I Had To Laugh...

[hando]

So I did my first brew for a long while about a week ago with a mate whose keen on getting into the brewing himself. And today, I transferred that brew into bottles and keg. It was a coopers K&K euro lager, with kit yeast etc. I just bought and used for the first time, a filter to clear the yeasties out (except for the 5 longnecks I bottled). I'm looking forward to trying it!

Then with all the excitement, and brew gear out of the cupboard, and whilst it was all clean etc I thought I'd put another Kit on to brew straight away. This time a Morgans Blue Mountains Lager. Differently to how I normally brew, I thought i'd boil the whole lot in the stock pot. It was very full, and I was careful not to have it boil over. It was at that point when I thought how wonderful the smell was of the hops and malt. That's when Mrs. hando came in, and whinged and whined about this and that. At first I couldn't hear her over my daydreams about being in brewing heaven. But when I came to reality I discovered that she actually vomited because the smell was so bad!!!

Well, what do you think I did? I laughed of course! And I got in trouble for that too, as you'd expect.

So she's sleeping on the couch tonight LOL - just kidding.

 

[thelastspud]

Its strange isn't it, my missus used to work near the San Miguel over here and she hated the smell too, but when I picked her up from work to me it just smelled great.

 

[Bribie G]

SWMBO grew up in Ultimo in Sydney and every morning she and her sister used to walk past Tooth's on the way to school. When I started brewing all grain, she said it was like being 8 years old again. I was the same, used to walk past Newcastle Breweries (UK)and get a lungfull of those beautiful hops.

 

[stux]

SWMBO grew up in Ultimo in Sydney and every morning she and her sister used to walk past Tooth's on the way to school. When I started brewing all grain, she said it was like being 8 years old again. I was the same, used to walk past Newcastle Breweries (UK)and get a lungfull of those beautiful hops.

I went to uni in ultimo. That's what brewing smells remind me of

 

[Shifter]

Wey aye man, a Geordie in the camp!
When I did my first BIAB last week it was reminiscent of my childhood walking past our local brewery in Guernsey. Weekly brews with swirling steam and a wonderful smell of hops and malt.

 

[Pollux]

Sure she isn't preggers????


That's been the only time my missus has chucked due to brewing smells.

 

[kelbygreen]

mine hates the smell to. Must be a women thing

 

[yum beer]

Hando's Blue Mountain Barf Lager.....gold :icon_vomit:

 

[Silo Ted]

I can only express myself in a Haiku.


I would beat her ass
then divorce that bitch in a heartbeat
How disrespectful to your beer


Haiku is beautiful.

 

[JonnyAnchovy]

Drunk hiaku?

Isn't the format 5/7/5?

edit: syllables, not words.

edit2: I think yours is still awesome.

 

[bconnery]

Drunk hiaku?

Isn't the format 5/7/5?

edit: syllables, not words.

edit2: I think yours is still awesome.

Traditionally yes, but not always in modern forms.
Syllables is also only the english translation of the form that makes up the line, so a direct translation from japanese (assuming it could be translated easily) may actually have a different number of syllables.

 

[DU99]

My Mrs likes the malt smell and so do the kids when they call in..

 

[JonnyAnchovy]

Traditionally yes, but not always in modern forms.
Syllables is also only the english translation of the form that makes up the line, so a direct translation from japanese (assuming it could be translated easily) may actually have a different number of syllables.

Ah - cool. I always assumed there was something us roundeyes were missing when it came to Haiku - I suppose something that short and distilled would be almost impossible to translate well....

 

[Bribie G]

Speedie used to do good Haiku but only in some terrible font

 

[kymba]

sorta not really related...

when i when i was working up the road from the XXXX brewery, i shared a cubicle with a fundamentalist christian guy. he would carry on like a pork chop when they were mashing and would exclaim "I HATE THE SMELL OF HOPS!"

i tried to educate him, but fk me, it was as though i was telling him that the world was round and there is no such thing as god

never before had i such a strong urge to shake someone until their neck snapped

 

[MarkBastard]

I love the smell of mash in, and even the end of mash, however I think the boil can often smell sort of gross. I figure it could be the things that are being boiled off.

 

[stephenkentucky]

Well guys read it and weep...but my missus managed an all grain brew by herself last week ...and I must say it smells sweet!

 

[Silo Ted]

Stephen Kentucky
His dear wife, she loves to brew
With recipes in Haiku

 

[Liam_snorkel]

keep trying mate