You know you're a home brewer when?

[jd_brewing]

When your in the hardware section or housewares section of any store and all you see is brewing equipment and start planning your next build

 

[fuzzy2133]

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

Now you have me wondering what type of syrup it really was I could not remove back in the summer. It all makes sense now why the guy let it go for free.

 

[chikincoop]

You know what beer has the least amount of adhesive holding on the labels and use that as a determining factor when deciding between which case of beer you actually want to buy.

 

[DarthMalts]

You know what beer has the least amount of adhesive holding on the labels and use that as a determining factor when deciding between which case of beer you actually want to buy.

My man! I was thinking about putting together a collective list of the best bottles to use for bottling based on how good they were to drink and how easy it'd be to peel the labels off

 

[dobie99]

When you read the following sentence:

On Thanksgiving, SWMBO and mother in law were in the kitchen, boiling a big pot of potatoes to later turn into mashed.

And you read it again six more times...
Because every time you do, you read it as:
"On thanksgiving, SWMBO and mother in law were in the kitchen, boiling a big pot of potatoes to *LAUTER TUN* into *MASH*"

 

[unionrdr]

My man! I was thinking about putting together a collective list of the best bottles to use for bottling based on how good they were to drink and how easy it'd be to peel the labels off

We've already done a few such lists. Try searching them.

 

[finsfan]

My man! I was thinking about putting together a collective list of the best bottles to use for bottling based on how good they were to drink and how easy it'd be to peel the labels off

Boulevard or Sierra Nevada are both solid breweries and have easy glue when delabeling

 

[DarthMalts]

We've already done a few such lists. Try searching them.

I am new, as of a month or two, so forgive my noobitouse.

 

[DarthMalts]

Boulevard or Sierra Nevada are both solid breweries and have easy glue when delabeling

I, for some reason, don't care much for the "*****" bottles like Abita, Allagash, and Sierra Nevada. No real reasoning behind that though. Anything soaked in oxy-clean and warm water overnight will come off. Dogfish Head is plentiful here and undress easily but you're left with a shark-branded bottle

 

[Leadgolem]

When you've been brewing long enough to write a story about a guy's home brewing abilities saving him from a worse fate when the new world order takes over.

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

I'm going to have to see if I can find that now. It sounds interesting.

I, for some reason, don't care much for the "*****" bottles like Abita, Allagash, and Sierra Nevada. No real reasoning behind that though. Anything soaked in oxy-clean and warm water overnight will come off. Dogfish Head is plentiful here and undress easily but you're left with a shark-branded bottle

Most labels yeah. There are some, like corona, where the label is actually fused to the bottle and doesn't come off short of a grinder though.

When you are both happy that your keg kicked so you can brew again, and sad that you're out of that brew now.

 

[beaksnbeer]

When you are both happy that your keg kicked so you can brew again, and sad that you're out of that brew now. [/quote]

That is why 3 kegs is not enough should ALWAYS have 1 or 2 waiting in the wings Just like a well stocked kitchen you don't run out of what you need

 

[Skeptidelphian]

I, for some reason, don't care much for the "*****" bottles like Abita, Allagash, and Sierra Nevada. No real reasoning behind that though. Anything soaked in oxy-clean and warm water overnight will come off. Dogfish Head is plentiful here and undress easily but you're left with a shark-branded bottle

I prefer the stubbies. Can fit more in the fridge since it's got low clearance.

 

[skitter]

I prefer the stubbies. Can fit more in the fridge since it's got low clearance.

Ive been collecting the Firestone bottles, I prefer the short stubbies as well, almost went with Red Stripe bottles but couldn't stand the beer

 

[Coupleathree]

When you are on HBT reading You know you're a homebrewer when....

 

[Coupleathree]

When the clock reads 10:56 and you immediately think of yeast.

 

[Brewmex41]

When the clock reads 10:56 and you immediately think of yeast.

Or when your fast food comes out to $10.56

 

[insanim8er]

When you spend your free time determined to find a solution to a cheap easy DIY Sankey Keg fermentation conversion that doesn't cost $90

success! for only a few bucks I made it so I can not only ferment under pressure with my spunding valve, but I can also force transfer... I did a post on it here

The pressure test went so well, I am thinking about doing a modified version of the idea to make some of my many sankey kegs into ball locks.

 

[ZomBob]

When you fill up the dog's water and add gypsum.

 

[ZomBob]

When you spend your free time determined to find a solution to a cheap easy DIY Sankey Keg fermentation conversion that doesn't cost $90

success! for only a few bucks I made it so I can not only ferment under pressure with my spunding valve, but I can also force transfer... I did a post on it here

The pressure test went so well, I am thinking about doing a modified version of the idea to make some of my many sankey kegs into ball locks.

That link doesn't work on mobile.

 

[ZomBob]

That link doesn't work on mobile.

Nevermind...after a few tries it worked.

 

[witster18]

when you pour a tester, then bottle, then realize you don't have enough bottles, but the tester was so good, you stick the bottle tip in your mouth and drink it down.

 

[DrunkleJon]

When you fill up the dog's water and add gypsum.

or campden

 

[roastquake]

..when you can't relax on your day off until you get the mash temperature right

 

[EdMerican]

..when you can't relax on your day off until you get the mash temperature right

Get the brewzor calculator for android if u have one. Has a mash calculator that takes account for grain weight and temp, equipment, water volume and mash temp. I use it and hit my mash temp +/- 1 degree every time. Of course if I get lazy and miss my strike by a couple degrees I don't stress too much. Add a half quart of boiling water or a tray of ice and its good to go.

 

[WilliamSlayer]

When the clock reads 10:56 and you immediately think of yeast.

When you work "I have a 10-56 here" into the radio code at work to indicate someone is intoxicated. ;-)

 

[RonPopeil]

When you show people you've just met the pictures of your keezer that you keep on your phone

 

[m3n00b]

When you show people you've just met the pictures of your keezer that you keep on your phone

Haha...guilty of this myself. Also showing people pictures of my clear beer.

 

[Joon75]

When your 5 year old daughter is using her birthday money to buy her daddy brewing supplies for Christmas or when were at the grocery stores and she asks , do they sell Zombie Dust here?

 

[DrunkleJon]

When your 5 year old daughter is using her birthday money to buy her daddy brewing supplies for Christmas or when were at the grocery stores and she asks , do they sell Zombie Dust here?

Someone trained their kid right right there. You should write a book on how to raise up your kids right!

 

[SupervisingChildren]

When your 6 yr old son points out to random people that Sam Adams labels come off easily
Or the kids tell everyone that you make beer