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Offline ccfoo242

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You know you're obsessed with homebrewing when...
« on: March 13, 2012, 07:50:22 pm »
...you're watching an episode of Hoarders and notice that they're tossing a BLUE, rectangular cooler and think "damn, I could use that as a mash tun!"

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Re: You know you're obsessed with homebrewing when...
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2012, 07:54:11 pm »
...you go to Home Depot to buy something for work, and walk out with ONLY stuff for your brewing...
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Re: You know you're obsessed with homebrewing when...
« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2012, 08:01:56 pm »
....your hops are taking up half the available space of an upright freezer.  ::)
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Re: You know you're obsessed with homebrewing when...
« Reply #3 on: March 13, 2012, 09:09:23 pm »
... you have absolutely no doubt you've got a completely rational, neigh pragmatic argument to acquire a third chest freezer for the garage in less than a year.
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Re: You know you're obsessed with homebrewing when...
« Reply #4 on: March 13, 2012, 09:36:28 pm »
You own an autoclave and have a refrigerator with nothing but slants in it.
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Re: You know you're obsessed with homebrewing when...
« Reply #5 on: March 13, 2012, 09:39:41 pm »
you spend more time posting about homebrewing than actually brewing.
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Re: You know you're obsessed with homebrewing when...
« Reply #6 on: March 13, 2012, 10:21:48 pm »
When you’re at a pool supply store shopping for a pool filter and inadvertently stumble upon nylon mesh bags that can be used for dry hopping.  Jack pot!
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Re: You know you're obsessed with homebrewing when...
« Reply #7 on: March 13, 2012, 10:58:41 pm »
You buy a house after serious consideration as to how the brewery will work in there. 8)
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Re: You know you're obsessed with homebrewing when...
« Reply #8 on: March 14, 2012, 12:21:29 am »
Quote from: euge on March 13, 2012, 10:58:41 pm
You buy a house after serious consideration as to how the brewery will work in there. 8)

That's the plan! ;)
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Re: You know you're obsessed with homebrewing when...
« Reply #9 on: March 14, 2012, 01:47:54 am »
Quote from: euge on March 13, 2012, 10:58:41 pm
You buy a house after serious consideration as to how the brewery will work in there. 8)

And/or spending a lot of time playing with/dreaming about brewery design - in that new space with CADD...
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Re: You know you're obsessed with homebrewing when...
« Reply #10 on: March 14, 2012, 04:13:44 am »
....your girlfriend really does know the difference between an Irish Red and a Flanders Red
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Re: You know you're obsessed with homebrewing when...
« Reply #11 on: March 14, 2012, 04:29:28 am »
... you have a hood and half the fridge is taken up by petri dishes at your apartment...
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Re: You know you're obsessed with homebrewing when...
« Reply #12 on: March 14, 2012, 04:44:41 am »
you have to have your room mate take care of certain brewing oriented tasks for you while you're away for work...
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Re: You know you're obsessed with homebrewing when...
« Reply #13 on: March 14, 2012, 07:36:01 am »
You brew beer.
« Last Edit: March 14, 2012, 07:37:39 am by beersk »
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Re: You know you're obsessed with homebrewing when...
« Reply #14 on: March 14, 2012, 08:48:53 am »
...when you already have 3 freezers and your wife comes home from work and says, 'one of the Drs at work has a freezer for sale.'
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