Road to alcoholism

[Chrissparky]

Hi
Anyone else think making these delicious home brews might be the road to becoming a alcoholic. I simply cannot resist sampling what I brew every single day. What's anyone else's veiw?

 

[dad_of_jon]

Hi
Anyone else think making these delicious home brews might be the road to becoming a alcoholic. I simply cannot resist sampling what I brew every single day. What's anyone else's veiw?

You have to be to finish 40 bottles of ipa before the hops fade!

Seriously though I have 3 - 3.5 days off the booze a week whilst there is temptation with all that beer down the shed al that's happened is I buy far far less from the shops now!
:grin:

 

[Wysh]

Depends.

Little and not too often is the key.

My brother has all but killed himself with alcohol. I had no idea that he had a problem. I knew he liked a drink, but I thought it was in the same way I do, a couple of pints now and again..

I see no harm in a few pints now and again but drinking to excess every single day is a huge problem.

 

[Leon103]

I only really have a drink in a Friday and Saturday, no more than 3 bottles.

 

[Zephyr259]

Couple of days off a week is important for giving your liver a break. But yeah, when I have a lot of beer in the cupboard I'll have a bottle most nights with dinner, or split one with the wife if it's a stronger brew.

 

[Chrissparky]

I drink far too much every time I'm off work. I work on the rail so can only drink on days off

 

[Covrich]

I only drink Friday saturday and maybe a couple on Sunday and I never have shed loads anyway typicall say 3 bottles).. Oddly enough I actually started to drink a little less since I went full HB, not because I don't want more but I try to maintain some kind of balance , not saying that is right for everyone just for me..

 

[Hoppyland]

Yep, for me a definite risk.
Many years ago I stopped putting my beer in pressure barrels. Just too easy to keep pouring another "half".
For ages now I've only bottled. I don't brew strong beers - mainly 4% ABV or so - and the sheer effort of bottling makes it pretty difficult to drink enough to cause real damage! I hope....:-?
In my early 20s I spent 3 years in Saudi Arabia (1970s). To my surprise, it wasn't a "dry" country at all. Loads of very cheap booze - I used to buy gallon containers of pretty well neat alcohol ("uncut") for not much. It was great stuff - 5 times distilled - and you could get it "gin-flavoured" and dilute it to your requirements. So easy to drink far too much! :-(
So I did.
Not as much as a lot of the guys there, though. I never substituted spirits for solid breakfast, and always waited until I'd come home from work before I drank too much!

I've never decided exactly what an "alcoholic" is. I've met quite a few folks that were unmistakably alcoholic. A big shot of neat spirits first thing in the morning is a dead give-away!!
But, equally, I've known people that have a couple of beers every evening - and get very twitchy if they can't do it. Just a habit. I've known others who get equally twitchy if they can't have a cup of tea first thing.
For me, the big secret is not to let it become a habit. Don't do exactly the same thing night after night. Even if it ain't a lot of beer, it will lock you in if you repeat it day after day.
I believe that's why doctors recommend alcohol-free days. Not because it really helps your liver that much, but because it helps your mind! :)

 

[Tau]

I have at least 3 days break each week. I don't drink alone, (except tasters at bottling), if no one wants a drink then I don't drink, except in the pub or restaurant with a meal.

 

[Hoppyland]

I don't drink alone, (except tasters at bottling), if no one wants a drink then I don't drink, except in the pub or restaurant with a meal.

Yes, that's a great yardstick. Drink socially, don't drink by yourself

 

[Hoddy]

Meh. A beer or two a night. Put on a few pounds mind you. But stopping the fags didn't help that.

All in moderation at the right times I say.


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[peebee]

40+ years home brewing. A drink most nights recently (every night?). Not a heavy drinker, just a persistent one.

But then my partner got asked awkward questions about my drinking when I was hospitalised in my "zombie" phase a few years ago ("PTA" was the proper term, not drink related, and I don't think I tried to eat anyone). Doctors checking scans and the like can see things you didn't know about. Now I keep strictly to my weekly abstention days because I consider it important proving to myself I can still do it.

I'm all too aware of the consequences of failure. One of the strictest rules of a recovering alcoholic is not to be tempted to have another drink. What would that do to a cherished brewing hobby? All that work constructing my brewery, all that learning about the best way to dispense beer. All the enjoyment of the results. All to end? :cry:

No way! I'll stick to my abstention days, maybe add some more days too. Otherwise who knows, I may start eating people! :twisted:

 

[BeerisGOD]

Yes, that's a great yardstick. Drink socially, don't drink by yourself

for some , pubs are now a distant memory (closing/expense) which I blame a lot on the government for, so drinking alone is I think fairly acceptable now but like the more sensible minded ones I try to keep my drinking to the weekends, maybe the odd one after work to help unwind.
ill be honest the weather plays a big part for me. the winter will help the liver remember who it once was

 

[Covrich]

Yeah I must admit I mostly drink by myself, other half doesn't really drink much.. Like I say at the weekend I just have a few to unwind in the evening to watch the rugby some TV/ movie or even play a game.

 

[Cwrw666]

Aren't we meant to be aiming for 5 a day?

 

[Pope]

I don't drink during the week...Friday night and Saturdays if I do have a drink.

I do drink by myself on a weekend night though, she works on Friday and Saturday nights, so I'll have a few drinks whilst playing music on YouTube...it's my way of winding down.

 

[DoctorMick]

Bizarrely, I think I drink less now than I did before I started brewing!

 

[ElChemist]

I drink maybe 1 beer a night if I fancy 1, maybe a couple on a weekend. I have a nipper to look after so can't drink until the wife gets home from work. I've had a few nights where I've had more than I should but since I stopped making wine I haven't had that issue.

Keep my brews between 4 and 5.5% and no more than 2 a day as a general rule and I'll be fine.

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[DoctorMick]

Yes, that's a great yardstick. Drink socially, don't drink by yourself

I know that's a fairly common yardstick but I really enjoy drinking on my own for some reason. Don't do it often but enjoy it when I do.

 

[MickDundee]

I'm another of the "3 to 4 bottles on a Friday and Saturday" brigade. I've started using mini kegs but make sure they last me a Friday, Saturday, Friday as it can be far too easy to pour "just another one".

My wife has just started at Slimming World so her 2 glasses of wine on a Friday and Saturday are stopping so I might end up drinking less again.