hombrew stigma

Tourist · Post by **Tourist** » Sunday Sep 17, 2006 4:21 pm

From my experience, the ones who will thumb their noses at a HB have drunk nothing but VB since they were 14. To quote my best mate each time he cracks one of my brews:

"Well, Carlton United don't have anything to worry about." .....then he cracks another 5.

He falls into the category I just mentioned. Sometimes your mates can be dickheads, but hey, they're your mates. Just don't take them seriously.

Boonie · Post by **Boonie** » Sunday Sep 17, 2006 9:52 pm

AlcoMoo wrote:I mentioned to a few of my hubbie's mates last night that I was getting into homebrews and had one lot in bottles maturing and a Corona type in the fermenter atm. All the responses were rather lukewarm. I was a bit deflated actually. Thought I might get a better response. BUT, I'll bet anything, that when Xmas time comes around and the silly season is upon us, that NONE of them will knock back free beer at our house based on it being homebrew. (Because, I already know that it will be drinking superbly! - I am that confident in my brews!! Ha ha ha).

But I agree, a more high falutent term is warranted. I think home brew tends to bring to mind those early homebrews that potentially we grew up with that did have a considerable varying quality.

We all probably had the same idea of Home Brew at one stage

I have had some shockers over the years

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Aussies are starting to experiment and try International beers.

Our HB's with hops malt and the like are slowly improving the HB name.

My neighbours have all changed their beliefs on HB after sampling mine

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Thursday Sep 28, 2006 2:56 pm

I love it when mates come over to drink beer and bring a case of VB- it keeps them out of my fridge.

Beerdrinker32 · Post by **Beerdrinker32** » Monday Oct 02, 2006 9:21 pm

ive fooled a few people into thinking they are drinking coopers pale ale

Emo · Post by **Emo** » Monday Oct 02, 2006 10:18 pm

Some people do look at you a little strange whenyou tell them how many litres of beer you have at home.

blandy · Post by **blandy** » Tuesday Oct 03, 2006 8:04 am

Emo wrote:Some people do look at you a little strange whenyou tell them how many litres of beer you have at home.

Some people look at you a little strange when you tell them you've made 60L of beer since the last time you saw them, and that was only 3 weeks ago.

gregb · Post by **gregb** » Tuesday Oct 03, 2006 8:07 am

blandy wrote:
Emo wrote:Some people do look at you a little strange whenyou tell them how many litres of beer you have at home.
Some people look at you a little strange when you tell them you've made 60L of beer since the last time you saw them, and that was only 3 weeks ago.

Watch 'em when you tell'em that there is the equivalent of 2 44gallon drums stashed around your place. In the Kitchen, garage, store room, linen cupboard, under the bed...

Or that you tipped out a dozen tallies because you just weren't happy with it.

Cheers,
Greg

scblack · Post by **scblack** » Tuesday Oct 03, 2006 9:12 am

"gregb".........

Or that you tipped out a dozen tallies because you just weren't happy with it.

Cheers,
Greg

I'LL look at you strange for that one.

Just strange.

Dogger Dan · Post by **Dogger Dan** » Tuesday Oct 03, 2006 9:20 am

Chlorophenols. It will do it to you every time

Dogger

gregb · Post by **gregb** » Tuesday Oct 03, 2006 9:21 am

Or for some stupid reason you though Cinnamon would go good in a dark ale.

Cheers,
Greg

scblack · Post by **scblack** » Tuesday Oct 03, 2006 10:07 am

gregb wrote:Or for some stupid reason you though Cinnamon would go good in a dark ale.

Cheers,
Greg

There had to be a good reason, I guess.

haggmaster · Post by **haggmaster** » Monday Oct 09, 2006 9:09 pm

brewing your own is like growing your own.
my father in law grows veges , tomatoes , lettuce, beans, garlic, cabbage,
leaks and potatoes. FANTASTIC for all. we dont go without.
i make homebrew beer, coopers dark, coopers stout, and larger.
AND HE THINKS THATS FANTASTIC.he does nt go without.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i know what you all mean, people think its crap. but in this world of quick burgers , masproduced beers and foods and music, they just cannot cope.
we enjoy it, its a craft , an art, and above all alse ,its bloody good fun.
its like growing your own.
LOVE OUR WORK.

Boonie · Post by **Boonie** » Monday Oct 09, 2006 9:20 pm

haggmaster wrote:brewing your own is like growing your own.
my father in law grows veges , tomatoes , lettuce, beans, garlic, cabbage,
leaks and potatoes. FANTASTIC for all. we dont go without.
i make homebrew beer, coopers dark, coopers stout, and larger.
AND HE THINKS THATS FANTASTIC.he does nt go without.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i know what you all mean, people think its crap. but in this world of quick burgers , masproduced beers and foods and music, they just cannot cope.
we enjoy it, its a craft , an art, and above all alse ,its bloody good fun.
its like growing your own.
LOVE OUR WORK.

Well said

Always tastes better when you make it yourself

+ the beer actually has taste

biased99 · Post by **biased99** » Tuesday Oct 24, 2006 9:31 pm

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Emo wrote:
Alot of people see homebrewing as a way of making very average beer cheaply and associate it with people that don't have all their own teeth, are unshaven and always have a cigarette hanging out the side of their mouth.

I think that it's better to keep the art of brewing a decent drop cheaply at home a secret or everyone will want to do it.

...Or the Govt. will want to tax it!

As for what others think of my HB, I couldn't give a stuff...It's brewed for my own enjoyment (not to mention the $ savings), and if it achieves those aims, I'm happy.

(I'll be happier still when I can't distinguish mine from commercial Coopers Sparkling! )

biased99 · Post by **biased99** » Wednesday Oct 25, 2006 6:08 pm

Sorry, double post!

lethaldog · Post by **lethaldog** » Wednesday Oct 25, 2006 6:35 pm

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