# My neighbor = new best pal

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbor-new-best-pal/501442>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 30, 2009, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbor-new-best-pal/501442 "2009-06-30T03:30:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Soul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2009, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbor-new-best-pal/501442/1 "2009-06-30T03:30:49Z")

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My neighbors just moved in - Tyler and Erin, love 'em.

Tyler’s favorite hobby, one he indulges quite a bit, happens to be homebrewing his own beer. And he just brought over a sample pack for me to try.

I think I love him. This IPA is fit for a king.

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**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2009, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbor-new-best-pal/501442/2 "2009-06-30T05:13:36Z")

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Cool. I bet he appreciates that you like good beer. Odds are, most neighbors would be adjunct lager fans.

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**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2009, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbor-new-best-pal/501442/3 "2009-06-30T07:06:10Z")

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Score!

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**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2009, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbor-new-best-pal/501442/4 "2009-06-30T07:30:23Z")

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Save the bottles. I’m pretty sure that most home brewers reuse the bottles, and the bottle carriers, too. I think that the caps are disposable, but I’m not sure.

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**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2009, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbor-new-best-pal/501442/5 "2009-06-30T13:19:52Z")

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Man, I wish you the best.

Unfortunately, after a few experiences of soured relations with neighbors, I no longer want mine to be friends. I’d be perfectly happy if they were relatively quiet and maintained their property.

But like I said - good luck. Few things could beat a nice homebrew passed over the fence on a summer afternoon! 🆒

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**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2009, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbor-new-best-pal/501442/6 "2009-06-30T13:34:10Z")

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> [@Lynn\_Bodoni](#):
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> Save the bottles. I’m pretty sure that most home brewers reuse the bottles, and the bottle carriers, too. I think that the caps are disposable, but I’m not sure.

Caps can be tossed. It’s extra-nice to rinse the yeast out of the bottom of the bottle with some plain water.

If you really want to be a good neighbor, ask him if he’d like you to save any brown bottles that had non-twist-off caps. 😃 (Last I looked into it, you can’t - or can’t easily - cap a twist-off bottle as a homebrewer.)

Reminds me, I have a batch to start.