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What do you do to finance your brewing?

  • Office worker...airconditioned, free internet access.

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  • IT..as above, with online games & betting.

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  • Self employed...OK to start work with a hangover.

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  • Factory/process worker...thirsty job.

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  • Other manufacturing...have own welder, built own coolroom.

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  • Farmer...thinking of planting top paddock to barley & hops.

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  • Unemployed...spend all day watching your airlock bubble.

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  • Other...something shady perhaps (HBS owner?)

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gday all, self employed detailing f100 - f350's
brewfrom tins and love my cichlids


Chichlids, fish like these?

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servant of the state
 
I'm another IT geek...

Network admin and everything else for a medium sized Sydney company.

I have been trying to apply all my geek knowhow to my brewing... So far I have some temp controlled brewing fridges run off my PC, another standalone digital controller on my serving fridge, and just recently acquired another digital controller for my HLT.... My wife has noticed the electricity bill going up, but she hasn't associated it with the brewing yet... ;)


Cheers
Ben
 
Started life as a rad tech RAAF then got out and became a psychologist, worked for the state for too many years, got a Phd in forensics, pulled the pin and now play with horses, homebrew and wood.
Work 3 nights a week in a pub just to help keep me sane.
 
Studied Architecture for a year, dropped out to make hamburgers. Realised I wanted a degree after all.

BA Communications majoring in Journalism and Media Production.

Bouncer at the B&B for 2 years, then at other places around Sydney for another year.

Sales for Kodak for 18 months to 2 years.

Now an insurance Broker. Buggered if I know how I got here. Been here 2 1/2 years. Just about time for another career change.
 
I'm another IT geek...

Network admin and everything else for a medium sized Sydney company.

I have been trying to apply all my geek knowhow to my brewing... So far I have some temp controlled brewing fridges run off my PC, another standalone digital controller on my serving fridge, and just recently acquired another digital controller for my HLT.... My wife has noticed the electricity bill going up, but she hasn't associated it with the brewing yet... ;)


Cheers
Ben

Sounds like serious fun Ben. I dwell in a small dwelling at the moment (one bedroom apartment shared with GF and several plants that call themselves 'indoor-structibles', but they're mostly dead). When we FINALLY move in September, I am hoping to apply all the geekiness I can muster to my brewing... PC-controlled/monitored temps, flow rates etc. Have you seen this site: The Kegbot Kegerator

It is basically designed as a commerical method of measuring beer dispensing temps and volumes...although this guy's college buddies just like seeing how much they've drunk! The software exports the data to a website, so they can instantly see how much they've consumed... great stuff.

If you have the means, would it be possible to post some pics or details of your setup (in terms of temp monitoring with your PC etc)? I'm very interested in this type of thing.

Cheers,
Bugwan
 
Blackhander working on helicopters at the moment.
Kicking tires and lighting fires

Take it easy :beerbang:
 
I fix large machines in big holes

More correctly ................................ other people do if I ask them nicely

Cheers

Boilermaker, I build the large machines that make the big holes.

Currently on the build of the 2nd largest in the world.

(not too far from you bp, i think.)

cheers
 
Worked in mining for the last 25 years,mech. fitter here.

Now I do shutdown work on Qld. power stations,it was meant to be semi retirement.....bloody brew stuff keeps me working :p :p
And loving it ! :beerbang:

Batz
 
funny how threads never die at this site... anyway

i have nothing to do with IT, science, engineering, trades of any sort, or any of the usual vocations of geekery and DIy-ery that usually get people making beer. i'm not even a proboscis monkey. i'm a professional classical singer, also do research assistant work at uni to make ends meet - currently studying high school music teaching and will have my first real job by 2008!
 
funny how threads never die at this site... anyway

i have nothing to do with IT, science, engineering, trades of any sort, or any of the usual vocations of geekery and DIy-ery that usually get people making beer. i'm not even a proboscis monkey. i'm a professional classical singer, also do research assistant work at uni to make ends meet - currently studying high school music teaching and will have my first real job by 2008!

I too did a few different things in my younger days

And not all good

Batz
 
27 years old, living in Denmark . . . which is also where I'm from. :)

Engaged to the lovely Thea, who is also here in Denmark, but is from Melbourne where she and I are hoping to go to live before very long. That is if they'll let me in on a longer basis than the mere three months I'm allowed, and preferably with a work visa and a job that means I can work from home as a writer/researcher or such. That would be about the perfect job anyway. It would also give more opportunity to brew!

Anyway, I'm currently supposed to be finishing my thesis on Kantian and Romantic Aesthetics but haven't really managed to get far enough as I've had a lot of work over the past couple of years, too:

Editorial position with a publishing house specialising in educational material

Telemarketer (argh!!)

Manager of the Danish branch of a Scandinavia-wide Telemarketing company. Did quite well too.

Currently I'm back at the editorial stuff. The telemarketing management thing . . . well, I'm happier in Editing. :p What I have at the moment though is at best part-time and seriously I need to get something going soon.

Anyway, I'm hoping I'll get the thesis together within the next few months so I can get my MA in English finished and done and behind me and concluded and . . I need a beer! :party:

So, if anyone knows about something of that sort in the Melbourne area and desperately wants a Dane to do the job, you know I'm here lol!


Cheers,

Jens-Kristian
 
Into Ice cream And drink alot
1st makes me $$$ the second Whatever i brew.
GOLF was a hobby/passion b4 Kids
 
Another RAAFie... Avionics Technician by trade. Currently trying my hand at the Gunnie game at Williamtown on the F-18's.
And another. Work just across the tarmac from Joel in Avionics - all the electrical, instrument, flight controls, radar, comms, navigation, oxygen systems etc. Have done 25 years so far and have run out of fingers to count the aircraft types I have worked on. Steve
And I work Next door to Joel and across the Tarmac from Steve. Same job as Joel and as I said earlier, Bombs, Bullets and ********. 17 years so far and have only ever worked on Hornets.
 
I work as a projectionist at greater union. I also run an original band night at the local pub, where I supply and operate sound and lighting. Hire my PA out from time to time too. Always busy between jobs.
 
Another RAAFie... Avionics Technician by trade. Currently trying my hand at the Gunnie game at Williamtown on the F-18's.
And another. Work just across the tarmac from Joel in Avionics - all the electrical, instrument, flight controls, radar, comms, navigation, oxygen systems etc. Have done 25 years so far and have run out of fingers to count the aircraft types I have worked on. Steve
And I work Next door to Joel and across the Tarmac from Steve. Same job as Joel and as I said earlier, Bombs, Bullets and ********. 17 years so far and have only ever worked on Hornets.
Ahh there are a few of us about :) I did my Avionics trade at Avalon in the late 80's on Hornets then spending a bit of time on Blackhawks in Townsville.
Cheers
Doug
 
QUOTE(macr @ Jun 12 2006, 05:56 AM)


QUOTE(stephen @ Jun 8 2006, 09:55 PM)


QUOTE(Joel @ Jun 8 2006, 07:58 PM)

Another RAAFie... Avionics Technician by trade. Currently trying my hand at the Gunnie game at Williamtown on the F-18's.

And another. Work just across the tarmac from Joel in Avionics - all the electrical, instrument, flight controls, radar, comms, navigation, oxygen systems etc. Have done 25 years so far and have run out of fingers to count the aircraft types I have worked on. Steve

And I work Next door to Joel and across the Tarmac from Steve. Same job as Joel and as I said earlier, Bombs, Bullets and ********. 17 years so far and have only ever worked on Hornets.


Ahh there are a few of us about I did my Avionics trade at Avalon in the late 80's on Hornets then spending a bit of time on Blackhawks in Townsville

So where is all the MetalBashers then? I can't be the only one !


cheers

Browndog
 
QUOTE(macr @ Jun 12 2006, 05:56 AM)


QUOTE(stephen @ Jun 8 2006, 09:55 PM)


QUOTE(Joel @ Jun 8 2006, 07:58 PM)

Another RAAFie... Avionics Technician by trade. Currently trying my hand at the Gunnie game at Williamtown on the F-18's.

And another. Work just across the tarmac from Joel in Avionics - all the electrical, instrument, flight controls, radar, comms, navigation, oxygen systems etc. Have done 25 years so far and have run out of fingers to count the aircraft types I have worked on. Steve

And I work Next door to Joel and across the Tarmac from Steve. Same job as Joel and as I said earlier, Bombs, Bullets and ********. 17 years so far and have only ever worked on Hornets.


Ahh there are a few of us about I did my Avionics trade at Avalon in the late 80's on Hornets then spending a bit of time on Blackhawks in Townsville

So where is all the MetalBashers then? I can't be the only one !


cheers

Browndog


AHB certainly has it's fair share of QUEERtraders :blink:
:D
 
Saw a blackhander a page or two back, maybe you can align your self with him Browndog :D :chug:
 
Ahh... Kwikkwaka up at Oakey eh Good to see mate we need to band together and stop all these Queertraders taking over. There is even an ex-Radtech here :blink: I bet there is an Instrument Fitter or two lurking in the background too ;)

cheers

Browndog
 

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