When it's starting to get dark & you're still on here smurfin' off...
That's easy...add some apple juice concentrate, yeast and an airlock.
When you work at a bioprocess engineering lab, and are appalled at all the would-be-great-for-brewing stuff in there, and constantly repeat to yourself, "MUST...NOT...TAKE HOME".
We've got two guys in the office that are the official water/wastewater operators for a dozen or so small towns around here (towns that can't afford to pay a guy full time to do the job, but have to have someone, so they contract us). More than once I've thought about sending some of my tapwater in to their lab to have a full report done on it. If I make the step up to all-grain, I'll definitely do it.I got to tour a wastewater treatment lab at U of Manitoba last winter. Basically, a bunch of engineers trying to figure out cleaner ways to break down sewer, capture methane, etc.
The lab smelled terrible, no one wanted to touch anything, etc.
But the equipment! The whole place was fermenters, pumps, cooling and warming cabinets, culture cabinets...you could malt, test water, the possibilities were endless
It was like visiting my dream brewery. Or maybe my nightmare brewery, what with all the s***.
No one else on the tour could understand why I couldn't stop smiling
I knew I was officially a homebrewer that night.
Or even "pitching"
When you always keep several times the amount of beer you personally drink in a year on hand, yet can't wait to have even more in stock.
When you always keep several times the amount of beer you personally drink in a year on hand, yet can't wait to have even more in stock.
When you give away more beer than you drink, even though most people refuse the offer to give it to them.
When most people look at you funny when you offer them a beer.
Either your friends and family are too polite, or something is up with your beer.
I don't offer. They ask for it. If I brew up something, I have to keep it under wraps if I want to keep any for myself.
That's half the reason I started doing ten gallon batches.
This is my problem too!
Have to keep it on the lowdown at work or they'll all be over.
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nope. No selling,trading or bartering with home brew.
nope. No selling,trading or bartering with home brew.
insanim8er said:Tell me about it. I was talking about my beer during class, and a couple guys asked, "if I bring you a growler, will you hook me up." A growler?! Hell no... I have too many others wanting to take my precious.
I felt kinda like a ******, but I gave them both a bottle. Now they're hooked. I feel like a drug drug dealer. If only I could legally sell this stuff.
I wonder if I can charge for the bottle, but give the beer for free?
I thought trading was kosher?
unionrdr said:nope. No selling,trading or bartering with home brew.
insanim8er said:Either your friends and family are too polite, or something is up with your beer. I don't offer. They ask for it. If I brew up something, I have to keep it under wraps if I want to keep any for myself. That's half the reason I started doing ten gallon batches.
I live in the country. My family is all like "I don't like dem dare dark beers" when I try to get them to try my pale ale and they are drinking PBR.
Thinking of your next recipe whilst giving the wife one.
Wives do the same thing.
Difference between a hooker, girlfriend and wife:
Hooker: "Aren't you done yet?"
Girlfriend: "You're done already?"
Wife: "Beige. I think I'll paint the ceiling beige."
When you run into a fledgling homebrewer who after his first all extract batch (still in the fermenter) is thinking of opening a brewery and you have to hold your tongue about what an undertaking it will be and that he really should get several more batches below his belt before he even considers going that route.
When you run into a fledgling homebrewer who after his first all extract batch (still in the fermenter) is thinking of opening a brewery and you have to hold your tongue about what an undertaking it will be and that he really should get several more batches below his belt before he even considers going that route.
When you run into a fledgling homebrewer who after his first all extract batch (still in the fermenter) is thinking of opening a brewery and you have to hold your tongue about what an undertaking it will be and that he really should get several more batches below his belt before he even considers going that route.
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