Hollow4

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Ok i was putting a rubber stopper on my carboy and im not sure how, but it fell into the beer. It was sanitized, but the question is, will the rubber impart a terrible flavor on my beer or should i transfer the new beer into a just emptied carboy and fish out the stopper??

im really at a loss. Guess i drank too much

FlyGuy

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You are not the first to have done this. Don't worry about the stopper -- it won't impart any off flavours unless you typically soak it in bleach-water or something.

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Hollow4

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thank god, now how the hell do i get the darn thing out??

Nurmey

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Read this thread to help you out.

http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f11/drilled-stoppers-carboy-wtf-59178/

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FlyGuy

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A shoelace with a knot at the end (to grab the stopper) also works well.

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Hollow4

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cool. Thanks. There needs to be a section on this site with that answers all these common questions, not just the stickies.

Cheers

FlyGuy

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We have one -- it's called the wiki. But it takes community effort to get everything on it, so if you feel strongly please help out!

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TexLaw

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Welcome to the club!

Now, go out and buy a stopper that is one-half size larger than the one you just pushed through.


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SteveM

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The stone cold lead pipe thread is a valuable resource, and this issue is in there also:

http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/stone-cold-lead-pipe-lockd-n00b-advice-54362/index11.html

Tankard

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I was having a different kind of rubber stopper problem this time around.

When I sanitized it in StarSan, it became very slippery and would not stay put in the carboy neck. It would keep sliding up after I pushed it down. I wrapped it in plastic wrap and kept it down with rubberbands.

Pretty annoying, next time I'll just get a carboy cap.