You know you're a home brewer when?

[GrogNerd]

I think the point of that limit is that someone making mash for distillation will usually use a 55 gallon drum. That way they can still be nailed for it and can't claim it's "homebrew". Though technically, until it's distilled, it is.

yay, Georgia! way to stomp on that pesky Presumption of Innocence some dead white guys wrote about a couple hundred years ago

 

[WilliamSlayer]

Ouch, and I thought WE had it bad up here in New England. At least I get 100 gallons of both wine and beer a year!

 

[timcadieux]

There are laws telling u how much u can brew, in your own home? Wtf

 

[GrogNerd]

There are laws telling u how much u can brew, in your own home? Wtf

taxman


and seriously, I've been hounded for the past week by mods complaining about my long signature

you really feel the need to tell us you have 3 empty primaries?

 

[timcadieux]

I do actually

 

[BorealBrewer]

No limits here in Manitoba -or anywhere in Canada, actually...and malt and yeast are food products not subject to provincial or federal tax.

You know you're a homebrewer when you cook up jettes d'houblon for your local representative, trying to convince him that hops, too, are a food product, and need to have taxes removed from their sale.

 

[rayfound]

Why do all the work trucks on the road have mash tuns on them?

 

[beerbeerbeer123]

When you kick your family to the curb to make room for more carboys

 

[lumpher]

wife drug me to a thrift store yesterday. she found a hollow ottoman. i started thinking about how i could make a beer cooler out of it

 

[Lushife]

When you have to get a hobby to distract yourself from brewing

 

[carltjones]

The wife is asleep after midnight and you discreetly grab your smartphone to read more about brewing.

 

[Yuri_Rage]

and seriously, I've been hounded for the past week by mods complaining about my long signature

you really feel the need to tell us you have 3 empty primaries?

Next time, please just use the report post button and let us deal with it. Thanks! Carry on ON TOPIC please.

 

[403bc]

When part of vacation planning includes asking yourself when any brews have to be bottled or moved to secondary.

 

[GrogNerd]

When part of vacation planning includes asking yourself when any brews have to be bottled or moved to secondary.

and that vacation must include brewery tours

 

[biohaz7331]

Well yeah what's the point of going any where new without checking out a few brewery's?

 

[BorealBrewer]

+1 on the brewery tours, unless you're vacation plan is going deep into the wilderness, searching for the elusive wild hop citrus-bomb!

 

[DeTech]

You always have and extra bucket, or an extra lid, but never at the same time.

 

[unionrdr]

When you're counting down the days till retiree payday to get more brews going!

 

[Hulud]

yay, Georgia! way to stomp on that pesky Presumption of Innocence some dead white guys wrote about a couple hundred years ago

Yes only allowing 50 gals per year per household is amazing..... (Insert eye roll)

 

[GotPushrods]

You open the fridge door... and worry about letting the cold IN.

 

[beerbeerbeer123]

when you replaced playboy with northern brewers catalog to do your buisness

 

[WilliamSlayer]

when you replaced playboy with northern brewers catalog to do your buisness

Ok, that's a definite red flag sign! Lol.

 

[DrunkleJon]

At least beer pron is more acceptable when your ladyfriends walk in on you...

 

[CDGoin]

You can go into your LBHS shoot the perverbial poop with the owner and walk out not buying anything.. (But most the time you still end up with something)

 

[feinbera]

Probably somebody's already covered it, but, this literally just happened:

You look at a picture of oatmeal cooking and think "man, that's a funny-lookin' mash."

 

[GrogNerd]

Probably somebody's already covered it, but, this literally just happened:

You look at a picture of oatmeal cooking and think "man, that's a funny-lookin' mash."

or "that's a stuck sparge waiting to happen. shoulda added rice hulls"

 

[boilerbrewer]

You refer to your son's constipation as a stuck sparge.

 

[emjay]

Virginia allows up to the federal limit, but only allows "Any person who manufactures beer in accordance with this subdivision may remove from his residence an amount not to exceed fifteen gallons of such beer on any one occasion for (i) personal or family use"

so I guess a ½bbl would be over the limit

I think most states have similar laws, if not requiring it to be for immediate-family (or even personal) consumption or flat-out prohibiting it to be taken outside the home it's made in (which is actually surprisingly common).

However, these particular laws are generally seen as having very relaxed enforcement and even a tacit understanding that it's alright as long as it's obviously personal/not commercial.

At least beer pron is more acceptable when your ladyfriends walk in on you...

IME, that depends on which ladyfriends you ask.

 

[sutepan]

you're happy when your friends drink all your beer!

 

[michael_mus]

You find a great deal on brew supplies while browsing craigslist, email the seller and then spend 60 minutes hitting REFRESH on your inbox.