You know you're a home brewer when?

[JAReeves]

You know you're a home brewer (and an ex-chef) when you look at brewing not just for the delicious beverages made and enjoyed during quarantine, but also for the spent-grain breads that you will finally have time to make.

 

[Snuffy]

...when you consider cutting up grain bags and hop socks for TP.

 

[Snuffy]

...when you look at any container and your first thought is, "I bet I could drill that for a spigot and airlock."

 

[Amadeo38]

When you’re sipping a crushed-iced Thai tea through a straw while simultaneously pouring in more from the can and realize you’re fly sparging

 

[SEndorf]

…… when you're getting text messages from people you don't even know, 'cause somebody said, that somebody said, that somebody said, that you homebrew, asking if you have any supply for them 'cause all the stores are closed.

 

[seatazzz]

…… when you're getting text messages from people you don't even know, 'cause somebody said, that somebody said, that somebody said, that you homebrew, asking if you have any supply for them 'cause all the stores are closed.

I'm getting that too from some FB friends...only they want me to bottle it (in MY bottles) and deliver as well. Heck no, you want beer come to my house with your own growler dammit. And you'll get what I'm willing to part with, not a tittle more. YES I'm selfish.

 

[bracconiere]

YES I'm selfish.

are you sure? how many rolls of tp do you have? lol


and if that isn't on-topic, you speak of FB but have you ever tried to have every recent post on a homebrew forum be yours......

(gotta stay up late)

 

[Jayjay1976]

are you sure? how many rolls of tp do you have? lol


and if that isn't on-topic, you speak of FB but have you ever tried to have every recent post on a homebrew forum be yours......

(gotta stay up late)

You're a bit of a weirdo. I like the way you think.

 

[bracconiere]

You're a bit of a weirdo

it's a requirement to remain sane for me.....sleep easy, and know i'll be up late, just trying to max out the recent posts.... wait does that mean i'm a homebrewer?

 

[kmarkstevens]

You know you're a home brewer when you buy back yard chickens. It's a given that every home brewer knows you feed the chickens spent mash, the chickens turn it into poop that is composted to put on hop plants in the spring. Obviously.

 

[kmarkstevens]

…… when you're getting text messages from people you don't even know, 'cause somebody said, that somebody said, that somebody said, that you homebrew, asking if you have any supply for them 'cause all the stores are closed.

My LHBS is considered an essential service in Washington State. He's got a commercial/wholesale license, is set up in a warehouse (not a retail space), keeps his big garage doors open, and for the past couple of weeks has always had a few socially distanced homebrewers taking advantage of work from home.

 

[Dave Sarber]

My LHBS is considered an essential service in Washington State. He's got a commercial/wholesale license, is set up in a warehouse (not a retail space), keeps his big garage doors open, and for the past couple of weeks has always had a few socially distanced homebrewers taking advantage of work from home.

Yeah, there are only 2 LHBS's in Tucson. One is a Mr. Brew store. 'Nuf said?

 

[Imhoppy]

You know you're a homebrewer when, my beer tastes better than yours!

 

[Mutant]

You'd rather watch yeast farts in the carboy than watch TV

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

You know you’re a homebrewer when your spouse volunteers to wash the kitchen floor, but you say no wait until after I brew this next batch, just in case I spill some wort.

 

[Snuffy]

You know you're a home brewer when you buy back yard chickens. It's a given that every home brewer knows you feed the chickens spent mash, the chickens turn it into poop that is composted to put on hop plants in the spring. Obviously.

Circle of Life, Brother. circle of life...

 

[Imhoppy]

You know you're a homebrewer when, during a pandemic, you start hoarding brewmaking ingredients instead of hoarding groceries or toilet paper.

 

[Elric]

You know you are a homebrewer when you are rinsing rice for dinner and panic that you aren't collecting the sparge water...

 

[tcarcieri]

You'd rather watch yeast farts in the carboy than watch TV

HAHAA...ironically, I have Sirius Octane on low and listening to my blow off fart like no one's business. Thinking of calling a gastro doc. HAHA!

 

[Imhoppy]

Lol yeast farts. At least they smell good.

 

[wetmk]

You know you’re a homebrewer when your spouse volunteers to wash the kitchen floor, but you say no wait until after I brew this next batch, just in case I spill some wort.

"Just in case?"
I never brew without taking a towel out of the hamper to deal with my 'just in case' situations.

 

[jschein]

"Just in case?"
I never brew without taking a towel out of the hamper to deal with my 'just in case' situations.

I have 10 towels, just in case,everytime

 

[Gozie Boy]

I've also added an industrial strength mop/bucket and a 24" floor squeegee. And use them (often) every brew day...

 

[wetmk]

Your ten towels brought to mind that time 15 years ago when I placed the second recently pitched fermenter on top of a too small table. It collapsed. 12 gallons of yeasty wort all over the basement kitchen floor. Under the molding, under the appliances, and under the relatively new laminate floor. Thank goodness my lovely bride wasn't home. An annoying multi hour clean-up. It took a while, but it eventually killed the new floor.

 

[Kee]

You know you're a homebrewer when, during a pandemic, you start hoarding brewmaking ingredients instead of hoarding groceries or toilet paper.

I just flashed back to the (pre-pandemic) time that my wife and I went to a grocery store that sold Belgian beer. I took a cooler. After buying necessities, like beer and chicken, I put the beer in the cooler and left the chicken in the grocery bag.

 

[dnr]

I can't tell if you're taking about a boil over or drunken incontinence.

 

[Snark_Wolf_Brewing]

People all around you are freaking out about the possibility of commercially produced beer becoming unavailable due to depletion of the CO2 stockpile after all the production plants shutting down from COVID 19, and you just sit there with a look on your face like...

 

[bracconiere]

People all around you are freaking out about the possibility of commercially produced beer becoming unavailable due to depletion of the CO2 stockpile after all the production plants shutting down from COVID 19, and you just sit there with a look on your face like...

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hmm, i keg....but now you got me thinking about an inline reg and half full keg with priming sugar, instead of a co2 tank.....

 

[Gozie Boy]

Your ten towels brought to mind that time 15 years ago when I placed the second recently pitched fermenter on top of a too small table. It collapsed. 12 gallons of yeasty wort all over the basement kitchen floor. Under the molding, under the appliances, and under the relatively new laminate floor. Thank goodness my lovely bride wasn't home. An annoying multi hour clean-up. It took a while, but it eventually killed the new floor.

Thanks for sharing this nightmare. Suddenly, my odd boil overs and mistakenly open valves don't seem nearly as bad...

 

[connell89]

I have 10 towels, just in case,everytime

10 towels? That is what my wet/dry shop vac is for.