You know you're a home brewer when?

[DrunkleJon]

When you realize you have 8 cases of clean empty bottles that you are storing and have not bottled anything in nearing on a year and still will not toss any, just in case.

 

[TangoHotel]

When you notice your bottle storage is getting full and decide it's time for a couple of double-days.

I have a rubber maid shelf with about 540 bottles ready to be filled. Its floor to ceiling in the garage. I have another 160- ish filled with hb just waiting for consumption.

I have a bock that's ready to bottle and ill be brewing up and Oktoberfest, Bavarian Hefeweizen, and an Ipa or two all in the near future.

 

[hio3791]

This may have been said but when you read through these posts and think, yup, that's me.

 

[kombat]

When your wife, upon dumping the sauce into the pasta, instinctively knows to ask you "Am I keeping this jar for you, or recycling it?"

 

[jerryteague]

When you plan your brew days at night, because everyone's asleep, and you have the kitchen to yourself. Also, when you read about brewers using the yeast from their beards to brew with, and think, I need to try that! Think of all the money that would save, and you'd have your own house strain...

 

[kombat]

You go through more keg lube than ... the other kind of lube.

 

[unionrdr]

When you start experimenting with new ways to get good results from an old process.

 

[russrob81]

When you take a 6er to work every day and if you don't have one by 10 you get red faced and start shaking

 

[unionrdr]

When the heat & humidity make your joints ache,& some home brews seem to fix it overnight.

 

[DrunkleJon]

When your coworkers start bellowing from down the hall "When are you bringing beer in next?"

 

[plumber_bob]

When your coworkers start bellowing from down the hall "When are you bringing beer in next?"

I got that problem!

pb

 

[DrunkleJon]

I got that problem!

pb

I swear. You make the mistake of bringing in a growler to bribe the higher ups once and everyone starts expecting beer.

 

[Leadgolem]

When you realize you have over 19 gallons of bottle space (including over 30 bombers), 11gal of which are full of homebrew.

Sadly only 3gal are ready to chill and enjoy. Lol

*cough* 24, and 23 filled *cough*

 

[FermentusMaximus]

When your coworkers start bellowing from down the hall "When are you bringing beer in next?"

My coworkers have been threatening me

 

[plumber_bob]

I swear. You make the mistake of bringing in a growler to bribe the higher ups once and everyone starts expecting beer.

I hear ya!
I've got to the point that I don't talk much about brewing, while I'm at work, 'cause it usually costs me about 5 gallons of beer each time I open my mouth!

On the other hand, I can threaten them with removal from, THE LIST, when they argue with me.

pb

 

[unionrdr]

When you finally hit on your greatest recipes ever,& it's too hot to brew.

 

[kombat]

When you finally hit on your greatest recipes ever,& it's too hot to brew.

"Too hot to brew?"

I don't understand.

Signed,

A Canadian.

 

[Misplaced_Canuck]

I don't understand.

Signed,

A Canadian.

Don't be tellin' us lies... I know it was in the 90's yesterday up there!

MC

 

[unionrdr]

I'm about 3.5M from the shoreline of Lake Erie,& it was 101F yesterday,105 the day before,& 97 the day before that. too bloody 'ot like a ruddy steam bath in 'ere!

 

[kombat]

Don't be tellin' us lies... I know it was in the 90's yesterday up there!

Haha, fair enough, guilty as charged. But still - "too hot to brew??" Come on, suck it up - it's for beer! I brewed a double IPA last night in my garage and when I was done, my shirt was soaked. I needed a shower.

 

[unionrdr]

I have little temp control atm. that's the ichibon reason. But that's gunna change startin next month on retiree payday. Gunna start building a fermentation chamber to fit the top of my fermenter stand. Small a/c unit with Johnson controller. gunna plug that sucker into my big johnson & where it out!

 

[zmanzorro]

Don't be tellin' us lies... I know it was in the 90's yesterday up there!

MC

90s too hot? That's a cold front!

Signed,

A Texan

 

[Erroneous]

Haha, fair enough, guilty as charged. But still - "too hot to brew??" Come on, suck it up - it's for beer! I brewed a double IPA last night in my garage and when I was done, my shirt was soaked. I needed a shower.

I would agree assuming he has decent temp control for fermenting. It's always hot and humid here in Florida.

 

[rmullins]

My largest purchases in my life have been

Condo
College
Brewing Equipment
Car

 

[beaksnbeer]

Small a/c unit with Johnson controller. gunna plug that sucker into my big johnson & where it out!

1st I 've heard of a man wearing out an A/C with his Johnson

 

[unionrdr]

Hey,I shoot to thrill! Just like Big Johnson Racing...it takes real B**** to drive this fast! Old Teste Brothers from Joe Cartoon...

 

[funnycreature]

When washing brewing gear with oxyclean you notice the kids sippy cups are getting grungy and toss them in before draining the sink. Then follow up sanitizing them just to be safe before putting them on the drying rack.

I did the oxyclean soak with baby's bath toys yesterday. Wifey asked if that's enough and I said "I use this for my beer bottles, of course it is!"

 

[Qhrumphf]

When you make your wife a list of dates 4 months in advance. "Don't plan anything on these days. These are brewing/transferring/bottling days".

 

[bobmcstuff]

90s too hot? That's a cold front!

Signed,

A Texan

Ha, I think it's been too hot here and it hasn't even hit 90! We've had heatwave warnings and everything!!

Signed,

An Englishman.

 

[pasdabru]

When you are having a conversation with a friend as I was today, talking about the "Blonde you did last weekend", and you really are referring to the batch of Centennial Blonde you brewed the past Saturday...