Along the lines of coming home and seeing your dog has chewed off and pulverized the air lock, plug, along with the first inch of plastic neck on the carboy. Any tragedies in your brewing life?
Not me, but I remember a story from a member here. His cat used his grain bucket for a litter box when he wasn't looking. Didn't realize till mash in......
Not me, but I remember a story from a member here. His cat used his grain bucket for a litter box when he wasn't looking. Didn't realize till mash in......
These fiascos bluntly remind me to NOT TOUCH any of my brewing stuff when I'm drinking.
I had small leak in my kegerator hose and 3 1/2 gallons of one of my best batches leaked out all over the floor of my garage overnight.
Wife accidentally hit a tap open with a laundry basket as she was leaving the room and didn't notice. Got home to 5 gallons of freshly kegged cider all over the laundry room. I almost cried.
Not me, but I remember a story from a member here. His cat used his grain bucket for a litter box when he wasn't looking. Didn't realize till mash in......
http://bertusbrewery.blogspot.com/2012/09/2012-nuclear-penguin-rip.html
I had to dump a 14-16% ABV IPA with over a pound of hops in it. I wanted to cry. (mini fridge died)
The fact that you dumped it so soon is the tragedy.
Does using a new mash tun for the first time and dumping 154* wort all over your pants and then ripping off your burning hot pants count? 'Cause that was pretty terrible...
Seriously. I would have rode that one out longer than 24 hours, but that's just me I guess.
I know WLP007 too well. The esters it throws at 75+ aren't pretty.
Not me, but I remember a story from a member here. His cat used his grain bucket for a litter box when he wasn't looking. Didn't realize till mash in......
mmead said:Home brewers who've shattered glass carboys full of thick rich stouts on a carpeted floor have obviously abandoned hope and with tales never told are no longer contributing to this forum.
simcoe SMaSH?
nsrooen said:Wife accidentally hit a tap open with a laundry basket as she was leaving the room and didn't notice. Got home to 5 gallons of freshly kegged cider all over the laundry room. I almost cried.
This.
I (almost) never drink when brewing. If I do, it's one low ABV beer. I usually brew in the early a.m. (sometimes through lunch) -- which doesn't stop me from having one, but it doesn't push me to it.
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