You know you're a home brewer when?

[GrogNerd]

you will stir this triple decoction mash for a couple of hours

by choice

 

[clskinsfan]

When you find a 4 year old bottle in your empty bottle stash and say F it. I'm gonna see what it tastes like. Then get the surprise of your life because its incredible.

 

[Leadgolem]

When you clean your basement up and find:

(168) amber flip top grolsch style bottles
(160+) 22 oz bomber bottles
(2) 10 gallon gatorade cooler mash tuns
(3) False bottoms
(8) 5 gallon glass carboys
(4) 6.5 gallon glass corboys
(2) 6 gallon glass carboys
(8) 1/6 kegs
(10) 1/2 kegs
(12) ball lock corny kegs
(2) 5 gallon aluminum CO2 tanks w/ regulators
(2) 20 gallon CO2 tanks
(2) 1/4 kegs
(3) temp controlled fermentation chambers
(1) conditioning/carbing/lager fridge
(1) sanyo converted dual tap kegerator
(1) 20 ton air over hydrolic shop press converted into to a cider press

and countless Sankey couplers, Corny in and out couplers, kegerator taps and handles and faucets and...

I am an addict... err I mean Homebrewer. Anyone live near Portland who wants to buy some stuff off me? lol seriously

...
That's seriously only 80 of the bottles... damn craigs list. Why do I have to find such awesome deals!

Five golden rings...

 

[TrustyOlJohnson]

When you find a 4 year old bottle in your empty bottle stash and say F it. I'm gonna see what it tastes like. Then get the surprise of your life because its incredible.

What kind of beer was it??

 

[geek_chaser]

You worry about your beer and homebrew books before essentials in a natural disaster. We didn't get hit by the floods, but I had my books packed and my beers up high just in case.

 

[unionrdr]

When a cool weekend comes around & you bum gas money to get the spring water for a couple more brews.

 

[clskinsfan]

What kind of beer was it??

Was an all grain Cream Ale. I am going to set aside a 12 pack of them on future cooks. It was so smooth.

 

[Doog_Si_Reeb]

This has probably already been mentioned, but here goes anyway...

When you bump your copper manifold with your mash paddle and desperately hope that you didn't knock it loose. Then when you vorlauf you see a grain plug go about one inch into the line and no liquid comes out. You spend the next half hour scooping the mash into a bucket, pull out a very hot copper manifold, take it apart and clean it, reattach it, dump the mash back into the tun, and continue with your brew day. Somehow, you don't get mad over the whole ordeal.

 

[Craigmn]

When you tell your wife she is mashing out when she adds extra hot water at the end of her bath. Then you give terms to the rest of her shower routine.

 

[thatjonguy]

While looking at houses for sale you make man cave/fermentation lab/beer cellar a non-negotable item.

Also you look for best access from brew area outside to run a silicone hose to your Brewhemoth in the aforementioned fermentation lab. All while making note of outdoor water faucets for chilling.

 

[guldalian]

Or you look at new houses trying to figure out where the hop yard would go.

 

[thatjonguy]

Or you look at new houses trying to figure out where the hop yard would go.

Dammit! I forgot about a hop yard, but my buddy grows a bunch on his farm so it might be ok.

 

[traviswalken]

When you get a Craigslist app for your iPhone so you can be instantly alerted if anyone posts an ad with words like "fermenter", "wort", or "keg".

 

[traviswalken]

Every time you get a delivery from ups or fed ex, the kids roll their eyes and say "more beer stuff."

 

[Leadgolem]

When you are so drunk you can't remember what hello means, but you can still remember what the alcohol tolerance of us-05 is....12%.

 

[munro]

When you turn down a rental apartment because there isn't enough room to brew or for you gear/keezer.

 

[Billy-Klubb]

Every time you get a delivery from ups or fed ex, the kids roll their eyes and say "more beer stuff."

that is exactly what our 5 y/o does. fooled him though. the last few were some lamps!

 

[GrogNerd]

that is exactly what our 5 y/o does. fooled him though. the last few were some lamps!

buying lamps instead of beer stuff

who's the fool?

 

[amfukuda]

He can't brew if he can't see ^

 

[GrogNerd]

He can't brew if he can't see ^

I brew outside during the day; interior lighting is not an issue

 

[unionrdr]

buying lamps instead of beer stuff

who's the fool?

Who's the bigger fool? The fool or the fool who follows him??

 

[GrogNerd]

Who's the bigger fool? The fool or the fool who follows him??

guess it depends on if the following fool is aware he is following a fool, then the follower would be the bigger fool.

otherwise, there is no telling who is the bigger fool

 

[unionrdr]

Ah,but when the follower realizes he's following a fool,then he'd be the bigger fool. Knowledge is def withstanding in this instance...

 

[eric19312]

When your morning coffee always tries to suggest another plan for the day...

 

[geek_chaser]

You sleep better when you hear the sound of fermentation.

 

[GrogNerd]

When your morning coffee always tries to suggest another plan for the day...

seeing this every morning makes you wish it were true every morning

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yep

 

[unionrdr]

I almost bought that coffee maker too. I settled for the fancier Mr coffee maker with strength settings. That way I could also get the Mr Coffee burr grinder as well. Not only for coffee beans,but makes nice spent grain flour too! It's always nice when your coffee maker reminds you of the better course of action for the day!...

 

[GrogNerd]

I almost bought that coffee maker too. I settled for the fancier Mr coffee maker with strength settings. That way I could also get the Mr Coffee burr grinder as well. Not only for coffee beans,but makes nice spent grain flour too! It's always nice when your coffee maker reminds you of the better course of action for the day!...

we got this insert for the Keurig that uses a small paper filter and you can use whatever ground coffee you like

we haven't used it yet for the coffee we brought home from Jamaica, looking forward to it this weekend

 

[unionrdr]

That flexibility is always nice. I buy stacks of recycled paper filters myself. also good for use with a radiator filling funnel for filtering my Starsan occasionally The wider spout on the radiator funnel flows easier & faster. Those paper filters also get some of the milky stuff out as well.
Anyway,that Jamaican Blue Mountain is great for brewing up some Redneck Rocket Fuel. I need to get over to Caribou Coffee & get some of those beans. Although I'm pretty sure they're cut with cheaper beans by the time we get'em over here. Yours may likely bee pure Jamaican. High caffein stuff.

 

[eric19312]

I use my bialetti moka pot when I want something really good, but have grown quite happy with the Starbucks Pikes Place k-cups for that morning jolt.

I am having trouble getting my burr grinder to the right setting for the moka and am having better luck just buying the premium italian coffee for that occasional cup.