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?

  • TheLameSauce@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    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.

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      1 year ago

      Yeah we started at 10 am (first bottle opened) and then one friend took me to pub in evening. So 12 hours of drinking.

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    1 year ago

    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…

  • drre@feddit.de
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    1 year ago

    never! problem is that i get sloppy right after the first sip. so I’ll stay sober until I’ve pitched the yeast. cleaning is something else though.

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    1 year ago

    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.

  • SpiderShoeCultM
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    1 year ago

    The Braumeister says ‘Cheers!’ once done boiling. It would be rude to leave it hanging and can’t very well cheer with water now…

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    1 year ago

    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.

  • nosebleed@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 year ago

    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.

  • Carterbuzz@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    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.