You know you're a home brewer when?

[emjay]

(Jumps in the air and touches his nose)
Yes! Was at BJ's this past week and gave them a first, second and third look! Gave up when I figured it wouldn't hold ferment pressures. :-(

That's what an airlock is for, sior

 

[blueseamonkey]

You make a clone of your favourite ever commercial beer, and your's tastes better! :rockin:

 

[Face Eater]

You get a tattoo of hops on your arm.

 

[unionrdr]

When you bottle a batch of beer,& you can't wait to post a pic of the remainder...
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[beerbeerbeer123]

When you are cooking st patty's day corned beef and cabbage in a spare brew kettle and feel very guilty that you are making the kettle greasy haha

 

[brettg20]

When 5 chest freezers and 16 kegs isn't enough

 

[Channel66]

When you are cooking st patty's day corned beef and cabbage in a spare brew kettle and feel very guilty that you are making the kettle greasy haha

When making my boiled dinner for 20 people today I didn't factor enough boil off into my original top off. Not wanting to add almost 2 gallons of cold water to a beautifully boiled corned beef, I heated some water in my HLT to boiling then fly sparged. Success.

 

[BrewerBear]

When you bottle a batch of beer,& you can't wait to post a pic of the remainder...
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What brew is in the picture?

 

[beerbeerbeer123]

When making my boiled dinner for 20 people today I didn't factor enough boil off into my original top off. Not wanting to add almost 2 gallons of cold water to a beautifully boiled corned beef, I heated some water in my HLT to boiling then fly sparged. Success.

HAHA classic

 

[whitehause]

You get a tattoo of hops on your arm.

Aaaaand...... we have a winner.

 

[Face Eater]

Aaaaand...... we have a winner.

I'd like to thank HBT and its members for the inspiration. Also hoppy beers!!! haha

 

[Leadgolem]

When you start making your own cheese, just so you have something that will pair perfectly with your last brew.

When your so smashed you can't figure out how to turn off your phone so that idiot from work can't text you, but you still manage to post coherently about homebrew....

 

[NoCornOrRice]

When someone asks how many cases worth you have and you have to stop and mentally convert from gallons

 

[uxo]

When you cringe at the sight of people drinking right out of the bottle.

 

[Vigo_Carpathian]

When you cringe at the sight of people drinking right out of the bottle.

Yeah have some respect and pour it into a glass you savage

 

[emjay]

When you start making your own cheese, just so you have something that will pair perfectly with your last brew.

Now you HAVE to try making cheese with a beer-washed rind.

Good luck, and Godspeed good sir.

 

[Leadgolem]

Now you HAVE to try making cheese with a beer-washed rind.

Good luck, and Godspeed good sir.

This is an interesting idea. I think I will have to try this.

 

[Brewcrew02]

You have close to a hundred old school Grolsch bottles sitting in the back seat of your car only because you don't have anymore room in you closet to store said bottles. They need to be washed (layered with dust etc. but stored closed so insides are clean), but with 3 cases of beer and a 10 cu. ft. fridge in your closet still doesn't look like I'll have room.

 

[Brewcrew02]

Oh yeah... when you have a 15 cu. ft. freezer on the patio of your apartment just for equipment storage. And a keezer in your dining/living room. And that 10 cu. ft. fridge with aquarium temp. controller IN YOUR CLOSET!

 

[MustBeZ]

When you and your wife just started trying to have your first baby you refer to it as "pitching your yeast" and having to wait for "signs of fermentation".

 

[emjay]

This is an interesting idea. I think I will have to try this.

Ugh... Now I feel it's my responsibility to provide full disclosure. Which is that beer-washed cheeses are almost universally considered to be the absolute stinkiest of cheeses. To the point where you actually need adequate equipment just to store it in lest you want every single item in your fridge to adopt a similar funkiness.

Hence the wishing of good luck.

 

[DrunkleJon]

When you and your wife just started trying to have your first baby you refer to it as "pitching your yeast" and having to wait for "signs of fermentation".

Just remember "Fermentation can take 24 to 72 hrs to show visible signs." Or in this case, possibly a bit longer.

 

[GrogNerd]

When you and your wife just started trying to have your first baby you refer to it as "pitching your yeast" and having to wait for "signs of fermentation".

Just remember "Fermentation can take 24 to 72 hrs to show visible signs." Or in this case, possibly a bit longer.

and your airlock is NOT a reliable indicator of fermentation

take hydrometer samples

secondary FV is not necessary

 

[bleme]

When you and your wife just started trying to have your first baby you refer to it as "pitching your yeast" and having to wait for "signs of fermentation".

Don't wait for signs of fermentation. Keep re-pitching everyday. Just make sure you use the same strain. Let it warm and swirl the yeast back into suspension.

 

[catdaddy66]

When you and your wife just started trying to have your first baby you refer to it as "pitching your yeast" and having to wait for "signs of fermentation".

LMAO!! Don't forget the "start her"!!

 

[kombat]

Don't wait for signs of fermentation. Keep re-pitching everyday. Just make sure you use the same strain. Let it warm and swirl the yeast back into suspension.

And, as always, sanitation is VERY important.

 

[cageybee]

let's get this back on track......when you install an 240v inductive cooktop and a utility sink in your shop so you don't have to schedule your brew around kitchen activities.

 

[jkendal]

You know you're a homebrewer when you bring home empty beer bottles from a camping trip.....

 

[The_Dog_42]

let's get this back on track......when you install an 240v inductive cooktop and a utility sink in your shop so you don't have to schedule your brew around kitchen activities.

When you change a topic from sex to your home brewery and no one around you complains.

 

[Big_Cat]

^^lol