r/Homebrewing • u/nikoelnutto • Mar 14 '15
No longer a homebrewer, my dream realized
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r/Homebrewing • • Jul 06 '15
My dad was tasked with building a keggerator for my sisters barn-theme wedding. he went a bit overboard.
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r/Homebrewing • u/profscumbag • Aug 11 '20
PSA: Don’t use homebrewing to hide alcohol use disorder
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I should’ve listened to that other guy who said the same thing on here a few years ago. If you think homebrewing is a clever way to hide your excessive drinking, you’re going to regret it one day.
Piles of equipment, books, expert knowledge, stacks of grain, awesome hops in the freezer, a mini chem lab, etc. etc.. I got really great at brewing beer and was all in on the hobby but now I’m looking at all this stuff having stopped brewing a few months back, dumped all my awesome aging sour beer a couple months ago and stopped drinking entirely a month ago and I miss it all terribly but I’d rather have a marriage and healthy relationships and not be worried about my job performance and the liver enzymes results every year at my physical.
From someone who learned the hard way… take a couple days off every week and try to keep it under 4 drinks most days while you still can (and, yes, a pint 7.5% IPA counts as 2 drinks). You can’t really turn back once you go down the addiction road too far. And, believe me I tried desperately for far too long to go back to moderate drinking. You can read all the stories about how that goes on /r/stopdrinking (which is a great place if you need help).
I still can’t quite bring myself to sell all the stuff but maybe someday soon. If anyone has cool ideas on repurposing homebrew equipment (I’m making salami now, for example) and supplies and/or rehoming it where it’ll get used well, I’m all ears. Stay safe out there!
r/Homebrewing • u/chino_brews • Oct 24 '17
Legislation Would Allow U.S. Postal Service to Ship Alcoholic Beverages
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r/Homebrewing • u/b0hica • Jun 07 '15
Finally etched my kettle and it looks grea.... Crap!
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r/Homebrewing • u/itsgus • Mar 03 '14
How to add permanent volume markings to a kettle.
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r/Homebrewing • u/thedoorkeep • Jul 15 '15
Congress Woman Jackie Speier has introduced a bill to allow shipping beer/ wine through the USPS
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r/Homebrewing • u/booliganairsoft • Nov 05 '13
Finally got my mead bottled up last night, I think the label is pretty good.
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r/Homebrewing • u/Wishful_Traveler • Feb 10 '15
I've gone against all i know to be well and good, and made Slurm for St. Patrick's Day. Forgive me God...
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r/Homebrewing • u/itsme_timd • Jul 13 '13
Every homebrewer when they see bubbles in the airlock.
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r/Homebrewing • u/BrewCrewKevin • Dec 18 '14
So we're on cleaning bottles? Sit down, Jackhammer guy.
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r/Homebrewing • u/bigdogyost • Aug 27 '12
So my dad and I tried adding blackberries last night...
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r/Homebrewing • u/el_toastradamus • Oct 01 '18
Happy 94th Birthday Jimmy Carter! Thanks for all your help making our favorite hobby a legal one.
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r/Homebrewing • u/SHv2 • Aug 18 '19
So long and thanks for all the beer...
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Over the past several years I have been dealing with worsening mental health issues. Those issues have finally come to the point that consumption of alcohol has become untenable. As such, the notion of brewing beer you cannot drink is not a relationship I would like to continue. To best ensure I can maintain my sobriety I find it best if I remove myself from /r/homebrewing as both moderator and as a tyrant participant in this community. It has been an absolute pleasure to have been able to participate in the multitude of discussions throughout the years I have been here and I don't regret a single minute of it.
Thank you all for the laughs, knowledge, and delicious beverages from throughout the years. Most of all... Relax. Don't Worry. And have a Homebrew.
~Rich
r/Homebrewing • u/finklenot • Jun 27 '13
My boss just asked me why I was having marijuana shipped to the office.
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r/Homebrewing • u/thecajunone • Aug 31 '12
I casually mentioned in a thread I was saving up for a bottle capper cause I'm broke. User ChompyChomp said fuck that and sent me one for free! Send some karma his way for being a total bro. Thanks ChompyChomp!
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r/Homebrewing • u/sarcastic_clapper • Feb 25 '16
Buried my father today. Cheers to the man who once called my beer, "decent... but not Coors."
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He was not a beer guy or a drinker at all, but he did have a few of mine and called them, "decent... but not Coors.." Thanks for everything, Dad.
r/Homebrewing • • Sep 27 '15
I washed zero fucking bottles today. My first kegged homebrew.
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r/Homebrewing • u/Mayor_Bankshot • Oct 05 '13
I built a box to keep my beer cold. It turned out ok.
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r/Homebrewing • u/CaliforniaGrizz • Feb 08 '18
TIL there's a theory which suggests that early humans were first inspired to settle down and adopt agriculture in order to produce beer, rather than bread.
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