You know you're a home brewer when?

[BadDeacon]

hah! That, sir, is amazing.

+1

 

[JTTX80]

I agree. My wife is the complete opposite of me in so many ways. We don't have to be clones. We can complement each other. Yin and Yang.

She's also not a big beer fan. She is very supportive of the hobby and helps me brew and bottle. She tastes everything I make but rarely drinks a whole one. It's nice to always have a designated driver though.

This sounds like my wife, other than the occasional hard cider she doesn't drink, but she helps me brew and bottle. Having a constant DD is always nice too.

 

[BadDeacon]

When you go to the church picnic and the newly wed guy that just joined the church walks up to you and says "I hear you are a home brewer. Tell me about it". An hour later the group discussion has grown to 5 guys and 2 of their wives.

 

[insanim8er]

when you're broke as hell, but manage to find the money to buy equipment or supplies.

 

[TheJasonT]

when you're broke as hell, but manage to find the money to buy equipment or supplies.

Guilty!!

 

[podz]

when you need to relocate a few carboys before the shower can be used.

when your wife can explain how cold crashing works.

 

[GrogNerd]

you feel the need to tell the entire HBT community how many empty buckets/carboys you have

 

[Channel66]

you feel the need to tell the entire HBT community how many empty buckets/carboys you have

I try to keep that number close to 0 personally.

 

[fuzzy2133]

you feel the need to tell the entire HBT community how many empty buckets/carboys you have

1 - One Gallon
1 - 3 Gallon
1 - 6 Gallon

Other Empties
Bunch of bottles (48+)
1 - 2.5 gallon keg.

 

[GrogNerd]

more along the lines of signatures.

like
__________________

Bucket # 1 - Empty
Bucket # 2 - Empty
Bucket # 3 - Empty
Bucket # 4 - Double Imperial Chocolate Bourbon Oaked Sour Cherry Kölsch
Bucket # 5 - Empty

 

[Channel66]

more along the lines of signatures.

like
__________________
Bucket # 1 - Empty
Bucket # 2 - Empty
Bucket # 3 - Empty
Bucket # 4 - Double Imperial Chocolate Bourbon Oaked Sour Cherry Kölsch
Bucket # 5 - Empty

That sounds delicious. Hahaha

 

[Renegades_Brew]

When SWMBO is perfectly fine getting gift cards to the local HBS so she can pick out the new toys!

 

[beaksnbeer]

Your LHBS knows your wife better then you

 

[zmanzorro]

Your LHBS knows your wife better then you

The LHBS knows your wife better than you know her?

or

The LHBS knows your wife better than they know you?

One is a big problem and one is a bigger problem. You determine which one.

 

[EtchyLives]

When you go to the church picnic and the newly wed guy that just joined the church walks up to you and says "I hear you are a home brewer. Tell me about it". An hour later the group discussion has grown to 5 guys and 2 of their wives.

I just had a "welcome to the company" dinner at work where it was revealed I brew at home. 3 weeks from now I'm throwing a brew day/clinic/beer tasting with the work people.:rockin:

 

[beaksnbeer]

The LHBS knows your wife better than you know her?

or

The LHBS knows your wife better than they know you?

One is a big problem and one is a bigger problem. You determine which one.

Probably, both it's all women and one husband so they love getting women in there once in a while she gets better deals then I do

 

[Frige]

Probably, both it's all women and one husband so they love getting women in there once in a while she gets better deals then I do

Are they Mormon?

 

[beaksnbeer]

No, the other husbands aren't into brewing, they work on restoring muscle cars

 

[Billy-Klubb]

I just had a "welcome to the company" dinner at work where it was revealed I brew at home. 3 weeks from now I'm throwing a brew day/clinic/beer tasting with the work people.:rockin:

clinic? gah! all this time no one ever showed up to mine. good people of the HBT, listen to me now: it's a clinic, not a colonic. :smack:

 

[sloanfamilydsm]

Your home sick from work with a stomach flu and still taste the beer purged from the line of the brew you kegged yesterday.

 

[insanim8er]

when you start creating crazy recipes like this Pumpkin Pie Graff that I just finished brewing! Damn I hope it comes out as good as I'm expecting!

 

[fuzzy2133]

when you start creating crazy recipes like this Pumpkin Pie Graff that I just finished brewing! Damn I hope it comes out as good as I'm expecting!

Only one way to know!

 

[Cheesy_Goodness]

when you need to relocate a few carboys before the shower can be used.

This is why I hate having company over haha

When walking by a biology class you overhear "lactose sugar" and your initial reaction is to pop in and say that it can also be used in brewing.

 

[amfukuda]

When walking through a chemical refinery you just can't stop thinking about all the stainless coils could be amazing wort chillers instead of being wasted on making gas

 

[beaksnbeer]

This is why I hate having company over haha

When walking by a biology class you overhear "lactose sugar" and your initial reaction is to pop in and say that it can also be used in brewing.

Overheard some women at work talking about lactose sugar and I chimed in that it adds sweetness and can't be fermented. One girl looks at me and says that they were talking that it's low calorie as well. I replied that a glass of my "Milk Stout" is over 400 calories (I have about 8% body fat) YOU SUCK! is the comment from them

 

[unionrdr]

Overheard some women at work talking about lactose sugar and I chimed in that it adds sweetness and can't be fermented. One girl looks at me and says that they were talking that it's low calorie as well. I replied that a glass of my "Milk Stout" is over 400 calories (I have about 8% body fat) YOU SUCK! is the comment from them

Lolz...hero to zero in less than 5 seconds! Are you SURE we don't know eachother?...

 

[Cathedral]

Overheard some women at work talking about lactose sugar and I chimed in that it adds sweetness and can't be fermented. One girl looks at me and says that they were talking that it's low calorie as well. I replied that a glass of my "Milk Stout" is over 400 calories (I have about 8% body fat) YOU SUCK! is the comment from them

Im going to start marketing beer for bodybuilding. "Gain mass and get drunk doing it!" Im pretty sure it would be an easy sell.

 

[GrogNerd]

a FB friend posts: Just ate my first ear of corn right out of the garden! Seriously, why do people cook it?

and your comment is: to break down the complex starches into simple sugars that yeast can turn into alcohol

 

[unionrdr]

Well,you're basically right. Raw corn tastes very starchy to me,& sweeter after it's cooked. Flavor def better after cooking.

 

[zmanzorro]

When at work, you see someones email signature as 'Aerospace Logistics Engineering Specialist,' and you think: ALES, thats beer!