Daddies' little helper

[mmmBeer...]

Okay time for some bragging...I know people talked about how great it was to have a wife that brews...but I love that my 2.5 yo loves to help :D

[fretlessman71]

That's the way... get 'em started early! :D

[crashbobo]

Cute kid :)

[S.F.B.]

Looks like he's off to a good start. Get them started young. :D

[YamahaXS]

haha you kid too? my kid (2.75 yearS) likes it when i brew too.

:D

[Stodbrew]

Nice!

[HarkJohnny]

haha! cute kid...

now, does he get a tiny taste for helping?

[mmmBeer...]

Yeah, he really gets into it adding the ingredients, and stirring the wort. Before I started kegging, bottling was one of his favourite activities. He would hand me a sanitized bottle off the bottle tree, and pass me a cap, he thought this was great fun!

He usually doesn’t get a sip…my dad gave him a taste once and he didn’t really enjoy it. Instead I put some water in a 500 ml pet bottle and he drinks that.

[Tweek]

what about passing him some cooled wort pre he might like that sugary treat. (pre hops I would imagine would be more to a childs liking.)

very cute kid btw.

[wortchillergoal]

That is great. I wish I add the ability to post a picture. I have a grat one of my then 2 yr. old helping me clean bottles.

[ray m]

That's cool, mmmbeer....I have tried many times unsuccessfully to get my 11 year old to help me brew. Has absolutely zero interest right now. Hmmmm...maybe in 5 or 6 years.......:confused:

[barley ben]

Then he(she) will be still have no interest in brewing. Just stealing the final product!!!

[ray m]

lol!!

[brewmonkey]

My oldest boy has been helping me since he was about 6 (he is 10). He has even come into the pub to help me when I would make soda.

[BrewDog]

My 5 and 7 yr old daughters like to help, but the 11 yr old daughter just hates the stink and has no interest in helping. However, I went out and bought a SODA extract kit w/ champagne yeast (and a 2nd bottling bucket, hoses, etc), and they are all over that. Unfortunately, the first batch I made with them never carbonated. Maybe this weekend we'll try it again....

[mdblu1]

I am brewing a batch today, and will most likely have help from all 4 of my kids(ages 12, 5 1/2, 4, and 2 1/2). Its never too early to get them started in the best hobby you can have! :D

[SoxyinMO]

Our three year old grahndaughter helped with the bottling! Gotta get a digital camera