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My grilfriend knocked over two carboys that were both about to go into secondary fermentation. The carboys both spilled about a gallon of beer and were shook up. I put the airlocks back on but my question is will the beer still be good and should i bother to bottle it?
chris1kanobi
11-10-2003, 11:09 AM
It should be fine. There is a slight chance of bacteria getting into the beer, but because it has already fermneted the alcohol should keep most of the beasties away. There is also a chance of oxygen getting mixed into the beer, but unless they were shaken, it should be OK. I would rack them, have a taste and bottle like normal. Then I would take your girlfriend to the eye doctor or duct tape some flash lights to her slippers. :mad:
bierboy
11-10-2003, 11:23 AM
Your beer should be fine. I would not worry too much about bateria as there is enough alcohol and yeast to prevent it from taking a foothold. Your biggest worry is that the ber may have been a little oxidized. I would not worry too much and make sure to drink it quickly.
kevin
11-10-2003, 11:38 AM
I think it should be fine, but I think it time to put a limit on your girlfriends drink?
Thanks for all your advice! I guess I am going to limit her intake of the "vulcan imperial stout" that got her in a carboy tipping mood. I just have one more question, should i rack the beers or just let them settle until i'm ready to bottle? In other words should i risk the chance of adding more oxygen?
sallad
11-10-2003, 12:08 PM
if they just got knocked over, i'd let them settle for a day or 2, so all the yeast drops back out. then rack to secondary as normal. then find a new girl!
think about it, how does one "accidentally" knock over not one but TWO carboys? i mean, those suckers are heavy!! just remember- there's plenty of fish in the sea... maybe she ain't the one for you! ;)
bigmf
11-10-2003, 12:28 PM
Oxidation would be minimal so I wouldn't worry about it.
On the bright side you now have someone who will help with the bottling and clean up as sort of payback for her error.
My advice: Milk it for all you can get.
M.
BucksBrew
11-10-2003, 01:13 PM
How does one knock over a fermenter?
They are heavy!
YamahaXS
11-10-2003, 02:36 PM
you need to post pics of your girl before I can advise you.
:D
emenzer
11-10-2003, 03:06 PM
I agree!! That is a pretty difficult task to just knock over 10 gallons of beer!! Is there more your not telling us??
ray m
11-11-2003, 12:45 AM
I would agree about posting the picture of her---i'm just interested in whether or not she's a hottie.....2ndly, what's her shoe size??
Anyway, sounds like intentional sabotage
:D
Beerconnoisseur
11-11-2003, 02:01 AM
...sounds very suspicious. Unless she has 4 legs... then I wouldn't be surprised. :eek:
j/k, of course
had a similar (note: not the same) problem with my GF...she knocked the airlock off my carboy and for some damn reason i didn't notice for a few days....kinda pissed me off, but the beer was fine.
i'd just say: no worries, mate! beer is incredibly hard to screw up!
paul84043
11-11-2003, 08:30 AM
My kids are knocking off my airlocks all the time. It's frustrating and I seem to be the only one who cares...
well guys she is a hottie (at least that is what my a-hole friends always tell me after they hit on her right in front of me). To answer your question on how she knocked two carboys over is very simple. I had the carboys sitting on my kitchen table near a heat source. She bumbles in drunk, falls on the edge of the table and catapults both carboys into the air!
batkins
11-11-2003, 01:58 PM
Yikes!
:eek:
paul84043
11-11-2003, 02:20 PM
And you didn't end up with ten gallons of near-beer on the floor?
Damn, I'd be counting myself lucky!! (and getting a sturdier table...)
ray m
11-11-2003, 03:10 PM
Originally posted by chad:
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well guys she is a hottie (at least that is what my a-hole friends always tell me after they hit on her right in front of me).
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Picture!!! We want a picture!!! :p
ehixon
11-12-2003, 04:40 PM
people really shouldn't get drunk around beer, it's dangerous! :O
:p
emenzer
11-13-2003, 10:25 AM
I agree!!! Post a picture of this lovely hottie of yours!!
Pappy
11-13-2003, 01:36 PM
Originally posted by chad
well guys she is a hottie (at least that is what my a-hole friends always tell me after they hit on her right in front of me).
...better get rid of your "friends" too! :D
axis714
12-09-2003, 07:15 PM
Party Foul...3 drink penalty..1st down {the one who fell} at the 5 gal. bottling line!!!!
Tweek
12-09-2003, 07:22 PM
damn you guys need to get laid. :p
Paul, if your kids are knoccking off your airlocks regularly try getting some painters tape. I use it whenever I brew over at someone elses place. It holds the airlocks on and comes right off with little effort.
Fast_Eddy
12-09-2003, 07:26 PM
Originally posted by Tweek
damn you guys need to get laid.
Paul, if your kids are knoccking off your airlocks regularly try getting some painters tape. I use it whenever I brew over at someone elses place. It holds the airlocks on and comes right off with little effort.
Hey Tweek can you get painters tape at the Paint Store? I'm so confused :(
Tweek
12-09-2003, 07:47 PM
heh actually you can get it at a paint store, however not THE paint store, least I think that is the way it works :p heh now you got me confused!
roflmfao! you can get thinner at THE paint store, tho ;)
GunNut76
12-10-2003, 06:04 AM
You can get fatter at the "paint" store too!:D
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