52 Bottle of Beers On The Floor...wipe one up..

[DizzyPants]

I brewed a AHB Miami Wiess wheat about three and a half weeks ago. Still in primary and was going to be bottled this weekend. Joyous.

Went down to the storage unit to get some bottles to prepare and I noticed there were more fruit flys than before. Then to my horror I see the primary about 1/3 full and the rest on the cement floor.

As it turns out the plastic spigot broke at the threads and I am about to cry.

Needless to say when she got dumped, it looked great, smelled great but god knows what got in to it.....time to start over.

What a horrible horrible day.

Hard to relax with one when it is on the floor.

For those that are in need of a new one:

HTRWOWIIOTF.

~Diz

 

[Parker36]

That hurts, I feel for ya.

 

[Spyd3r]

That sucks ass!

I'm not hating my spigot-less buckets now...

 

[Brooklyn-Brewtality]

damn that sucks. glad i don't primary in buckets/bottles with spigots

 

[Ceedubya]

Quick, Get a straw! DAMN THE FRUITFLIES!

 

[Cheaton]

It just randomly broke? That's weird.

 

[stevea1210]

fruit flies are protein right? and they count as fruit. You have 2 food groups there. I agree, get a straw...

 

[DizzyPants]

Funny enough I am off to get a primary bucket with no spigot.

I guess that is why they do call it a bottling bucket.

God it smelled good, but I just couldn't take the chance.

I have written to AHB begging for the state sale early (Washington) isn't up yet.

I need to get another batch going pronto!

~Diz

 

[dontman]

It just randomly broke? That's weird.

Unfortunately, not that weird at all. Quite a few "my spigot broke" threads around here.

 

[HSM]

Primary with a spigot? Thats a bottling bucket, not a primary. Now you know why.

 

[ibbones]

fruit flies are protein right? and they count as fruit. You have 2 food groups there. I agree, get a straw...

*Needed...one new keyboard*. Mine has nose hair strained Iced Tea all in it.

 

[Baldy_Beer_Brewery]

Not to mention that the spigot is just one more sanitization worry. Better luck next time.

 

[Laughing_Gnome_Invisible]

My condolences. Now stop being such a pansy and start licking.

 

[Pivzavod]

Primary with a spigot? Thats a bottling bucket, not a primary. Now you know why.

My 2 Coopers have spigots, Better Bottles can have spigots also.

OP,

Sucks what happened but technically you still have 17 beers left 1/3 of 52

 

[Baldy_Beer_Brewery]

My 2 Coopers have spigots, Better Bottles can have spigots also.

Doesn't make them good ideas though IMHO. More places to clean and sanitize and potential for what the OP had. Racking isn't that hard.

 

[woollybugger2]

I lost a pint or two when I used a bottling bucket as a primary and the faucet leaked...

will not make that mistake twice...


sorry for your loss

 

[Dog House Brew]

SAme thing happened to me on my first AG batch.