You know you're a home brewer when?

[Halbrust]

When you tell your wife you'll be 45 minutes to an hour late picking her up from work because you have to get to the LHBS before they close so you can brew on your day off tomorrow.

Or

When you buy hops specifically for a hopped mead, but need to brew a beer too so the rest of the hops don't go to waste.

 

[dangerbrew]

When you're over at your fiancee's house for Thanksgiving dinner and while you're in the other room your future in-laws ask your fiancee what they should get you as a Christmas gift and your fiancee responds:

"Obviously you don't know him very well. Look at what you're drinking right now. That should give you a hint."

God I love her.

 

[insanim8er]

When you're over at your fiancee's house for Thanksgiving dinner and while you're in the other room your future in-laws ask your fiancee what they should get you as a Christmas gift and your fiancee responds:

"Obviously you don't know him very well. Look at what you're drinking right now. That should give you a hint."

God I love her.

I need to know... What were they drinking? :fro:

 

[dangerbrew]

I need to know... What were they drinking? :fro:

Do you really have to ask?

But yeah, her dad works for a government agency and makes trips in D.C. pretty frequently so I've got my fingers crossed he picks up something pretty dandy on one of his next excursions. For Thanksgiving he brought us back a 750 of the American Beauty by DFH.

 

[12pmmike]

You have to explain to your friends how your eye lashes got singed when you were trying to see if your flame was optimal and that it is not weird. And that you are not obsessed with beer..

 

[insanim8er]

You have to explain to your friends how your eye lashes got singed when you were trying to see if your flame was optimal and that it is not weird. And that you are not obsessed with beer..

[ame]http://youtu.be/IJNR2EpS0jw[/ame]

 

[fuzzy2133]

When you tell your wife you'll be 45 minutes to an hour late picking her up from work and she nearly kills you because you have to get to the LHBS before they close so you can brew on your day off tomorrow.

Fixed

http://youtu.be/IJNR2EpS0jw

What the... Is this what they are showing kids in elementary school now?

 

[insanim8er]

When mommy is at work, and you can't find the thermometer to check your kids temp.... So you use your stc-1000 temp controller probe under the tongue.

 

[DrunkleJon]

Close enough. A Thermopen would be more accurate and quick though.

 

[amfukuda]

Close enough. A Thermopen would be more accurate and quick though.

When you debate the merits of different brewing equipment for pediatric medical care

 

[divrguy]

When you start brewing wine for the wife just so you can brew!

And my beer is WAY better than commercial brew!

 

[Cheesy_Goodness]

When you just know that drinking one more bottle of Newcastle is going to be a bad idea after a full meal...but you do it anyway because you've got 3 batches almost ready to bottle and you're low on bottles.

 

[zmanzorro]

When you just know that drinking one more bottle of Newcastle is going to be a bad idea after a full meal...but you do it anyway because you've got 3 batches almost ready to bottle and you're low on bottles.

Hope you're not using their clear bottles ...

 

[Cheesy_Goodness]

I've got a few clear ones in my rotation that I use to monitor how the beer is clearing, but these particular ones were brown glass.

 

[fuzzy2133]

When mommy is at work, and you can't find the thermometer to check your kids temp.... So you use your stc-1000 temp controller probe under the tongue.

Close enough. A Thermopen would be more accurate and quick though.

When you debate the merits of different brewing equipment for pediatric medical care

Just buy another product from Thermo Works!

Oral Digital Thermometer

 

[unionrdr]

You like sci-fi & you've gotten good enough at brewing to combine the two.

 

[amfukuda]

You like sci-fi & you've gotten good enough at brewing to combine the two.

I have to know how

 

[unionrdr]

Go to the general chit chat forum & look under Who likes sci-fi & the aspiring author thread. I used to do a magazine column in the mid-90's that saw world wide publication. I got a new inspiration recently.

 

[beaksnbeer]

We were having brew day at a friend's house and a guy stopped by thinking it was a yard sale. So we were showing him the process and tapped him a beer off my 3 gallon keg in a cooler and he said that the private school he worked for had a bunch of kegs sitting in the shed that Pepsi never came to pick them up. They have been in there for at least 7 years so if we wanted them we could have them. This was last weekend he dropped them off at my friend's house this afternoon 12 kegs and 2 20lbs tanks

 

[SupervisingChildren]

We were having brew day at a friend's house and a guy stopped by thinking it was a yard sale. So we were showing him the process and tapped him a beer off my 3 gallon keg in a cooler and he said that the private school he worked for had a bunch of kegs sitting in the shed that Pepsi never came to pick them up. They have been in there for at least 7 years so if we wanted them we could have them. This was last weekend he dropped them off at my friend's house this afternoon 12 kegs and 2 20lbs tanks

That's awesome and makes me sooooo jealous haha

 

[WesleyS]

that's awesome and makes me sooooo jealous haha

+1

 

[poptarts]

+1

+2

 

[insanim8er]

That's awesome and makes me sooooo jealous haha

Ya, you know you're a home brewer when this makes you jealous as hell that you don't even want to be happy for him

Nice score! DAMN...

 

[beaksnbeer]

I am giving 4 to one and 3 to the guys that brew with me I guess I can share TIS THE SEASON FOR SHARING

 

[fuzzy2133]

That's awesome and makes me sooooo jealous haha

Only jealous until you find out how big of a hassle it is to get the kegs cleaned after 7 years of syrup glued to the insides.

 

[SupervisingChildren]

Only jealous until you find out how big of a hassle it is to get the kegs cleaned after 7 years of syrup glued to the insides.

For the cost, I'd gladly do the labor! I got 5 for $150 a while back that were unused for a few years and I was pumped (until I found out one has a leak at the post). And, you could clean them all together! Plus the 2 20lb tanks!!!

 

[beaksnbeer]

All but one was under pressure still, No root beer ones and a little boiling water will turn the toughest syrup into colored water

 

[insanim8er]

Only jealous until you find out how big of a hassle it is to get the kegs cleaned after 7 years of syrup glued to the insides.

Are you kidding? a tub of Oxyclean or PBW will be more than enough to get those kegs sparkling with no effort.

 

[insanim8er]

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I am giving 4 to one and 3 to the guys that brew with me I guess I can share TIS THE SEASON FOR SHARING

I'm glad Rudolph is rubbing his ass on them ... makes me feel a little better :cross:

 

[Craigmn]

When measure a commercial beers fg when drinking it