So I dropped my fermenter the other day. No, it didn't burst (it's plastic), and it didn't even spill, but it did shake this crap out of it during high krausen. So, any bets on whether my dubbel is oxidized enough to taste like wet cardboard?
spiffcow said:So I dropped my fermenter the other day. No, it didn't burst (it's plastic), and it didn't even spill, but it did shake this crap out of it during high krausen. So, any bets on whether my dubbel is oxidized enough to taste like wet cardboard?
You don't mention if oxygen got in. Did it?
spiffcow said:Yeah, probably.. I opened it up right before that to check the temperature.
Not if you do it right. The idea when racking beer, weather to secondary or bottling is to keep it as smooth as possible. Keep the agitation to a minimum to keep oxygen out.Why does it matter if oxygen gets in? Doesn't oxygen get in when you rack to a secondary?
Depends on how aerated the beer was...I've tasted very mild examples of wet cardboard and extreme examples that would be best described as wet cardboard pulled from a NYC restaurant dumpster in mid-July. It's a pretty unmistakable flavor.
I'm trying to figure out why you were lifting up your beer in the middle of fermentation. Seems like a lot of work just to check the temp. Are you sure you weren't just hugging it or something? Sometimes I like to spend some quality alone time with my beer as well, but the relationship hasn't turned physical yet
Seriously though, get a stick on thermometer. I wouldn't worry about your beer at all.
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