5 Homebrew things I won't do

[trueblue]

Drink when I brew, still have a large scar on my foot from over 20 years ago. Boiling wort on skin f**king hurts.

Take any advice advise from American brewers/writers about brewing British beers, especially regarding water treatment.

Use dried yeast.

Buy another brewing book. I have around 35 books and no book I have bought in the last 10-15 years has taught me something I don't already know.

Stop brewing. It is not a hobby it is an obsession, total way of life.

 

[MyQul]

Drink when I brew, still have a large scar on my foot from over 20 years ago. Boiling wort on skin f**king hurts.

Didnt @Dutto do the same thing?

 

[dad_of_jon]

I will never.

1. fart in my FV
2. give my beer to my neighbour next door (he's muslim)
3. waste my beer by cooking with it.
4. brew a beer 4.5% or lower
5. stop being amazed I can make beer I like to drink.

 

[MyQul]

I will never.

1. fart in my FV
2. give my beer to my neighbour next door (he's muslim)
3. waste my beer by cooking with it.
4. brew a beer 4.5% or lower
5. stop being amazed I can make beer I like to drink.

I have to wonder WHY anyone would fart in their FV (and what made you think of that anyway :tinhat: )

 

[Clint]

I will never be over generous when it comes to giving samples and tasters of my brews to visitors due to the fact....
They mostly buy and drink dreadful stuff and cannot suddenly really like anything else instantly other than the fact it’s free.
Assume it’s rocket fuel because that what home brew is all about.

 

[An Ankoù]

I have to wonder WHY anyone would fart in their FV (and what made you think of that anyway :tinhat: )

Just made a mild with Lallemand ESB yeast. Smells like DoJ has been farting in MY FV!

 

[Tanglefoot]

I will never... tire of watching my airlock bubbling away

stop trying to make out what sort of krausen is forming behind the opaqueness of my fv

wonder how I ever learnt to brew in the days before the internet

 

[marshbrewer]

I will never... tire of watching my airlock bubbling away

That's a good one. After nearly 10 years, I'm still cannot get bored watching an airlock bubble away.

 

[BeerCat]

Steve has a good review of the raw English IPA I did on his tread I am not sure how to link it. I want to try a stout next. @BeerCat brews a fair bit of no boil beer that's where I got my ideas from. My first was an American wheat which didn't go right. I also did a heffweizen which worked well.

All my stouts are no boil apart from Imperials. Try 1084 yeast and David Heaths Irish stout recipe. Wheat beers are great and also hopped up with kveik. Cheers

 

[dad_of_jon]

I have to wonder WHY anyone would fart in their FV (and what made you think of that anyway :tinhat: )

Mrs DOJ has commented on a certain fermentation before, which smelled a bit farty and I got the wrap for it. To which I replied why would I fart in my FV?

So relax it's not a weird brewing fetish of mine.

 

[MyQul]

Mrs DOJ has commented on a certain fermentation before, which smelled a bit farty and I got the wrap for it. To which I replied why would I fart in my FV?

So relax it's not a weird brewing fetish of mine.

If you have one, you should of just blamed it on the dog

 

[dwhite60]

1. Keg. Bottles are simple two piece devices; bottle, cap. Kegs are "o"-rings, fittings, hoses, regulators, CO2 cylinders, tap handles, etc.
2. Criticize ANYONE for their recipes, equipment, or process. If you're making beer you like, it's all good.
3. Brew specifically for a competition. I happen to make something I think might be good enough, I'll enter it.
4. Anything automated. I knead bread by hand. Make whipped cream with a whisk. Have a charcoal smoker.
5. Brew a batch of anything that I could buy at the store for less than $9.00 a six pack.

 

[MyQul]

4. Anything automated. I knead bread by hand. Make whipped cream with a whisk. Have a charcoal smoker.

Being American, I bet you've got a car though? Shouldnt you be walking everywhere (or at least riding a horse)

 

[dwhite60]

Being American, I bet you've got a car though? Shouldnt you be walking everywhere (or at least riding a horse)

Yes I do have a car and I ride about 300 horses ☺ . I'm in sales and drive about 50K miles a year.

No GPS navigation.
No bluetooth connection.
No voice command anything.
175,000 miles on the odometer
Six cylinder. Had a BIG V-8 option.

Nothing fancy. Just a car. I also do my own car repair, oil changes, etc. Need to replace a tension strut this weekend actually.

 

[MyQul]

Yes I do. I'm in sales and drive about 50K miles a year.

No GPS navigation.
No bluetooth connection.
No voice command anything.
175,000 miles on the odometer
Six cylinder. Had a BIG V-8 option.

Nothing fancy. Just a car. I also do my own car repair, oil changes, etc. Need to replace a tension strut this weekend actually.

I guess it might be slightly impractical to walk 50k per year.

I dont drive. I didnt even know you could 'voice command' a car. I cycle everywhere or walk. I also do my own repairs, for my bike. I learned everything needed on youtube. I get where you your coming from when you say you dont like anything automated. For me simplicity equals freedom

 

[Gerryjo]

I will never.

1. fart in my FV
2. give my beer to my neighbour next door (he's muslim)
3. waste my beer by cooking with it.
4. brew a beer 4.5% or lower
5. stop being amazed I can make beer I like to drink.

 

[Gerryjo]

I will never... tire of watching my airlock bubbling away

stop trying to make out what sort of krausen is forming behind the opaqueness of my fv

wonder how I ever learnt to brew in the days before the internet

Must be great to be so young...

 

[pms67]

Drink when I brew, still have a large scar on my foot from over 20 years ago. Boiling wort on skin f**king hurts.

Take any advice advise from American brewers/writers about brewing British beers, especially regarding water treatment.

Use dried yeast.

Buy another brewing book. I have around 35 books and no book I have bought in the last 10-15 years has taught me something I don't already know.

Stop brewing. It is not a hobby it is an obsession, total way of life.

If you ever buy a kit, send the unused dried yeast this way!
I’ve never even used liquid yeast (I’m too tight) is it worth the extra?
Sorry Chippy, probably new thread material

 

[MickDundee]

If you ever buy a kit, send the unused dried yeast this way!
I’ve never even used liquid yeast (I’m too tight) is it worth the extra?
Sorry Chippy, probably new thread material

It’s convenience, rather than cost, that is the reason I’ve only ever used liquid yeast once (because I won it).

I tend to either wake up and go “I fancy putting a brew on today”, or I decide the night before to get everything on 1st thing. That generally means I don’t have 2 days to get a yeast starter going, I’d have to plan my brewing about a week in advance and sometimes we don’t know what our weekend plans are until the Friday.

 

[Ajhutch]

I will never.......

- obsess over minutiae on the brewday itself: malt wants to become beer
- blindly follow a recipe, always make it my own
- slack on cleaning and sanitising
- unconstructively say “well that won’t work” about someone else’s idea or process
- have enough space to store all my brewing stuff