You know you're a home brewer when?

[unionrdr]

When you get to the point where you realize they aren't inventing quick ways to clean everything in the brewery. Much less, smaller than a trunkload of equipment...

 

[Baja_Brewer]

When you're happy to realize that the mandatory half hour wait for immunotherapy visits means mobile HBT time.

 

[unionrdr]

You finally get off the antibiotics & can have a beer again!

 

[jonny24]

When someone reminds you it's a long weekend on Friday afternoon, by the time they're finished talking you're already figuring out if you have enough time to get to the LHBS in time, so you can fit in an unplanned brew.

 

[m1k3]

When you are drinking a: Rum Barrel Aged Lemon Drop Hopped Aletoberfest

 

[MattyWeiss]

When your shift at work of manning a Psychiatric Observation Cell means you plan out a brewing schedule for the next 6+ months.

I have the brew dates, bottling dates, and ready to drink dates for my next 6 or 7 batches planned out lol

 

[Brew_Dude41]

You see a thread about brewing with spruce needles and actually stop to think, 'hmmmm maybe I can try this someday....'

I have to work really hard to save myself from myself sometimes...

 

[drainbamage]

You see a thread about brewing with spruce needles and actually stop to think, 'hmmmm maybe I can try this someday....'

Why can't you?

 

[DevilNuts]

When half the vegetables in your freezer are hop pellets.

 

[mmb]

When you go to "the beer restaurant" in some small town and end up ordering ice tea.

 

[Pkrd]

When half the vegetables in your freezer are hop pellets.

You don't have a dedicated hop freezer?

 

[Pantherjon]

When you drive by a sign for a business named Galaxy and first thing you think of is hops...lol

 

[drainbamage]

When you drive by a sign for a business named Galaxy and first thing you think of is hops...lol

There's a street named Centennial Circle near me. Every time I drive past, I wonder how the street sign could make its way onto the wall of my bar.

 

[GHBWNY]

...when you realize that, against all scientific logic, time actually does fluctuate in the rate at which it passes. The proof of this is that it comes to a standstill on the first day of bottle-conditioning.

 

[hogwash]

When you feel kind of uneasy and incomplete when your fermentors are empty.

 

[m00ps]

When you feel kind of uneasy and incomplete when your fermentors are empty.

Thats would be stage 4 nuclear mental meltdown for me. Only happened once and I wouldnt want it to happen again

Also, isnt that what Xanax is for?

 

[ntheknow]

...you brew at home.

 

[GrogNerd]

When you brew at home?

...you brew at home.

didn't even read the first FOUR posts, did you?

 

[ntheknow]

I sure DID you mean OLD man.

 

[Dcpcooks]

When your happy your wife is only partly pissed off about beer and your thrilled.

Bought a 1/6 barrel of apex Predator for (cough cough) R&D reasons. My wife yelled at me when she saw how much it cost and said I should brew more!

I win!
Mug

 

[beernbourbon]

When your happy your wife is only partly pissed off about beer and your thrilled.

Bought a 1/6 barrel of apex Predator for (cough cough) R&D reasons. My wife yelled at me when she saw how much it cost and said I should brew more!

I win!
Mug

Well played sir, well played.

 

[GHBWNY]

...when your wife actually goes into the LHBS WITH you instead of waiting in the car.

AND helps you measure out grains!

 

[m00ps]

...when your wife actually goes into the LHBS WITH you instead of waiting in the car.

AND helps you measure out grains!

Or will make starter wort for you so its cooled down by the time you are home from work

 

[Black Island Brewer]

When half the vegetables in your freezer are hop pellets.

You don't have a dedicated hop freezer?

...and the other half is ALSO hops...

 

[KrausenCrazedCanuck]

When you don't want to BBQ near brew day because you want to conserve propane

 

[TrustyOlJohnson]

The power just went out in central Illinois and we're in the beginning of a blizzard.. While others have to make a run for beer.. No worries.. I have 15 gallons of homebrew behind the taps on the kitchen wall!! [emoji6]

 

[brewcat]

Your temp control habits help in the kitchen, especially in things like candy making.

You clean the kitchen because brewday is the next day.

 

[drainbamage]

...when your wife actually goes into the LHBS WITH you instead of waiting in the car.

AND helps you measure out grains!

Last time my wife went with me to the LHBS, she brought me a beer from the taproom while I measured grains.

I win. :fro:

 

[KrausenCrazedCanuck]

When you're at your favourite local brewery and consider sneaking into the back and learning secrets, regardless of the consequences.

 

[WilliamSlayer]

...when your wife actually goes into the LHBS WITH you instead of waiting in the car.

AND helps you measure out grains!

Good woman there!