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scurry64 · Jun 9, 2012

I hope this makes someone laugh . . . It almost made me cry.

I brewed my attempt at a Lazy Magnolia Southern Pecan Nut Brown Ale this morning. Everything went great. I got it cooled down very quickly and even remembered to check the gravity before pitching the yeast this time.

I was about to aerate the wort. I slipped the paint mixer into the chuck, started to tighten the it when the oldest, nastiest, dirtiest chuck key slipped out and landed in the wort. I panicked and stuck my hand in the wort and grabbed it. It was in the wort for probably 2 seconds, but my hands weren't sanitized either.

I'll be shocked if the batch isn't infected. I learned a lesson today and I'll be much more attentive to sanitation in the future.

mojo_wire · Jun 9, 2012

It'll probably be fine. There are lots of stories in here about arms going into buckets and the beer turning out better than expected. If I was bacteria I could think of better places to live than part of a dirty power tool.

CBXBob · Jun 9, 2012

A non brewer might laugh, I doubt anyone here would laugh. If it turns out OK, you can call it your "Arm & Chuck Lazy Magnolia Southern Pecan Nut Brown Ale".
Here's hoping it's just fine.

HeavyHefe · Jun 9, 2012

Man, that sucks... no use in worrying about it now.

Let the yeast vs. (potential) bacteria or wild yeast turf battle begin.

unionrdr · Jun 9, 2012

Carple tunnel twitch ale anyone?! They're right,many stories about this on here. And they turned out fine. That's another reason I have the new style drill chuck. No keys to loose or fumble.

cg2112 · Jun 9, 2012

I'd be more surprised if it were infected. We're all pretty careful about sanitation, I think, but even so, infection doesn't happen all that easily. I've had some good screw ups, and never had an infection. I've heard of people dropping a shoe in their wort, but no infection.

On the other hand, every infection I've heard or read of occurred when the brewer thought everything he did was fine.

Draken · Jun 9, 2012

I finally got my Allen wrench back that got dropped into the belgian strong ale I just bottled. It had been sanitized, but who knows.

Pezman1 · Jun 9, 2012

I am not a fan of flavored beers, yet a pecan nut brown sounds good!

Good luck with it.

Pez.

scurry64 · Jun 9, 2012

cg2112 said:
I've heard of people dropping a shoe in their wort, but no infection.[\QUOTE]

Had I been my shoe, there would certainly be an infection.

Thanks for all the well wishes. I'll let you know how it turns out.

scurry64 · Jun 9, 2012

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cg2112 said:
I've heard of people dropping a shoe in their wort, but no infection.[\QUOTE]

Had I been my shoe, there would certainly be an infection.

Thanks for all the well wishes. I'll let you know how it turns out.

Hellosluggo · Jun 10, 2012

Hope it works out for you! And it it does, here's a label you can use.

Pezman1 · Jun 10, 2012

Perfect!

Hellosluggo · Jun 10, 2012

I sincerely hope this brew works out! And if it does, here's a label you can use.

bottlebomber · Jun 10, 2012

Hellosluggo said:
I sincerely hope this brew works out! And if it does, here a label you can use.

Lol awesome! How long did that take you?

Hellosluggo · Jun 10, 2012

I had the A&H logo saved for an unfinished poster project, and as I was reading the thread, it reminded me of it. I guess I tweaked if for like 40 minutes or thereabouts... Insomnia is a helluva drug!

How the hell do I delete my double post (the first one)?

bottlebomber · Jun 10, 2012

You cant delete posts. You can only edit them.

Hellosluggo · Jun 10, 2012

Odd... Hovering over the "edit" button, a tool tip pops up saying "Edit/Delete Message." Oh well, learn something new everyday!

scurry64 · Jun 10, 2012

Hellosluggo said:
I sincerely hope this brew works out! And if it does, here's a label you can use.

Wow. That is truly awesome. I love it and I will definitely use it. Thanks so much.

KVP · Jun 10, 2012

Didn't make me laugh but I did smile.
The name sounds good can you post the recipe?

HopJuicer · Jun 10, 2012

That label is awesome!

Hellosluggo · Jun 10, 2012

Hey scurry, if you need a high-res copy, I've got it at about 4" x 4" at 300dpi.

scurry64 · Jun 10, 2012

Hellosluggo said:
Hey scurry, if you need a high-res copy, I've got it at about 4" x 4" at 300dpi.

That would be great. Can I IM you my email address?

scurry64 · Jun 10, 2012

KVP said:
Didn't make me laugh but I did smile.
The name sounds good can you post the recipe?

5 gallon batch
8 lbs. Marris Otter
1lb. Roasted Pecans (in the mash)*
8 oz. Flaked Wheat
8 oz. Cara-Pils
4 oz. Chocolate Malt

0.4 oz. Nugget - 60 min.
0.4 oz Willamette - 15 min.

1 tsp. Irish Moss - 15 min.
5 tsp. Yeast Nutrient - 15 min.

WLP002 (1.5 L starter)

* I roasted the pecans for 10 min. @ 350. Then stored them in a paper bag overnight. The next night I roasted them for 10 min. @ 400 and stored them in a paper bag overnight.

Est. OG: 1.055 (actual OG 1.060)
16 SRM
19.2 IBU
4.9% ABV

scurry64 · Jun 10, 2012

I almost forget something.

1 old, dirty, nasty chuck key in the wort after cooling for 2 seconds. Remove with bare, unsanitized hand. Repeat if necessary.

Hellosluggo · Jun 10, 2012

Sure, send me that address.

scurry64 · Jul 4, 2012

Fermentation stuck at 1.038 for over a week on this brew. 9 days ago I added 1/4 tsp. of Amylase Formula. It is a 5 gallon batch. Now it has fermented too much. It's at 1.002. I didn't want it to go that low.

I was planning to bottle this weekend. Can I add pot meta and pot sorbate and still expect it to carb up? Probably not. What about just pot meta? Will that prevent bottle carbing?

Hellosluggo · Aug 10, 2012

Hey Scurry, how's that Arm & Chuck going?

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