the guy who got me started. He's been using the same stuff we started with in '95.

 

[Xpertskir]

When your able to convince your girlfriend to convert her dining room into a brewery.