Roasty
Well-Known Member
Today I found a (dead) bug/fly in the water in my airlock! This beer has been in primary for 8 days now, and I've been checking the airlock at minimum once per day, so I know he's not been in there for very long.
WTF??
There is a cap on the airlock with pinholes that I thought was supposed to prevent this sort of thing, which makes me wonder two things:
What is the more likely source of the drowned fly?
From the outside environment (possibly drawn by the smell of the fermenting beer), crawling through the pinhole, only to drown in the sanitizer?
Or, far more horrifying, from inside the beer? Somehow, someway, this fly managed to survive in a fermenting carboy with no oxygen for days, but eventually wandered up through the airlock only to drown?
I'm guessing option #2 is all but impossible, but figured I'd ask. Either way, I don't need to worry about this fly right? Should I clean him out of the airlock, or just let it be?
Sorry the picture isn't very clear, but I think the size of the bug can be fairly discerned against the airlock, which is a pretty standard size.
WTF??
There is a cap on the airlock with pinholes that I thought was supposed to prevent this sort of thing, which makes me wonder two things:
What is the more likely source of the drowned fly?
From the outside environment (possibly drawn by the smell of the fermenting beer), crawling through the pinhole, only to drown in the sanitizer?
Or, far more horrifying, from inside the beer? Somehow, someway, this fly managed to survive in a fermenting carboy with no oxygen for days, but eventually wandered up through the airlock only to drown?
I'm guessing option #2 is all but impossible, but figured I'd ask. Either way, I don't need to worry about this fly right? Should I clean him out of the airlock, or just let it be?
Sorry the picture isn't very clear, but I think the size of the bug can be fairly discerned against the airlock, which is a pretty standard size.