You know you're a home brewer when?

[max384]

Meh. Carboys are a dangerous thing that should be slowly phased out anyhow. After discovering a crack in a glass carboy I just carried up a flight of stairs, I got rid of all my glass and went to Better Bottles. Couldn't be happier.

Though, still, it would be hard to watch forty of them being destroyed. lol

 

[COEBRA]

When your constantly looking for stainless stuff to add to your home brewery everywhere you

 

[fuzzy2133]

Who is massacring who now?
Broken Glass Carboy Thread...

 

[Zekk]

When you're at the baby store and notice baby bottle cleaners/brushes would work for beer bottles

 

[bleme]

When you decide to sell a car so you can have more garage space.

 

[feinbera]

You know you're still n00b homebrewer when you're boiling down the last drippings from yesterday's brew day into caramel to throw into your spent grain dog treats, and you don't even think about the hot break.

Although, I guess if I'm gonna have a boil-over, I'd rather it be in the quart of future dogfood than the many gallons of future beer...

 

[GilSwillBasementBrews]

You know you're still n00b homebrewer when you're boiling down the last drippings from yesterday's brew day into caramel to throw into your spent grain dog treats, and you don't even think about the hot break.

Although, I guess if I'm gonna have a boil-over, I'd rather it be in the quart of future dogfood than the many gallons of future beer...

I'd be more concerned with feeding hops to your dog. It is poisonous for them. Hopefully you just mean the last running from mashing and not the boil. If not check it out for your reference.



Sent from somewhere to someone

 

[BarleyStanding]

You have 2 beers on tap, 3 in various stages of fermentation or aging, but feel an extreme urge to fill your last available carboy with wort and yeast ASAP!

 

[DrunkleJon]

That's one of the saddest stores I think I've ever heard.

The great carboy massacre! 40 of'em too...

Carboys are people too...

Oh, the humanity!

Not good, not good ...

There's laws against that,... right?

pb

Yeah, I know. It was a hard hit to take. I was thinking that if I could have secured them I would have inquired if anyone on here wanted some. I do not think I could have used 40 at the same time yet. Otherwise I would probably have had to brew my limit of 200 gallons of assorted wine/mead/sours and put myself in the brewing poor house for a while.

 

[unionrdr]

But what a way to go with 40-5 gallon batches!...:cross:

 

[wbarber69]

I love how people are afraid of going over the 200 gallon limit. If you drink it all how are they going to find out…

 

[DrunkleJon]

I was actually referring to the cost of ingredients and time. I have no worries about some faceless officer coming to bust my homebrew operation. I would be proud of having a garage floor full of full carboys. What a sight that would be.

 

[unionrdr]

When your hotter than perdition chili growing son finally decides to brew a chili beer & you're ready for it. :rockin:

 

[Hamaki]

I love how people are afraid of going over the 200 gallon limit. If you drink it all how are they going to find out…

There was a thread all about whether someone could brew for someone else & get paid for the service that got shut down by one of the mods because it was borderline illegal. Brewing more than 200 gallons (without paying your taxes to the feds) is clearly illegal. Thin ice, watch your step...

 

[bleme]

A guy I know just made himself a 100 gallon HLT, 100 gallon mash tun and a 200 gallon boil kettle - all stainless! Now that's a serious homebrewer!

 

[1fast636]

Pics of said brew house can't leave us hangin

 

[CorporateHippie]

When your 8 year old child enters in on a brew session and asks, "is it a stout or an IPA?":smack:

 

[biochemedic]

A guy I know just made himself a 100 gallon HLT, 100 gallon mash tun and a 200 gallon boil kettle - all stainless! Now that's a serious homebrewer!

"A guy I know..." Is this the same guy who has a "problem *down there*" that wanted you to ask your doctor about it?

 

[bleme]

"A guy I know..." Is this the same guy who has a "problem *down there*" that wanted you to ask your doctor about it?

I don't think he has ever had a problem "down there" but I'll ask next time I see him!

 

[DrunkleJon]

Obviously compensating for something. My Mash tun is bigger than yours.

 

[JohnSand]

I love how people are afraid of going over the 200 gallon limit. If you drink it all how are they going to find out…

Well, now they know. 'Cause the NSA is monitoring this thread. And the ATF really has the black helicopters. Don't even get me started on the National Weather Service. It's obvious that they don't really forecast the weather...

 

[GrogNerd]

Well, now they know. 'Cause the NSA is monitoring this thread. And the ATF really has the black helicopters. Don't even get me started on the National Weather Service. It's obvious that they don't really forecast the weather...

Forecast, no
Control, yes

 

[WilliamSlayer]

When the thought of possibly maxing out the limit of brewing 200 gallons of beer or wine is no longer a daunting idea! BTW, does hard cider fall under the wine category for limits? Or does it has its own category?

 

[Hamaki]

Forecast, no
Control, yes

Why HAARP on the subject?

 

[fuzzy2133]

When the thought of possibly maxing out the limit of brewing 200 gallons of beer or wine is no longer a daunting idea! BTW, does hard cider fall under the wine category for limits? Or does it has its own category?

We should lobby to change the law from "total home production" to wine, beer and cider all have their own 300 gallon limit...

 

[Mike_kever_kombi]

You have 2 beers on tap, 3 in various stages of fermentation or aging, but feel an extreme urge to fill your last available carboy with wort and yeast ASAP!

And after you fill it you realize that you don't have an empty vessel to use "in case you get inspired" so you go to your LHBS and buy another, so you can have an empty.

Vicious cycle.

 

[WilliamSlayer]

When nailing your #'s on a new mash tun feels so sweet!

 

[Riot]

Nothing makes me happier than hitting planned numbers. Took 3 FG readings that where dead on yesterday, kind of made my whole day.

 

[COEBRA]

When nailing your #'s on a new mash tun feels so sweet!

Pun intended? Lol

 

[dpsoccERIC22]

When you wake up in the middle of the night and can't fall back asleep and refer to it as "Stuck Fermentation"