mountainwise
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This weekend a friend with a 1 year old baby helped me brew. The kid was well behaved except at the worst possible moment: When racking the previous beer to secondary, the kid snuck up and threw a fuzzy toy into my secondary fermenter. His mom pulled it out and let the beer drain off the toy back into the bucket until I ran in and pulled it away. So, I would be very surprised if contamination is not a problem. The beer is 8.5% ABV, so maybe it has some self-defense, but I'm not hopeful.
My question, though, is whether I need to worry about this more than normal contamination. Normally, I would play it out and see if I just get a nice sour beer. But does anyone know if contamination from a baby's toy presents the possibility of actually dangerous contamination? I'm wondering if I should I just throw out the beer for safety's sake.
My question, though, is whether I need to worry about this more than normal contamination. Normally, I would play it out and see if I just get a nice sour beer. But does anyone know if contamination from a baby's toy presents the possibility of actually dangerous contamination? I'm wondering if I should I just throw out the beer for safety's sake.