So week ago I and my friends brew beer, had BBQ and ecologicaly liquidated my beer/cider stockpile.
Let’s just say that all of us has some murky memory of it.
I just know that everything got according to plan and the beer is good.
So do you drink when you are brewing?
Step one of brewing is to drink brew while I brew! But I write everything down in my log to refer to later - measurements, observations, things that go well and things to improve on.
It’s great to check that one beer I had hiding in the closet that aged amazingly well. Now I have a hope of repeating it.
no, because I normally start brewing at 8 in the morning to fit into my schedule.
As arrogant as it is, I’ve brewed enough beer in my life that I feel it’s too easy without the added handicap of being drunk…
I am at this point, but then you brew amazing beer and don’t know how you brew it.
That’s part of the fun
100% of the time, even if it’s a weekend morning brew. It just doesn’t feel right to make beer and not have one.
I don’t, I am too busy sanitizing and calculating things… 😂
I strictly only drink afterwards. During brewing, I want to keep a sharp mind so that I don’t mess anything up, and just stick to the plan.
After everything is done and cleaned up, I’ll happily have a few beers and a pizza.
I’ll have one after I’ve dropped in the bittering hops, and one between pitching the yeast and cleanup. Too many little whoopsies if I have more.
The Braumeister says ‘Cheers!’ once done boiling. It would be rude to leave it hanging and can’t very well cheer with water now…
Yes, but I typically don’t start drinking right away. I usually brew 2 beers back to back so brew day runs from about 8 till 3. I’m usually multi-tasking with making breakfast or doing things around the house while mashing and getting the first beer to a boil. Then I’ll start drinking around 11 or 12 when the first beer is going into the carboy.