You know you're a hophead when...

[jperry]

When your vendor can tell that you like IPAs from your hop order.

 

[Beerbeque]

When you can hardly stand to drink a Newcastle or Fat Tire anymore.

 

[matteroftaste]

when your fresh homebrewed IIPA with 10oz of hops in the 5gal batch just doesn't cut the hop mustard.. (true)

 

[jperry]

When this is in your freezer...

 

[philjohnwilliams]

When your children are named Magnum, Amarillo and Fuggles.

 

[philjohnwilliams]

Or when your doctor says he has some good news about your EKG and you are disappointed to find out he isn't talking about hops.

 

[hoppyhoppyhippo]

When you enjoy licking hop resin off your fingers.

 

[BorealBrewer]

I went for a walk in the woods this fall, on crisp, frosty morning, just as the sun was hitting the pine-needles on under the towering trees.

I took in the beautiful vista, took a deep breath, and thought...Simcoe.

 

[Mumbly]

My hops have taken over the bottom half of my freezer and have spilled over into my friends deep freeze. which then led to me forgeting about the pound of Falconer's Flight, pound and a half of belma, and 2 more pounds, i think golding and willamette. its kind of a pleasant surprise to find 4+ pounds i "lost"

 

[Jukas]

When your freezer looks like this

584oz of hops.

 

[DrunkleJon]

When your freezer looks like this

584oz of hops.

Whats that non-hop related crap on the door? Your addiction is not strong enough.

I kid. I kid.

 

[Krovitz]

You finish breaking down a pound of amarillo and sprinkle the scraps from your table and scale into the beer you're drinking.

You save the empty bag from that pound and take a big sniff everyday until there's no smell left.

 

[ajbram]

Your "light-ish" beers are still 40+ IBU.

 

[Golddiggie]

Where you hop burst more so that you get the flavor/aroma you want without a face implosion of IBUs (IBUs suck, I want the flavor/aroma). When you dry hop in serving keg at the rate of [at least] 1oz per 3 gallons.

I have somewhere between 5 and 10 pounds of hops in my brew fridge freezer. I ONLY have hops in that freezer. Not one spec of food in there. If there was, it would either be tossed out, or put into the food fridge freezer.

I've also thought about getting a small chest freezer just for hop storage. Just waiting for one to go on sale really.

IMO, IBUs don't make you a hop-head. They just make you a bitter person. More flavor/aroma additions makes you more of a hop head. :rockin: 7+oz all from 20 minutes from the end forward is a wonderful thing in an ale... Just make sure you do it for the right style/recipe.

 

[jperry]

When most of your tubing is stained with a greenish tint, even though its been soaked in pbw. same with the stoppers.

 

[BorealBrewer]

You buy a certain brand of dishwasher detergent - not because it gets your dishes cleaner, but because it's called "Cascade."

You drive through Oregon, and think..."isn't it awesome they named that magnificent volcanic wonder after Mt. Hood hops?"

 

[Billy-Klubb]

I'm still waiting on Cascade/Simcoe/Citra toothpaste here. somebody better get on this soon.

 

[vesestilldrumming]

When you actually start trippin balls because there is so much Alpha Acid in your beer.

 

[whitehause]

When most of your tubing is stained with a greenish tint, even though its been soaked in pbw. same with the stoppers.

This....
have to replace mine every three months.

 

[jperry]

When you have a few spare hops layin around...

 

[VincentK]

Sit in your closet under the stairs where your IPA is brewing just to bask in the hop glory!

 

[jperry]

When you cant see thru your IPA because its soo fresh and hoppy, and you refuse to filter the beer.

 

[mcbaumannerb]

I shed a tear when I dumped my dry hop bag because I couldn't think of anything to do with them.

 

[elpenoso]

I shed a tear when I dumped my dry hop bag because I couldn't think of anything to do with them.

Use them in the boil for bittering. No tears.


When you open a bag full of Chinook and stick you face in it and...GIZZ..... IN YOUR..... PANTS!

 

[Butchv12]

When you have a few spare hops layin around...

Can you imagine life without a Flavor Saver machine?


ButchV12

 

[BorealBrewer]

I saw "Hop tincture" in the pharmacy the other day. There was all sorts of new-agey, herbalist claims on the packaging. "Sleep Better!" "Improve Digestion!" "Male Enhancement!" "Not Evaluated by FDA!"

Nowhere to be found was the variety of hop.

Was this EKG? Chinook? Sorachi Ace? Cascade? C'mon, herbalist, let me know!

This is why I don't respect alternative medicine.

 

[bellmtbbq]

When you have at least three new or experimental varieties sitting in the freezer ready for use, sometime.

 

[Scooby_Brew]

When you burp and the girl across the room says: "Suddenly I feel like IPA!"

 

[kpr121]

When you would rather buy an oz (or lb!) of hops than be given an oz of the cousin

 

[jimmarshall]

I kinda want to hang muslin bags full of hops around the house as air fresheners.