Actual slug in my fermenter

[Stoutish]

I know slugs cant live in beer, but can they survive in the sediment at the bottom of the fermenter?

Found a slug in my sink after cleaning my fermenter out with some other things and when I returned a few minutes later there was a slug at the bottom of the sink. So I'm not TOTALLY sure if came from the demijohn, but can't see where else it could have come from. The demi-john did have an airlock full of water, but no cap on that.

Its creeped me out!

 

[hotbeer]

Maybe the slug was in the drain and climbed out when you emptied the remaining beer and sludge.

 

[marc1]

Was it alive?

 

[Miraculix]

Was it alive?

Obviously the most important question:

How did it taste and would you brew with slugs again?

 

[marc1]

If it was alive, it was unlikely to have been in the fermenter, so no need to worry.

 

[Closet Fermenter]

Obviously the most important question:

How did it taste and would you brew with slugs again?

Hmm. I’m thinking maybe, an Oktober-slug-fest for your brawl in the fall!

 

[kevin58]

They don't drink much.

 

[MaxStout]

 

[kylewag]

Obviously the most important question:

How did it taste and would you brew with slugs again?

LMAO! This is the best comment I've seen on here in months!

 

[Broken Crow]

I know slugs cant live in beer, but can they survive in the sediment at the bottom of the fermenter?

Found a slug in my sink after cleaning my fermenter out with some other things and when I returned a few minutes later there was a slug at the bottom of the sink. So I'm not TOTALLY sure if came from the demijohn, but can't see where else it could have come from. The demi-john did have an airlock full of water, but no cap on that.

Its creeped me out!

First off: Welcome to HBT! Certainly one of the more interesting first posts I've seen in a while, which raises a few questions, the most burning of which I'll save for last;
What kind of beer is it? Is it safe to assume you were cleaning the fermenter out after concluding a bottling or kegging operation? Is the drain in question accustomed to recieving such a volume of liquid, perhaps enough to make more distant contents float to the top? How long will it be before you can try the beer and report back?
And now the burning question: If you have a good sense of humour and come to spend more time on here, this is something of an inside joke which, if you don't understand at all, please take no offense: Would you ever descibe yourself with the words:
"I smell wierd" or perhaps without the spaces between each word?
Hope your brew is fine (and it probably is)!

 

[Dland]

As many gardeners know, a dish of beer makes an effective slug trap. Slugs love the smell of beer, and will crawl in and drown in even a shallow container.

Was fermentor and sediment left outside for any period of time? If so, slug probably crawled in then. If not, do slugs have access to where you ferment your beer? I suppose in that case it could have smelled the beer through the airlock, but not as likely

Yet another reason why a tube into container of liquid (I use Starsan) is a better idea than those bottle top airlocks.

In any case, whether I'd drink it or not would probably depend on ratio of slug to beer. If it was a 1 gallon batch I'd dump it. If 5 gallons or more, and it was good beer, I'd probably drink it.

 

[BrewZer]

People around the world eat slugs, but not raw, as they can carry destructive parasites. So that's something to think about...

 

[Clint Yeastwood]

Don't insult my intelligence. I would never eat a slug raw. Never raw.

 

[MaxStout]

Slugs are the fruit of the beer. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it. There's slug-kabobs, slug creole, slug gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. There's pineapple slugs, lemon slugs, coconut slugs, pepper slugs, slug soup, slug stew, slug salad, slugs and potatoes, slug burger, slug sandwich.

Oh, and...

 

[day_trippr]

I just threw up in my mouth a little...

 

[Clint Yeastwood]

Slug etouffe, slug and grits...

 

[Closet Fermenter]

Slug & dumplin’s, yum-YUM!!

 

[skunkape]

Slug cocktail, jerked slug, slug smoothies.

Just go easy on the salt…

 

[amber-ale]

Don't insult my intelligence. I would never eat a slug raw. Never raw.

I agree. They are much better fried w a bit of salt.

 

[Rish]

^^and garlic butter!

 

[Grizwold1]

This turned into a pretty decent thread from a newcomer. Well Done Stoutish!

 

[mud1070]

Well this is cool. You now have a reason to make a magic salt circle around your fermenter. In any case, it will be a ritual and you can summon the energy of the beer gods to watch over.

 

[Joggin]

If beer tastes ok I'd drink it, but wouldn't reuse the yeast.
Happened to me brewing my first Kolsch. Somehow a beetle got in primary.

 

[Clint Yeastwood]

I got out a bag of grain I hadn't stored too well. Saw little bugs in it. I thought, "If you put them all together, they wouldn't weigh much. And I'll be boiling the beer..."

 

[BrewZer]

You don't think Anheuser-Busch-InBev throws away tons of grain every year over a few little bugs, now, do you?

 

[BrewZer]

Slugs are the fruit of the beer. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it. There's slug-kabobs, slug creole, slug gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. There's pineapple slugs, lemon slugs, coconut slugs, pepper slugs, slug soup, slug stew, slug salad, slugs and potatoes, slug burger, slug sandwich.

 

[Clint Yeastwood]

You don't think Anheuser-Busch-InBev throws away tons of grain every year over a few little bugs, now, do you?

I think they use the utmost care and adhere to the highest standards of hygiene when making their really bad beer.

 

[Miraculix]

I think they use the utmost care and adhere to the highest standards of hygiene when making their really bad beer.

 

[gunhaus]

I have posted elsewhere about finding a chipmunk in my boil once while brewing on the porch - But that was the BOIL! I removed it before the ferment . . . . no really, I swear I did.

If the OP was brewing a Mexican lager of some sort, could one not just plop the little critter into the bottom of one of the finished bottles and claim it was MEANT to be that way?

 

[Mr. Vern]

Mexican lager of some sort, could one not just plop the little critter into the bottom of one of the finished bottles

Don't forget about Canadian Pilsner and those pesky northern mice.

Was that a Michigan chipmumk?? cheeky little fella!

 

[amber-ale]

I got out a bag of grain I hadn't stored too well. Saw little bugs in it. I thought, "If you put them all together, they wouldn't weigh much. And I'll be boiling the beer..."

Yeast nutrients….

 

[gunhaus]

Don't forget about Canadian Pilsner and those pesky northern mice.

Was that a Michigan chipmumk?? cheeky little fella!

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Yup - Michigan chipmunk. Never did figure out how he got in there for sure, but no sense wasting a good beer . . . It came out good, but it did have a little squirrelly off flavor

 

[Miraculix]

Yup - Michigan chipmunk. Never did figure out how he got in there for sure, but no sense wasting a good beer . . . It came out good, but it did have a little squirrelly off flavor

I bet it tasted a bit hectical but otherwise totally fine.

 

[Grizwold1]

Here's reply number 34 and still nothing more from Stoutish. Scared off? Ticked off?

 

[day_trippr]

Slugs got 'im...

 

[Miraculix]

Slugs got 'im...

To understand the slug, you have to become the slug.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Why do you guys call bullets slugs?

 

[Mr. Vern]

Why do you guys call bullets slugs?

Slugs are heavy and punchy hole-makers for short range brutality.. bullets are light and piercing hole-makers with greater accuracy. Are slugs not as prevelant over there?

In the UK, "No licence is required to possess such ammunition so long as the cartridges contain 5 or more shots." which means buck/bird shot is OK but a single slug is regulated. Hunting the thick woods I would likely have slugs in my shotgun.


We also call fake coins "slugs" for arcades and vending machines.. although those days are pretty much gone.

 

[rmchair]

Are you certain it wasnt from the “Upside Down”?

 

[AmarikinBrew]

I hereby declare, this thread has become a "slug fest".

And you know what I'm going to say next.... Skull Crawler.