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02-21-2009, 10:29 PM
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Ball of Spaghetti
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I just transferred an ESB into the secondary carboy after 2 weeks of fermentation. Looked great, smells great, and as I'm watching it siphon I see something that looked like a ball of white spaghetti cruising by in the secondary. I couldn't believe my eyes, but there it was again making its second lap. How bad is it that I have what looks like a ball of spaghetti floating around in my beer?
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02-21-2009, 10:33 PM
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We get it, you hate BMC.
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 uhh...RDWHAHB? That's all I've got.
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02-21-2009, 10:39 PM
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Pics are needed. Could be yeast, cold break, could be all kinds of things. From the infections I've seen it doesn't sound like an infection. Probably just yeast clumped weird.
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02-21-2009, 10:41 PM
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Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you that I put a ball of spaghetti in your carboy! Iz saweee 
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02-21-2009, 11:09 PM
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Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: "Detroitish" Michigan
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The flying spaghetti monster made a deposit in your beer???
We REALLY REALLY REALLY need pics..not to help you (because I have NEVER heard of spghetti-esque growths in beer, infected or otherwise) but because we want to know what to show the police when you dissapear...
Just don't stick your face over the openning in the carboy...
Seriously post pics, maybe we can figure it out.
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02-21-2009, 11:14 PM
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Picture, Picture, ...
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02-21-2009, 11:15 PM
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I went back to snap a photo but I could no longer see it; must have settled. I won't worry about it, I just hope it doesn't end up in he keg.
Thanks for the replies.
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02-22-2009, 12:43 AM
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It was probably the discarded intestinal tract from a long dead Indian spirit. I've had that happen before. It doesn't affect the taste of the beer at all.
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02-22-2009, 01:23 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by StunnedMonkey
It was probably the discarded intestinal tract from a long dead Indian spirit. I've had that happen before. It doesn't affect the taste of the beer at all.
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+1 to that. Happens a lot.
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I would never use a dead mouse in my beer. It's much better to use live ones. You could probably just steep a dead one, but live ones must be mashed. Actually, smashed and mashed would be best.
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02-22-2009, 01:24 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Western Ia.
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"Man passes 9 foot tapeworm.
Spagetti, huh? Was it moving? Maybe you should do some fishing around in there.
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