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Offline VinnyV1981

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You might just be a homebrewer if...
« on: April 17, 2016, 10:12:43 pm »
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Offline dls5492

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Re: You might just be a homebrewer if...
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2016, 09:05:18 am »
You put more time and effort into maintaining your home brew equipment than you do your car.  :)
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Offline JJeffers09

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Re: You might just be a homebrewer if...
« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2016, 10:39:05 am »
You saw this post.

You know how to pronounce diacetyl.

You know more beer styles than you have ever sipped on.

You can argue the between the difference between an Ale and a Lager.

You call a Turkey Fryer a Boil Kettle.

You walk by a cooler and think, "How efficient can I make this into a Mash Tun?"

You buy beer based on how nice the bottle is.

You drink a beer by checking for haze, smelling the beer prior to sipping it, staring at foam like it is a wonder from god, and asking what hops are used? Asking yourself what base malt was used? Asking yourself can you clone this?  Then getting your cell, tablet, laptop, or desktop to look it up to see if you were right on any of the previous.

You have brewing software on more than 1 device.

You book a vacation then you look up what regional breweries are near by.

You own more than 1 book on beer.
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Offline homoeccentricus

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Re: You might just be a homebrewer if...
« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2016, 10:54:49 am »
If, as a Belgian, you know exactly what 170 F is in centigrades :(
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Offline denny

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Re: You might just be a homebrewer if...
« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2016, 11:17:16 am »
You've seen "you might be a homebrewer if" at least a thousand times....
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Offline Stevie

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You might just be a homebrewer if...
« Reply #5 on: April 18, 2016, 11:19:33 am »
You've seen "you might be a homebrewer if" at least a thousand times....
Or at least twice in one week.
« Last Edit: April 18, 2016, 02:10:33 pm by Stevie »

Offline Werks21

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Re: You might just be a homebrewer if...
« Reply #6 on: April 21, 2016, 01:15:53 am »
you can perform grain to gravity calculations in seconds without a calculator.


you have a screen on your phone strictly reserved for homebrew related apps.


you post in "you might be a homebrewer if" threads despite haters hating in that same thread.
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Snohomish WA

Offline swampale

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Re: You might just be a homebrewer if...
« Reply #7 on: April 21, 2016, 05:28:56 am »
When you walk around Home Depot, most of the things you see may be handy in the brewery.

Offline Ale Farmer

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Re: You might just be a homebrewer if...
« Reply #8 on: April 21, 2016, 07:44:37 pm »
...you hear mention of "river otter" and get excited about a new English malt...
George

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Offline ynotbrusum

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Re: You might just be a homebrewer if...
« Reply #9 on: April 21, 2016, 08:23:49 pm »
Brewed an American Light Lager and actually took it to a club meeting to show it off....
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Offline smkranz

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Re: You might just be a homebrewer if...
« Reply #10 on: April 29, 2016, 08:49:24 pm »
You keep scent-free hand soap in at least the kitchen and powder room, if not the upstairs baths and the laundry room as well, so that the soap scent doesn't get in the way of being able to smell your beers.
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Offline Frankenbrew

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Re: You might just be a homebrewer if...
« Reply #11 on: April 30, 2016, 01:39:05 pm »

"staring at foam like it is a wonder from god"

It's not?
Frank C.

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heart, you brew good ale.'

Offline NadoBrew

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Re: You might just be a homebrewer if...
« Reply #12 on: May 01, 2016, 02:24:36 pm »
You walk into any store and ask which of these products could I use in my brewing?