That's more for the cocktail ingredient bitters (angostura)
Yeah, I always have to break up my response.
"Well, the actual brew day takes about 5-6 hours, but then it can ferment and age anywhere between two weeks and many months, depending on the recipe."
"God, that's so long. I could do it if it was one or two hours."
Yeah, wouldn't it be great if my fun hobby kept me entertained for less time.
Heck, it usually takes me an hour or two just to prepare for brew day! I usually take my time and tinker/putz around too much!
I clean my equipment while whirlpooling, and then I scrub my kettle before storage. Not a lot of prep for me.
It helps that I bought my wife a separate stick lighter and thermopen, so mine stay in the brew gear basket now.
LOL... Had to buy my girlfriend baking soda because she bakes a lot, but kept forgetting to buy it after she moved in... So she kept using the box I use for water adjustments. But other than that, my equipment and other stuff stays where it's supposed to
"Do you brew anything that tastes like Bud Light?"
Ironically this past Sunday I dropped my stick lighter into the mash and it wouldn't work after, even when I star san'd and dried it. Some things are beyond mortal power to fix, I guess.
So I ended up borrowing hers to finish the brew day. Hopefully I didn't start a trend of willy-nilly borrowing.
Back to the topic at hand...
The other day I caught a cab out to Home Depot to buy some concrete so I could cement in a metal strut I placed in a brick wall. I'd cut a hole so my beer shanks could be less than 12 inches... for some reason the cabbie felt the need to ask what I was doing.
His response? "Oh, you gotta invite me over to help you test it out. It's legal, right?"
OK, buddy...
Why would you star San a lighter?
Lately I've been getting a lot of "what's the shelf life of your beer?"
I should just say, "oh, it lasts pretty long" but I can't resist a long sermon on ABV percentage, lovibond rating, mixed fermentation, and IBUs.
Last week somebody asked me this and I went on for like 15 minutes. Finally he was like, "Uh... okay, cool, I guess. So that Australian Sparkling Ale you gave me two weeks ago... that's still safe to drink?"That's pretty cool! I thought I was the only idiot doing that kind of stuff and usually they have no idea of what your talking about.
How does one acquire friends who are actually interested in beer? It may be local homebrew club time -- lol.
what I get is you should sell your beer, and then I have to explain the law over and over
Had someone the other day (employee at liquor store) ask me "so you've got the still and everything?" - I just shook my head and walked away.
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I get that one a lot. "Uhhh, you got a still in yer basement?"
The kooky old dude across the street came over one Saturday last month when I was brewing in my garage. He spotted the copper IC sitting in a bucket. "I knew you had a still! I knew it!"
I've seen quite a few people that want to argue what the laws are concerning homebrewing and distilling (often equating the two). Some think homebrewing is illegal, others that distilling is legal in their state. Print-outs of federal or state statutes do not convince the most stubborn.
What annoys me is when I see someone drink a homebrew (even a comm. craft brew) right from the bottle. Which is why when serving someone one of mine, I always pour it into a glass for them, leaving them no option but to admire the color, the head, the lacing, and the aroma. And obviously, the taste. A homebrew is IMO much tastier from a glass. Much.
"That must be a lot cheaper than buying beer!" If only that were the case...
I've told my dad this a million times, pointing out that he's gonna stir up all the sediment (which unfortunately there's a fair amount sometimes). He always shrugs and says he doesn't really care about that. I don't have much of a problem with that, what I do have a problem with is that when I bring a case to share at family gatherings, he goes around handing bottles to everyone. So they all end up drinking from the bottle and I'm not right there to tell them all to pour it.... frustrating.
I'm going to start kegging soon and bottling off there, so it won't matter :rockin:
I apologize in advance for this post.
I wish my dad was still around.
Carry on.
I apologize in advance for this post.
I wish my dad was still around.
Carry on.
I apologize in advance for this post.
I wish my dad was still around.
Carry on.
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