You know you're a homebrewer if...

Hey, I've seen some of these lists around and I thought it would be fun to create one for us home-brewers.

I'll kick it off:

You know you're a homebrewer if:

1. while grocery shopping you're thinking "I can mash that" or "I can ferment that".

2. there is a section of the family budget called "brewing".

you adjust the thermostat in

you adjust the thermostat in your home to achieve proper fermentation temperature rather than comfort level.

You know you might be a homebrewer if

You see a keg lying at the side of the road and you think, "Dang, I hope that thing is empty, I need it!"

you have more than 100lbs of

you have more than 100lbs of grain sitting around, but no farm animals or tractors.

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Whenever you drink a

Whenever you drink a commercial brew, no matter how good it is, you think about how you would make it just a little bit better.

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You wonder how long it's been

You wonder how long it's been since Alexander Keith's India Pale Ale really was an India Pale Ale.

On that note:

You wonder if Alexander Keith would be rolling in his grave right now when the majority of the Canadian population thinks that India Pale Ales taste exactly like all the other lagers they drink all the time.

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You watch a beer commercial

You watch a beer commercial that claims their beer tastes "cold" and you have to explain to your non-homebrewing friends that "cold" is not a flavor.

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You try a new ice cream

You try a new ice cream flavor and think "This would go well in a beer".

You eat some pie and think "This would go well in a beer".

You eat a chocolate bar and think "This would go well in a beer".

You have a sandwich and think "This would go well in a beer".

You get the idea. Of course, maybe that's just me :)

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Not only do you plan your

Not only do you plan your vacation around breweries, you plan your vacation around your homebrewing schedule.

you think that twenty litres

you think that twenty litres of beer is not enough beer.

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Horseblanket

horseblanket is a flavour/smell not riding equipment

3. you have ever planned part

3. you have ever planned part (or all) of a vacation around breweries.