First Batch in primary.....total wrong thread to read, but I just had to look at EVERY single photo!
However, now I'm getting paranoid--- before I read this I went an opened my Ale Pail for the first time to get a gravity reading. Looked okay, but I remember 2 things that happened that really are starting to worry me after seeing this thread:
1) When I sealed the lid back up, although I was careful, a drop of the water dripped down from the airlock when the lid jerked
2) When I reached in to get my sample, with only half of the lid unsealed and pried up (didn't want to spill the airlock water), The top of my hand brushed against the underside of the lid. I previously washed my hands, but we all know what germs lie on our hands even after washing.
Someone please tell me I am okay..? If I did infect it, how long would it take to show? I am transferring to secondary tomorrow, then bottling after about 1-2 weeks. Will I see it, if in fact it is in there lurking?