You know you're a home brewer when?

[fuzzy2133]

Some one gets called an alcoholic and you wonder if you have seen them in the alchie thread.

 

[jd_brewing]

Driving through the neighborhood, you look in open garages for evidence of other homebrewers/setups.

I do this and spotted several

 

[EtchyLives]

When you own three refrigerators and a chest freezer but there's not enough room for all the groceries after a Costco run.

 

[DurtyChemist]

Driving through the neighborhood, you look in open garages for evidence of other homebrewers/setups.

Or walking the dog and then you think of a way to walk by during a brew to make a new friend. Still haven't walked by but his setup looked nice.

 

[Kiichi]

When you have to explain to people visiting that the white powders, chemicals in bottles, and the 3L erlenmeyer are not for making drugs.

 

[skitter]

When you start bringing beer to work for people to sample and they setup a brewing fund to keep the beer coming...

Apparently all they have ever had is BMC and so far they like everything I brew, even if I think it's not my best...

 

[QuadConPana]

You get more excited when your Northern Brewer / Midwest Supplies catalog arrives than you ever did for your Playboy / Penthouse.

(Granted, I suppose this post would also work for the "You know you're over 50 when..." thread.)

 

[Cheesy_Goodness]

When you have to explain to people visiting that the white powders, chemicals in bottles, and the 3L erlenmeyer are not for making drugs.

I always feel like drug lord when I'm crushing up some campden tablets. It's the only time I feel like a badass.

 

[Mismost]

When you trespass onto a neighbors place to "steal" the ripe prickly pears....and get caught doing it! But, it's all good, I helped him build his barn!

 

[fuzzy2133]

I always feel like drug lord when I'm crushing up some campden tablets. It's the only time I feel like a badass.

Add weighing out minerals for water adjustment for all grain and DME.

 

[losMythos]

When you get pulled over on your way home from doing a brew session over your buddies house and you have to explain to the officer that your equipment is NOT for making Meth....And after your explain it's for making Beer he just assumes then you must be drunk....

 

[erick0619]

When you see an unused 220 volt socket at your sisters house and think to your self damn what a waste if only i had one at home...

 

[hio3791]

Driving through the neighborhood, you look in open garages for evidence of other homebrewers/setups.

You guys get me! I've been doing this as long as I can remember. I never told anyone cause they wouldn't get it.

 

[Brian77095]

You make oatmeal and think of it as a mini mash in.

 

[beernbourbon]

You stand there waiting for your coffee on your Keurig, and the little picture on the screen goes to the one of the coffee beans being washed in a big vat and you immediately think; "Damn, that's one helluva autosparge there, wonder if I can replicate that?"

 

[Sailingeric]

When you take a half day off of work to make beer.

 

[andvari7]

...You spend hours looking for induction burners large enough to accommodate your MegaPot.

 

[BreezyBrew]

...You spend hours looking for induction burners large enough to accommodate your MegaPot.

Agree. Or you spend hours looking at equipment of any kind for just one small purchase.

 

[slym2none]

...you've spent literally hundreds of hours on a site called Home Brew Talk.

 

[DrunkleJon]

When you start bringing beer to work for people to sample and they setup a brewing fund to keep the beer coming...

Apparently all they have ever had is BMC and so far they like everything I brew, even if I think it's not my best...

I think it may be time for a work kegerator and have them buy you a pair of cornies. And bigger pots so you can make more beer for both of you.

I always feel like drug lord when I'm crushing up some campden tablets. It's the only time I feel like a badass.

Guilty as well. Even worse, my little ziplock baggie of campden tablets got damp and the label fell off. I tossed it to a friend asking if he wanted one and he thought it was some sort of ilicit drug. I then wondered how much fun it would be to explain that to a police officer should they need to enter my house for some reason.

 

[cubalz]

Instead of having pictures of your wife and kids on your smart phone, you have pictures of poured glasses of your homebrew to show your friends. My wife still gives me grief over this from time to time...

 

[Zepth]

I always feel like drug lord when I'm crushing up some campden tablets. It's the only time I feel like a badass.

Try to not use a mirror and razor blade.

 

[skitter]

I think it may be time for a work kegerator and have them buy you a pair of cornies. And bigger pots so you can make more beer for both of you.

So I only do 2.5 Gallon batches at the moment, and I do have people pitching money into the "brewing fund" jar my boss made me setup. He says he will get people addicted to my beer then charge $1 a bottle lol.

 

[TwistedHops]

You see yeast varieties when you look at license plates... saw 1056 today lol

 

[william_shakes_beer]

So I only do 2.5 Gallon batches at the moment, and I do have people pitching money into the "brewing fund" jar my boss made me setup. He says he will get people addicted to my beer then charge $1 a bottle lol.

so HE's charging money for YOUR beer? does he wear a floor length leopard coat and drive a pink caddie?

 

[skitter]

so HE's charging money for YOUR beer? does he wear a floor length leopard coat and drive a pink caddie?

Haha! He is talking about buying my keg setup and charging to recoup costs.

 

[Kharnynb]

When the root cellar has no space left for roots.....oops

 

[joshesmusica]

When the root cellar has no space left for roots.....oops

that sounds strictly like a Finnish problem...

 

[Hoppity]

When people are disappointed you didn't bring homebrew to the event/gathering. Then you feel guilty: "If I had only planned ahead".

 

[Kiichi]

When you find other uses for your chemicals. I find my 80% lactic acid to be extremely good at removing limestone from things like my water boiler. And Oxiclean (soda cleaner here) just is beastly for everything. How did I ever live without that stuff?