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Timmsy
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Post by Timmsy »

Chris wrote:Your girlfriend bought you a kit! She may live to regret that.

I've already lost one girlfriend to HB.
My GF helps me with my brews :D :D
drtom
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Post by drtom »

Indeed. My wife was quite willing to buy me (on my kids' behalf) father's day gifts for my other hobby - bread making, but not beer. I think she thinks I don't need encouragement.

Besides, even though she doesn't mind a beer or cider, she's breastfeeding, so can't have much anyway.

T.
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Post by cleverpig »

drtom wrote:My wife was quite willing to buy me (on my kids' behalf) father's day gifts for my other hobby - bread making, but not beer. I think she thinks I don't need encouragement.
Bummer!

I was given 50 dollars for Fathers Day and told to go spend it at the HBS, and then to top that of was given 6 nice stemed beer glasses.

I think my wife thinks homebrewing keeps me at home, and therefore spend more time with the kids :wink:
My daughter always love to give the beer a sniff after I've poured a new glass. She especially like's the stouts, says "It smells a bit like chocolate":lol:
She also like to put the caps on the bottles.
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Post by ACTbrewer »

I have 4yr old twins and a 2year old. They love to get involved in the bottling process. Get's a bit hairy, but at least they are learning about the alcohol from a good source, not swilling VB six packs behind the golf course when they are 13 (like I did!).
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Post by Adzmax »

Chris wrote:Your girlfriend bought you a kit! She may live to regret that.

I've already lost one girlfriend to HB.
Girlfriend is ace, and she doesn't drink beer so more for me ;) Gotta love her for getting the kit :)
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lethaldog
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Post by lethaldog »

Adzmax wrote:
Chris wrote:Your girlfriend bought you a kit! She may live to regret that.

I've already lost one girlfriend to HB.
Girlfriend is ace, and she doesn't drink beer so more for me ;) Gotta love her for getting the kit :)
my missus bought me an extra kit for my b'day this year, i had a few already but she knows how much i love my brewin, shes a fantastic woman and im sure yours is too, if we could only get em to buy all the ingredients we would be laughing. :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Post by Dogger Dan »

Mine bought me a 25 kg bag of Marris Otter.

She also bit her toungue when I drilled through the brand new fridge to put the tap in


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Post by drtom »

Guys, guys, stop it! You're making me jealous! :-)

Of course, I shouldn't be really, my wife is an excellent woman, just less into my brewing than some others' apparently. :-)

T.
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Post by lethaldog »

Dogger Dan wrote:Mine bought me a 25 kg bag of Marris Otter.

She also bit her toungue when I drilled through the brand new fridge to put the tap in


Dogger
:lol: :lol: :lol: Now theres a good woman, i would probably draw the line at drilling a hole in the new fridge, dont know if i would get away with that one :lol: :lol:
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I know how to find out Lethal. :lol: :lol:

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gregb wrote:I know how to find out Lethal. :lol: :lol:

Cheers,
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OldBugman
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Post by OldBugman »

Buy an old fridge and soop it up!
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lethaldog
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Post by lethaldog »

Oh i have an old fridge in the shed that i use already for ccing and storing ingredients(grain, yeast etc) and i also plan on maybe running a keg system through it one day, the problem would be attacking the new fridge :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Post by schutz »

Timmsy wrote:I go to a few HBS shops here in Adelaide. Depends if im going after work then ill go to brewcraft on henly beach road and if on the weekend i go to one on North east road. Im think i might go visit Grumpys saturday after work and have a couple pints and get a brew. A mate use to run the home brew part and every time i would walk out with more then i wanted for half what i wanted to pay... Plus the free beers but thay got rid of him.

Anyone else recomend any one in Adelaide?
Just don't go see Mr arrogant on hamsted road,that guy at that HB shop needs anti depressants or something,i seriously wonder how his business survives with his fowl arrogant sarcastic attitude
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