You know you're a home brewer when?

[MaryB]

No way! With arthritis in winter the living room is 76 to 78! But I heat with a pellet/corn(dried feed corn kernels) stove that is in the living room. Rest of the house runs about 68 and pantry can drop to the low 50's mid winter. But I live in MN!

I told my wife what I was doing, and everyday it was "when can we set this back it's too hot/cold/whatever?" even though it wasn't that far off from where we keep it anyway

 

[jalc6927]

When you remove your slacker and pandora apps from IPhone to make room for more brewing podcasts

 

[Morriganpoe]

When I'm a noob but when we are looking at houses to buy I am looking for brewing space..

 

[aeviaanah]

when i'm a noob but when we are looking at houses to buy i am looking for brewing space..

+1

 

[treacheroustexan]

When I'm a noob but when we are looking at houses to buy I am looking for brewing space..

Just bought my first home and I completely get it. I have the whole basement to turn into my brewery. It's the best.

 

[Morriganpoe]

That's awesome. Congrats!

 

[Murphys_Law]

Your wife is throwing out old Tupperware containers and you wonder which one(s) you could use to store your home brew “stuff”.

 

[Jwin]

Just bought my first home and I completely get it. I have the whole basement to turn into my brewery. It's the best.

Wait until the rubbermaid tubs start appearing. You'll see.
FYI, 3/8 chipboard and some 2x4s will help.

 

[Northern_Brewer]

Your wife is throwing out old Tupperware containers and you wonder which one(s) you could use to store your home brew “stuff”.

Surely in a real homebrewer's house, you need to buy more Tupperware for the kitchen because the brewer has already tracked down and used the entire existing stock?

 

[MHBT]

when you take a shower with a fermenter

 

[mongoose33]

when you take a shower with a fermenter

I just lost any interest in trying your beer.

 

[MHBT]

I just lost any interest in trying your beer.

Nah dont worry..i sanitize very well

 

[Morrey]

I just lost any interest in trying your beer.

That's funny!

 

[BikerMatt]

I've heard having the taste/smell of "cheesy feet" on your HB is a thing but never knew how it gets there

 

[rlmiller10]

Wait until the rubbermaid tubs start appearing. You'll see.
FYI, 3/8 chipboard and some 2x4s will help.

start appearing? You know you are a home brewer when you clean out walmart on rubbermaid tubs

 

[rlmiller10]

when you take a shower with a fermenter

gives nut brown ale a whole new meaning

 

[bmobley07]

When you are taking a pee break and your admiring the head retention on your work in the bowl.

 

[pshankstar]

when you take a shower with a fermenter

HAHA Or your wife has to remove the empty fermenters, buckets, kegs, etc... that you left in the shower to drain and air dry overnight so she can take a shower. Yet in our house, last night both the shower and tub (two different bathrooms) had equipment in them draining after they were cleaned. BTW - It's become the norm now that her and my girls don't even say anything to me about it.

 

[william_shakes_beer]

I just lost any interest in trying your beer.

I guess you've never read the thread on wife sweat beer. :fro:

 

[VTX1300]

When you go to a craft show with your wife because​ you think it's about beer.

 

[jalc6927]

When you call off sick because your co2 tank went empty

 

[Mainer]

... when you come up from the cellar and tell your wife you're worried that your homebrew supply is running low, so she asks you how many bottles you have, and it's 6 cases in bottles plus 25 gallons in carboys.

 

[Incongruent]

... when you come up from the cellar and tell your wife you're worried that your homebrew supply is running low, so she asks you how many bottles you have, and it's 6 cases in bottles plus 25 gallons in carboys.

40+ gallons. You have more beer than basement.

 

[soccerdad]

When you pledge to the campaign to buy ABInbev

 

[bgriff]

When you wake up in the middle of the night and hear the humidifier gurgling and wonder how your fermenting bucket made it up to the bedroom.

 

[Mainer]

When you wake up in the middle of the night and hear the humidifier gurgling and wonder how your fermenting bucket made it up to the bedroom.

When you already *have* a fermenter in the bedroom because the cellar is a few degrees off optimal temperature.

 

[william_shakes_beer]

When you already *have* a fermenter in the bedroom because the cellar is a few degrees off optimal temperature.

Man, I used to have a fermenter in the bedroom. SWMBO was up after me ALL NIGHT wanting to get busy. Had to put it in the basement under a blanket to get ANY sleep!!!

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

When you take a trip and leave the AC on, so the fermentors don't get too warm.

 

[BrewgieHowser]

When you get the itch to brew so bad that you walk SWMBO through starting a cider fermenting through Skype, so that it has a month head-start when you get home from deployment. Only bad part... she's getting to taste the hydrometer samples, and not me!

Tried to talk her into brewing an all grain batch via Skype... wasn't going to happen...

 

[Murphys_Law]

Your wife asks you to pick up a new freezer because the old one some how went from the garage into the basement and turned into a kegerator.

To this day I have no idea how I sold that one!