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Do you name your stuff?

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I name a lot of my stuff. For example, my car is Liz, my truck is Wilma. My GPS is Kelly, the Big Green Eggs are Bruce and Olivia. Since beer is such a lovely, living thing, it came naturally to give my equipment the dignity of names. My WilliamsWarn is named Trixie, and my Zymatic is named Lola. The bottler is Hank.

So, what do you call your stuff?
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My Mustang is the Ghost Stang
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I found a site where I could have that custom made

My Buick is Old Red
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And my basement is, of course, Mancave.

My guitar is Clarissa, I don't know why that name came to mind. She has an hour glass figure, long slender neck, and like any woman, plenty of strings attached. We have been spending our evenings together since my retirement. I pull her strings and she sings to me.

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No, I don't. :lol:
I have over 9,000 posts on "another forum", which means absolutely nothing. Mr. Beer January 2014 Brewer of the Month with all the pomp and circumstance that comes with it...

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Beers I regularly brew:
Bell's Best Brown clone
Irish Hills Red - I call this "Ann Arbor Red"
Mackinac Island Red - I call this "Michigan Red"
Oatmeal Stout - I call this Not Fat, Stout - Oatmeal Stout

Bottled 5 gallons of Ann Arbor Red on 4/18/17. Bottled 5 gallons of Michigan Red on 5/8/17.

Brewed in 2017 - 22.13 gallons (19.91 in 2012, 48.06 in 2013, 61.39 in 2014, 84.26 in 2015,46.39 in 2016)
Brewed in lifetime - 282.14 gallons
Drinkable beer on hand -  13.58 cases, with 6.11 cases ready in May and early June.
Average cost per 12 pack through all beer brewed - $6.27(ingredients only)
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Never have dignified any of my tools or stuff with a name...
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Gymrat, you got it bad! (And why does auto correct keep changing your name to “Gyrate"? Hmmm?)
RickBeer wrote:No, I don't. :lol:
Yeah, I don’t know why but I’ve heard that before... :jumpy:
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alb wrote:Gymrat, you got it bad! (And why does auto check keep changing your name to “Gyrate"? Hmmm?)
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I have over 9,000 posts on "another forum", which means absolutely nothing. Mr. Beer January 2014 Brewer of the Month with all the pomp and circumstance that comes with it...

Certificate in Brewing and Distillation Technology

Sites to find beer making supplies: Adventures in Homebrewing - Mr. Beer - MoreBeer
My Beer - click to reveal
Currently using 6 LBKs.

Beers I regularly brew:
Bell's Best Brown clone
Irish Hills Red - I call this "Ann Arbor Red"
Mackinac Island Red - I call this "Michigan Red"
Oatmeal Stout - I call this Not Fat, Stout - Oatmeal Stout

Bottled 5 gallons of Ann Arbor Red on 4/18/17. Bottled 5 gallons of Michigan Red on 5/8/17.

Brewed in 2017 - 22.13 gallons (19.91 in 2012, 48.06 in 2013, 61.39 in 2014, 84.26 in 2015,46.39 in 2016)
Brewed in lifetime - 282.14 gallons
Drinkable beer on hand -  13.58 cases, with 6.11 cases ready in May and early June.
Average cost per 12 pack through all beer brewed - $6.27(ingredients only)
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That's why I posted it. :lol:
I have over 9,000 posts on "another forum", which means absolutely nothing. Mr. Beer January 2014 Brewer of the Month with all the pomp and circumstance that comes with it...

Certificate in Brewing and Distillation Technology

Sites to find beer making supplies: Adventures in Homebrewing - Mr. Beer - MoreBeer
My Beer - click to reveal
Currently using 6 LBKs.

Beers I regularly brew:
Bell's Best Brown clone
Irish Hills Red - I call this "Ann Arbor Red"
Mackinac Island Red - I call this "Michigan Red"
Oatmeal Stout - I call this Not Fat, Stout - Oatmeal Stout

Bottled 5 gallons of Ann Arbor Red on 4/18/17. Bottled 5 gallons of Michigan Red on 5/8/17.

Brewed in 2017 - 22.13 gallons (19.91 in 2012, 48.06 in 2013, 61.39 in 2014, 84.26 in 2015,46.39 in 2016)
Brewed in lifetime - 282.14 gallons
Drinkable beer on hand -  13.58 cases, with 6.11 cases ready in May and early June.
Average cost per 12 pack through all beer brewed - $6.27(ingredients only)
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As much as I have fun coming up with creative names for my beer recipes, I actually don't name my kettles or my car, or my smoker and stuff. It just never occurred to me to do so.
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At Wicked Weed they name all of their stuff. All the fermenters have names, even the bottling line is named Robo Jason.

These two are named Ike and Tina because when the were being moved Ike "bashed" Tina and left a dent. :lol:
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LouieMacGoo wrote:At Wicked Weed they name all of their stuff. All the fermenters have names, even the bottling line is named Robo Jason.

These two are named Ike and Tina because when the were being moved Ike "bashed" Tina and left a dent. :lol:
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I have an acoustic guitar named 'Marta', a car I call 'The Fit' and a garage I call 'The Brewroom'. Oh yeah and a Mr. Beer circa 2010 hydrometer that I call 'old faithful'.
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I name people and pets, but not things. I've never been attached to things enough to name them, I guess.
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I just name my ales after the hops. "Simcoe IPA" ...
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