imprez25
Well-Known Member
So, last night I thought I would take a peek at my stout as the activity in the air lock has stopped. So I removed the fementor from the large troth of water it has been in since fermentation started. I had a t-shirt drapped over the bucket to wick water over the top of the bucket. Well this obviously left water on top of the lid. I didn't see the water until it was too late. Some of it dripped down into the bucket of beer as I pulled the lid off the bucket. This water was obviously not sanitized, or really even clean by this point, as I had never even bothered to clean the large utility bucket before I used it, and a fan had been blowning air at the bucket since last Thursday.
Should I be preparing for the worst at this point? My hydro started at 1.055 and was at 1.022 last night. So fermentation has got a good hold and there should be alcohol to kill most nasties, but I'm still concerned that I may have runied this batch.
Should I be preparing for the worst at this point? My hydro started at 1.055 and was at 1.022 last night. So fermentation has got a good hold and there should be alcohol to kill most nasties, but I'm still concerned that I may have runied this batch.