You know you're a home brewer when?

[planker101]

When you design your next brew stand in class instead of listening to your instructor tell you exactly what will be on the next exam... I managed to re-learn trig during anatomy. My next stand will be epic and novel!

 

[dkwolf]

Didn't know where else to put this:

I was at the GABF the other week for all 4 sessions. The best time to get beers you had on your short list was to get there in the ~15min before they let the public in. This way, the breweries were already pouring to check their carb level.

Anyway I was in the at wicked weed at this time when some ass hat with a bunch of other people just walked up and everyone kinda parts to let them through. One dude was clearly the tour leader and when he turned around he bumped into me and spilled my beer.

I was kinda pissed and asked the wicked weed dude "hey who hell was that guy?"

" Uhh that's Charlie Papazian"

"Ohhhh....well I still want to punch him. That way I can forever tell the tale of how I got my ass kicked by papazian and his entourage "

NICE! I was at the saturday afternoon session. Don't remember running into any of the tour groups... and that whole idea just doesn't sit right with me. Tour guide at a beer fest? I mean, I get that GABF can be overwhelming even for a 'seasoned' guy. But WTF???? Spend some time with the app a few days before hand, come up with a plan, and hit the floor running.

 

[rhys333]

...when you spend 2 weeks planning a honey kolsch, shell out for premo local honey, use up a Saturday afternoon brewing it, and then realizing one week later you pitched the f#c%&ng saison slurry instead of Wyeast 2565.

So apparently 2nd generation Dupont strain ferments just fine at 64F.

 

[BigMack]

...when you spend 2 weeks planning a honey kolsch, shell out for premo local honey, use up a Saturday afternoon brewing it, and then realizing one week later you pitched the f#c%&ng saison slurry instead of Wyeast 2565.

So apparently 2nd generation Dupont strain ferments just fine at 64F.

Sounds like you might still get a damn good brew out of that.

 

[Yeastieboy]

You take a little drive to the LHBS so your kids will nap in the car.

 

[GHBWNY]

You take a little drive to the LHBS so your kids will nap in the car.

Or when the LHBS is the only store you can go into where your wife has time to take a nap in the car.

 

[Panagiotis]

When your brewing gear doubles as a distillery any you're still planning upgrades!

 

[MaryB]

When you open your fermenting fridge and a wall of blow off foam spills on the floor... ugh that was a sticky mess to clean up! First time this recipe has done this...

 

[Pkrd]

When you open your fermenting fridge and a wall of blow off foam spills on the floor... ugh that was a sticky mess to clean up! First time this recipe has done this...

It's especially bad if preceded by "I'm late for work but I'll have a quick nosey at the beer before I head off"

Damn you Weihenstephan!

 

[Double_D]

When you've been looking at one of those fancy joule sous vide things and remember your HLT and MT are both PID temp controlled and scratch it off the list of necesaary cooking gadgets. It's nice to have multi taskers after all. I still haven't sous vided anything though.

 

[Pkrd]

When you've been looking at one of those fancy joule sous vide things and remember your HLT and MT are both PID temp controlled and scratch it off the list of necesaary cooking gadgets. It's nice to have multi taskers after all. I still haven't sous vided anything though.

I use my STC1000 from the ferment fridge and slow cooker to do hamburgers when I have a crowd over. Works really well.

 

[Atlmustang]

When it feels weird to buy beer at the store.

 

[Dan_K]

When you steal your empty bottle from the restaurant you were at because you like it and/or the label comes off easy.

 

[Onkel_Udo]

When it feels weird to buy beer at the store.

Right?! I will get the odd six-pack for a change of pace from what I have currently on tap but I rarely darken the door of a package store anymore.

I did run dry for two weeks after we went through 25 gallons at the last race so I went to the liquor store about 4 times...it felt odd.

 

[Brewenstein]

When putting the cap on your coffee thermos after filling it, and think to yourself "cap on foam".

 

[rhys333]

When it feels weird to buy beer at the store.

Definitely this. And then I spend a half hour in there looking for something good enough, all the while thinking that I can brew a 5 gallon kolsch for the same price as a top shelf craft 6 pack. Eventually walking out with a dusty Belgian because I think I can nab the yeast from the bottle dregs and brew one of my own.

 

[brewcat]

You take home the company water cooler to clean & sanitize.

 

[skraeling]

When you tell your dad to come over to help with something promising beer and he's disappointed you hand him store bought instead of your latest batch (because its not ready yet).

 

[rhys333]

When you walk outside to check your sparge water temp and notice some mysterious particles in the bottom of the pot. Realizing it's probably a small chunk of dried bird poo that blew off the roof, you weigh your options and brew on.

 

[atcsat]

When you walk outside to check your sparge water temp and notice some mysterious particles in the bottom of the pot. Realizing it's probably a small chunk of dried bird poo that blew off the roof, you weigh your options and brew on.

Naming it Bird Butt Brew?

 

[TAK]

I bet there's some yeast nutrient in bird $h!t, right?

 

[Vandulus]

Your wife says "I think you're going overboard on brewing equipment." for a one kettle BIAB system + pump and you say, "That's nothing, you should see the people with 3 vessels and a dedicated brew room!"

 

[badgerfan79]

When you should be crossing off things on the "honey do" list but looking at the word honey makes you start looking for a recipe that includes honey.

 

[mongoose33]

Your wife says "I think you're going overboard on brewing equipment." for a one kettle BIAB system + pump and you say, "That's nothing, you should see the people with 3 vessels and a dedicated brew room!"

I'm sure that was effective in helping her see your point of view.

 

[rhys333]

Naming it Bird Butt Brew?

Pigeon Poo-rter?

 

[rhys333]

I bet there's some yeast nutrient in bird $h!t, right?

That's pretty much what I reasoned too.

 

[Vandulus]

I'm sure that was effective in helping her see your point of view.

I think there was a bit of eye rolling when I mentioned that. I just need to find the right picture of someone's mammoth brew setup, because that is worth a thousand words! Plus it'll make any future brewing requests seem much more reasonable

 

[badgerfan79]

I think there was a bit of eye rolling when I mentioned that. I just need to find the right picture of someone's mammoth brew setup, because that is worth a thousand words! Plus it'll make any future brewing requests seem much more reasonable

Just remind her that you could just go drink craft brew at bar every night.

 

[Onkel_Udo]

You spent the last three days doing a very intricate tile job on your kitchen floor...the primary interior entrance to my basement...but you still decide to do a batch even though you have to go out the front door, shimmy for 18' between your trailer and house, open the side door 18", go down the stairs, etc about 15 times because you keep forgetting things.

This of course when you have 32 gallons and three varieties on tap and the basement will be accessible tomorrow morning.

 

[atcsat]

Wife says "You're brewing beer AGAIN?"
I say "Nope, just feeding my yeast!"