You know you're a home brewer when?

[pshankstar]

Your father in law made you this for Christmas

Very nice!! My father in-law made me a mash paddle too!! Not for Christmas though but rather this summer. You know you have awesome in-laws when they make you gifts like that!!! Congrats!!!

 

[clarkpadgett]

When your wife asks you if you will ever be done buying equipment.

 

[brewshki]

When you anxiously wait on pins and needles for the family's response to the dunkelweizen you brought to Christmas Eve dinner.

 

[m1k3]

Watching YouTube, the dude pitches 34/70 without rehydrating and you yell STOP!!!!

 

[m1k3]

your brother sees a photo of your 100% pilsner malt beer and says nice Amber color.
(insulted)

 

[m1k3]

the brew buddy texts and says it detects clove in the Pilsner.
yeah, I let you try the WLP-550 beer on tap... and now everything has clove (insulted)

BTW- Hops do not smell like cheese. (insulted)

 

[JGF]

I'm sure I'm not the first to say it but I'm not reading through the entire thread to quote it...

You know you're a homebrewer (wine/mead/cider maker) when your choice in sparkling wine for New Year's Eve is because this bottle has a nice ceramic flip top that I can use for beer, mead, or sparkling cider.

 

[jbunton]

you have 3 computer screens on 3 different computers on your desk and a folder with brewing stuff displayed!!!

 

[pshankstar]

you have 3 computer screens on 3 different computers on your desk and a folder with brewing stuff displayed!!!

That's a good one!!

I have a folder on my iPhone called "Brewing". My wife noticed it the other day and said "Seriously? You have a problem". LOL HAHA

 

[GrogNerd]

That's a good one!!

I have a folder on my iPhone called "Brewing". My wife noticed it the other day and said "Seriously? You have a problem". LOL HAHA

I don't have a problem

when I'm not brewing I'm thinking about brewing.

or reading about brewing. or posting about brewing. or thinking about reading or posting about brewing, or listening to podcasts or watching videos about brewing

but I am NOT obsessed with brewing

wait... well, yeah... maybe I do

 

[pshankstar]

I don't have a problem







wait... well, yeah... maybe I do

I'm glad I'm not alone. Haha

 

[olephart]

I'm glad I'm not alone. Haha

Whenever SHMBO notices me on the computer, she asks me what I'm doing now. Yes dear, something brewing related, again.
Hey l can't help it if there's nothing on TV about brewing. 😉

 

[GrogNerd]

Whenever SHMBO notices me on the computer, she asks me what I'm doing now. Yes dear, something brewing related, again.
Hey l can't help it if there's nothing on TV about brewing. 😉

Lol, now that we have a Smart TV, I can watch BrewingTV and Chop & Brew on the 60-inch

 

[Bosh]

When someone you know tells you they're going to Australia and the first thing you think of is how awesome galaxy hops are.

 

[DevilNuts]

When no matter what size your setup is, you regret going too small.

 

[Murphys_Law]

It's 4 degrees and you're shoveling about a foot of snow off the deck (your brew space)...you wonder if you could hold mash temps, or how long it would take to bring 8 gallons of water up to a full boil.

 

[GPP33]

I opened the cupboard the other day to grab a glass for some juice and it dawned on me that I have probably a 8:1 ratio of beer specific glasses to any other type of glass. The beer ones are all in matching sets and the others are random ones collected over the years. If you come to my house and want milk/juice/water it's probably going to be in either a beer glass or a kids plastic cup.

 

[bbohanon]

When you start to spend more on precision measuring instruments (DO/PH Combo meter) than on actual brewing equipment.
Might just be I am finally cracking up.
Either way, I swear my beer is getting better and better with each purchase!

 

[pshankstar]

When USPS says your hops are suppose to be here today, but they didn't make it and you're upset. And your next brew day isn't even scheduled yet so there is no rush... At least it's below freezing here in Western NY.

 

[Decimotox]

When you're never done buying equipment, even though you already have too much.

 

[Yeastieboy]

You start scaling back your operation.

 

[bbohanon]

When you piss, you swear you can still smell (and properly name) the hops used in the beer you have been consuming all day.

 

[pshankstar]

After you tally up your hop inventory and see you have about 12.5 pounds of hops in the freezer! How did that happen??? Granted 5 pounds arrived today from the Niko Brew "Grab Bag" sale.

Ok, no more hops for 2017... I will only brew with the hops I have on hand and I will try to brew more often. That's my new years resolution!!! Let's see if I stick to it...

 

[PADave]

When you ask the wife "Can you help me move this fermenter into the freezer so I can warm it up, the basement is getting too cold."

 

[stella_tigre]

When you ask the wife "Can you help me move this fermenter into the freezer so I can warm it up, the basement is getting too cold."

Other way round in our house!

 

[BigMack]

After you tally up your hop inventory and see you have about 12.5 pounds of hops in the freezer! How did that happen??? Granted 5 pounds arrived today from the Niko Brew "Grab Bag" sale.

Ok, no more hops for 2017... I will only brew with the hops I have on hand and I will try to brew more often. That's my new years resolution!!! Let's see if I stick to it...

I have 30 pounds..... I would call it a problem, but it is pretty floccin awesome to have hops to brew anything on hand.

 

[pshankstar]

I have 30 pounds..... I would call it a problem, but it is pretty floccin awesome to have hops to brew anything on hand.

WOW that's serious! Ok I'm glad I'm not alone and have less than 50% of what you have on hand. Yes it's nice to have all the ingredients you need to brew whenever you can. I know in my life right now I take it when I can, with work, two small kids and just other family activities it makes brewing hard to fit in or schedule most of the time.

 

[biochemedic]

WOW that's serious! Ok I'm glad I'm not alone and have less than 50% of what you have on hand. Yes it's nice to have all the ingredients you need to brew whenever you can. I know in my life right now I take it when I can, with work, two small kids and just other family activities it makes brewing hard to fit in or schedule most of the time.

I don't have quite the "hop problem" that you guys do! However, I will say that it doesn't get any easier as the kids get older and have more and more activities!

3 words for you: Early. Morning. Brewing. I've often got flame to strike water at 05:00 in order to squeeze in a brew day...

 

[hio3791]

I will say that it doesn't get any easier as the kids get older and have more and more activities!

So much this!

When my kids were younger, I would brew after they went to sleep. Now that their a little older, school work, sports and staying up later, I'm having to take time off work to brew while they're at school.

 

[zmanzorro]

When in addition to dishes in your kitchen drying rack, you have: empty beer bottles, beer glassware, and an erlenmeyer flask drying.