breadbohn
Active Member
H All,
I've had an American pale ale in secondary for just about two weeks, so it's time to bottle. When I went to check on it this morning I found - horrors! that the plug had come out of the carboy. This couldn't have happened more than a day or two ago, yet already there are little patches of white stuff floating on the surface.
My response was threefold:
1) bottle immediately
2) Siphon into the bottling bucket from the bottom, leaving behind the last couple inches at the top, which was where the obvious contamination was.
3) Start referring to the beer as a "Belgian-American" ale.
So my question for the experts, obviously, is what are the odds this will still be drinkable? I'm pleased to say I learned from these forums that optimism is usually the right approach when I screw up.
Thanks
I've had an American pale ale in secondary for just about two weeks, so it's time to bottle. When I went to check on it this morning I found - horrors! that the plug had come out of the carboy. This couldn't have happened more than a day or two ago, yet already there are little patches of white stuff floating on the surface.
My response was threefold:
1) bottle immediately
2) Siphon into the bottling bucket from the bottom, leaving behind the last couple inches at the top, which was where the obvious contamination was.
3) Start referring to the beer as a "Belgian-American" ale.
So my question for the experts, obviously, is what are the odds this will still be drinkable? I'm pleased to say I learned from these forums that optimism is usually the right approach when I screw up.
Thanks