Is this homebrew?

General Homebrew Discussion
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I enjoy brewing as much probably more than drinking beer. I will drink a BMC if someone hands me one but they will get a lesson on what’s in it, not in it, how fake it is, how homebrew is better…

I read about brewing daily. Brew weekly. I study and try to understand the science. I get how you need to be precise to be repeatable.

However,  I know my system. I care more about the experience than the numbers. I’ve found that about yea much above my thermometer is 5 gallons. About yea much above my handle rivits is enough to boil 60 minutes and still have 5 gallons. I know that five trips around the yard on the mower is about long enough till I need to stir the mash. About ten trips is how long to convert.

It could go on. Is this homebrew,

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Homebrewing is what you make it, and you’ve made it your way.  I do the same, and I doubt we’re the only ones!

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Sounds like the epitome of homebrew to me!  8)

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I think brewhouse view is important too. I can taste the mountain in my beer.

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Sweet! What mountains?

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Having a 3-yr-old daughter, I know my mash is finished after two episodes of Bubble Guppies!

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Ooh, a better shot.

BTW this is what you do when waiting for the ten minute addition lol

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Looks like a GREAT bottle label / taphandle!

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As long as you don’t have a mountain painted on your fermenter that turns blue when the beer is ready.

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Cascade mountains. This one is Mt Adams. As in Sam Adams lol, probably actually Pres Adams. According to the native folk lore it’s Wyeast’s boyfriend. Known to us immigrant folk as My Hood.

I have to walk clear over to my deck to see Wyeast.

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I’m something of a seat-of-the-pants brewer too.  I quit writing down my recipes, I create them on the fly, I will get an OG measurement but no FG, just generally lazy about a lot of this stuff I guess.  I play with no-sparge, no-chill, and BIAB.  Beer still comes out good.  Can I reproduce something if it comes out good?  No but I know the next batch is going to be good so I don’t need to.

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Nice, Jim!  I’ve got a pretty good view, too, but no snow caps…


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And this is the “back yard”…


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Outstanding Denny. Lothian!

I currently have 200 acres of soft winter wheat surrounding my little 5 acres of heaven. I used to live on the west side, loved it, but I’ll take my distance views over rain any day.

Its a he’ll of a life we live here in the PNW for sure.

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I envy both you guys, Denny and Jim.  Looks like a post card.  I’d love to move to the PNW someday, and this reinforces that. BTW I have kids, so an hour of SpongeBob usually takes care of my mash.

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I have kids too. The youngest has a kid. I’m old. Almost as old as Denny.

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looks like a great place to ride! I bet you can have full leathers on and not sweat off 20lbs from the heat 8)

Needless to say, very beautiful.

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Ha!  Leather is for sissies.

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Mountain turns blue!  You guys crack me up

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Sorry, what was I thinking!!! Living in CA (with it’s mandatory helmet law) must have made me soft…

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Envious of the view, Jim. Would love having mountains in my backyard. Homebrewing is probably the greatest thing I’ve discovered in my life.  I love brewing at least as much as drinking the beer, if not more, and I take it very seriously. If the beer doesn’t turn out the way I expect it to, I get pretty bummed out. Wish I didn’t, but I can’t help it. I put so much thought and effort into brewing that I want it to be better than anything else I’ve had.
Must be nice to be up there in the Northwest, fresh yeast and hops right at your finger tips…lucky bastards.
I think I’d take living in the Rockies of Boulder or Fort Collins any day though.