You Know You're A Dedicated Homebrewer When...

[WhiteWolf]

When the missus hands you a jar and says "can you use your super brew cleaning gear to clean this cause dishwashing liquid won't work "

+1 :lol:

 

[Hatchy]

When over half of the emails you get are reply notifications from AHB.

 

[Nevalicious]

When over half of the emails you get are reply notifications from AHB.

So true... Hopefully this adds to your tally mate!

 

[newguy]

When its 5 degrees in the garage and there you stand brewing on the cold concrete floor in two jumpers, a jacket and beanie adjusting your strike water for the temp loss. ....

Got ya beat.

 

[Camo1234]

When you're the one adding gladwrap to the shopping list regularly!

 

[argon]

... flameout on a double batch was 2 hours ago and i'm now looking at beersmith tweaking the design on the next batch

 

[mfeighan]

you spend ~$50 for express postage as you want that plate chiller to arrive before your next brew
BTW Thx for the bottle opener too mashmaster

 

[Fourstar]

When the number 1 item that sits in your kitchen dish rack is your hydrometer.

 

[stux]

When the number 1 item that sits in your kitchen dish rack is your hydrometer.

Mine actually *lives* on the window sill behind the kitchen sink

 

[Acasta]

When you bring homebrew to a party, get wasted, but still find the time to rinse bottles and put them away.

 

[bignath]

When you completely lose track of time, realise you've drank 8 pints out of your keg you're supposed to be conserving for THAT weekend, and you look at the "latest threads" list and can see that 1/3rd of them are yours....

Pretty much sums up my night...

 

[Lecterfan]

When you completely lose track of time, realise you've drank 8 pints out of your keg you're supposed to be conserving for THAT weekend, and you look at the "latest threads" list and can see that 1/3rd of them are yours....

Pretty much sums up my night...

:icon_chickcheers: :lol: :lol: :lol:


My latest contribution is.....when you're trudging through coles at 7.30am on a Sunday morning, hungover and in your dodgy morning clothes tryng to find the f#cking polenta as 7kgs of cracked grain is sitting on the bench at home waiting for you.

 

[bignath]

When you wake up first thing in the morning, go a take a piss, and whilst staring at the toilet bowl, are massively impressed by the "head" you've just "poured", and then you try and guess what color EBC/SRM your urine is currently at.

This may or may not have happened to me on one or more occasions...... h34r:

 

[tomdavis]

and then you try and guess what color EBC/SRM your urine is currently at.

:blink:


Pilsner = good
Chocolate Porter = bad

 

[yardy]

when you scour the local tip shops like an insane baglady for anything brew related, pays off though, just scored an old 9 gallon tooheys keg that will look the shiz as a HEX for the HERMS, or fit a few taps to it and make a font, or...

 

[Yob]

when you have just bought a house and 2 days before you get the keys, you load the car up for the first run... and it's all brew gear

priorities

 

[davo_03]

When Belgian blondes, and Irish reds have become beers.

 

[shadders]

When you wake up first thing in the morning, go a take a piss, and whilst staring at the toilet bowl, are massively impressed by the "head" you've just "poured"

gold! :lol:

 

[going down a hill]

gold! :lol:

So is that the EBC of your piss?

 

[bignath]

When you see stirring the milk in your morning coffee as another opportunity to practise your whirlpooling technique