You know you're a home brewer when?

[jperry]

When you are caught huffing airlocks... and it seems like you smell your beer, more than you drink it. haha

 

[DRonco]

When you can point out the barley extract in your dog's dry food. That just happened.

 

[Erroneous]

Had a dream last night I was running in slow motion to stop a boil over. Woke up and thought I definitely need a bigger kettle.

In the meantime, a spray bottle's quick Spritz will calm down impending boil overs.

 

[sfrice80]

When you have 2 chest freezers and neither contain food...

 

[randyp]

Like when early man sat around the fire for comfort, warmth and protection, and to share stories of the day's hunt, you get the same feeling sitting around your carboys and primaries sharing stories of your homebrewing successes.

 

[jbsg02]

James Bond reminds you of dry english ale yeast (007)

 

[unionrdr]

When your 1st partial mash is still fermenting,& you're already planning the next one.

 

[WilliamSlayer]

When you have 2 chest freezers and neither contain food...

Oh boy....

 

[WilliamSlayer]

James Bond reminds you of dry english ale yeast (007)

I just made that joke yesterday @ my LHBS!

(New movie coming on Nov. 7th!)

 

[KeyWestBrewing]

I know most of the replies everyone including myself makes on this thread are usually very funny but true. This one is just something a thought was really cool.

Thanks to Homebrewing I've learned to taste flaws and off-flavors in commercial crafts. I can't say I know anyone that doesn't brew their own that can do this. Take that in and appreciate it!!!

 

[Koffie]

When you find your wifi signal to weak in the brewingshed and you end up crawling in the foundation of your house to install a UTP cable from the front of the house to the end of the garden in the shed.
After that you start wondering 'the plastic tube is big enough, I can put in a garden hose so I have running tap water over there' .. and so it happened

 

[liquiditynerd]

When your morning run is faster than any other day because it's BREWDAY!!!!

 

[unionrdr]

When you're more concerned about house temps this time of year 'cause it's brew season again!!

 

[WilliamSlayer]

When you're both outraged and intrigued by the latest Buffalo Wild Wings commercial that makes fun of homebrewers.

(Hmmm, I wonder if sniffing my krausen in my carboys actually WOULD help me know when its ready?!....)

BTW, I do NOT endorse BWW!

 

[unionrdr]

When a thread comes up that embodies the soul reason why you became a home brewer! UK Freak,this is directed at you!...

 

[JordanThomas]

When you're both outraged and intrigued by the latest Buffalo Wild Wings commercial that makes fun of homebrewers.

(Hmmm, I wonder if sniffing my krausen in my carboys actually WOULD help me know when its ready?!....)

BTW, I do NOT endorse BWW!

Not that again... Gotta lighten up. Just a joke.

 

[Whattawort]

When you put a handful of roasted barley and MO into your smoker because you ran out of dry hickory and you intend to use them on the next brew day. Should be interesting.

 

[WilliamSlayer]

You wonder: "would kmeta keep my jack-o-lantern fresh until halloween?"

 

[sendkyleanemail]

...you think about aging a beer in your pumpkin instead of carving it up for a jack-o-lantern...

 

[jmadway]

You get the last corny keg you "need" and the next day you're back on Craigslist because you decide that you actually "need" one more.

 

[jmadway]

You start planning what beer you're going to brew for your 7-year old's birthday party in April.

 

[jmadway]

You stop having people over because you don't want to waste your beer on THEM.

 

[DRonco]

Your night stand is an old carboy box.

 

[Krovitz]

when you go to bed and can't sleep because your fermenter(in the closet next to you) was not active ...........not a good one, but that happened to me my first night

I just got woken up today by my airlock popping like crazy. Best alarm clock ever.

 

[Aspenextreme]

When you pour water into a pitcher for drinking and try not to splash because you might oxygenate it.

 

[zmanzorro]

You make up questions with made up words about beer during Battle of Sexes ... and the women's team believes you.

Btw, if anyone asks, "spitznaggen" is a variety of hop.

 

[sweetcell]

You make up questions with made up words about beer during Battle of Sexes ... and the women's team believes you.

Btw, if anyone asks, "spitznaggen" is a variety of hop.

certifiably awesome.

 

[alpha224]

When you get on Amazon and all their suggestions involve homebrewing equipment or ingredient kits...

 

[huntingohio]

When you do research to see if bird seed would mash well [no it wont]

When the bird and squirrel population has tripled, just from your dumped grains in the back yard. Then you think maybe I could hunt them with my pellet gun and save on buying meat... I really need more fermenters.

When a lady friend comes over and asks why your house always smeels sweet like youve been baking, and you show her a sack of grain and a SS pot.

When you call the grocery store up and tell them that {insert favorite apple orchard here] has a great blend this year and they need to put in a triple order, and they do.

When you know all the local orchards phone numbers by heart.

When you have a key bowl buy your door because at this party your butsting out a 12% braggot that is deceptively sweet and tasty

when you 3 year old son calls an glass container a carboy, or knows what it means when you tell them to go get your hydrometer.

When you switch to 1.25 gallon batches just because you like to brew 2-3 times a week.

I got more but my glass is empty

 

[WilliamSlayer]

You make up questions with made up words about beer during Battle of Sexes ... and the women's team believes you.

Btw, if anyone asks, "spitznaggen" is a variety of hop.

I WILL steal this...

Very nice move BTW!