You know you're a home brewer when?

[unionrdr]

When yet another thread pops up about how you got started home brewing.And you read every reply & then re-tell your own story. And everytime it takes a few less sentences.:rockin:

 

[wilsojos]

When you start giving your yeast starters a pep talk the day before brew day.

 

[arborman]

When you see the PG&E trucks passing by and wonder why they have mash tuns strapped to the back of their trucks

 

[HellBound]

When you're at the pet store and see the thermo-strips in the impulse isle and wonder if they really work as well as they say and if they're waterproof or not.

 

[Leadgolem]

When you have a full wine rack, 100ish 12 oz bottles and, 4 1/2 gallons in primary, but you still want to brew more.

 

[grasshopperfirestarter]

When you just bought a 4.5 cubic ft mini fridge on craigslist and 20 minutes later ruined it while breaking the Freon line bending the freezer tray down. I'll be looking for another tomorrow.

 

[Leadgolem]

When you just bought a 4.5 cubic ft mini fridge on craigslist and 20 minutes later ruined it while breaking the Freon line bending the freezer tray down. I'll be looking for another tomorrow.

You know, if you solder the break closed they can be recharged. If it was cheap enough though, probably not worth it.

 

[DeTech]

...You're prep'ing the kitchen for bottling and swmbo cracks an egg and she knows not go near the counter or kitchen sink, and ends up washing her hands in the bathroom.

 

[DeTech]

You know, if you solder the break closed they can be recharged. If it was cheap enough though, probably not worth it.

not worth charging the mini's.. port is sealed OEM most of the time anyway... But with a little ingenuity you could probably charge it with a AC recharge kit. Rednecked hack keezer?

 

[DRonco]

When your wife goes to use the avocado in the paper bag on the counter....but it's actually a sack if bottle caps.

 

[DrunkleJon]

When your wife goes to use the avocado in the paper bag on the counter....but it's actually a sack if bottle caps.

No wonder those bottles were so hard to cap. Not to mention messy.

 

[hcuda]

what's facebook?

+1

 

[dkwolf]

When you express the slightest interest in making a hard cider, and instantly have a buddy willing to split the cost of ingredients with you, and more eager than you are to start the project.

(Never done cider, so still trying to learn what I can before I start. He's almost wishing I had pitched the yeast last week. If I play the angle right, I might make a homebrewer - or at least cider/wine - out of him)

 

[hcuda]

While watching Breaking Bad series on netflix you wonder if you could brew with their meth lab equipment

+1 wife got mad when I kept pausing/rewinding the last season to get a second look.

 

[boilerbrewer]

You see a license plate reading "SRM634" and think "Wow, that is dark!"

 

[HellBound]

You see a license plate reading "SRM634" and think "Wow, that is dark!"

Classic

 

[jdhammans52]

When your bank account runs dry, but you can convince yourself that if you sit and wait patiently, the yeast will take care of it.

 

[WilliamSlayer]

You overhear a conversation between two professional brewers, and understand every 'brewspeak' term they use.

 

[Spicemon1972]

You see a license plate reading "SRM634" and think "Wow, that is dark!"

That's excellent.

When your bank account runs dry, but you can convince yourself that if you sit and wait patiently, the yeast will take care of it.

Oh how I wish this were true.

 

[russrob81]

Your great idea for for a brew day tradition is eat a whole leaf hop. Not a good idea

 

[timcadieux]

When your wife has a yeast infection and you tell her she should have used starsan

Hilarious!

 

[blueseamonkey]

When your 2 year old daughter can pronounce "Beer" perfectly... Usually followed by an appreciative "Mmmmm!"

She loves watching the airlocks bubble almost as much as I do.

 

[davekippen]

When every bar you walk in to you think "this place would make a nice microbrewery".

 

[WilliamSlayer]

When every bar you walk in to you think "this place would make a nice microbrewery".

Whrn you start to avoid bars cause they don't carry any 'decent beer'.

 

[hopcop]

When you drive over a bridge in the middle of winter and see the ice forming on top of the river and think. "Man, that's a lot of beer infected" only to realize its the Niagara River in February.

 

[stikks]

When you`ve gotta clean 100 bottles tomorrow.

Cheers

 

[tlayton92]

When you walk away from HBT on your computer and instantly pull out your phone to keep reading.

I do this all the time lol. Then a smack from my fiancé because im readig to much.

 

[Schol-R-LEA]

When you go to a swinger's party with a cooler of homebrew, and you pay more attention to the beer than to the naked people.

To be fair, I actually am working at those parties, and the beer is for when I'm taking my breaks. Don't ask.

 

[russrob81]

When you go to a swinger's party with a cooler of homebrew, and you pay more attention to the beer than to the naked people.

To be fair, I actually am working at those parties, and the beer is for when I'm taking my breaks. Don't ask.

Uh...mmm...Eeehh...uuhh..ok I'll leave it at that

 

[WesleyS]

Uh...mmm...Eeehh...uuhh..ok I'll leave it at that

Yeah, I'm not touching that one either.