muskogeesmalls
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I just got done bottling my 3rd batch, a stout made from a prepackaged kit assembled at my local homebrew shop. I fermented in my glass carboy, which I usually put into a large Rubbermaid bin in case of krausen overflow. I've used foil in the past without problem the previous two batches. Likewise, for this batch, I used 3 layers of aluminum foil wrapped around really tight at the top. Around the 24-30 hr mark I got some MAJOR krausen overflow coming out the top and down the sides (the aluminum puffed up like those Jiffy Pop popcorns you put on the stove) but it didn't explode, krausen just collected at the bottom. Fast forward 2 weeks to tonight, I hauled the carboy from the basement upstairs to the kitchen to bottle, completed the process, now it's time to cleanup.
I go downstairs to get the Rubbermaid bin to take outside and hose off.. I notice in the pool of beer at the bottom of the bin there are MAGGOTS squirming around
Now I didn't see any maggots in the carboy, which as I previously mentioned, I tightly wrapped the top with 3 layers of foil, and there weren't any crawling up the sides of the carboy. Furthermore from the krausen overflow, it sort of bonded the foil to the top of the carboy opening, it acted as sort of an adhesive.
So my question is this, how screwed am I? Is this drinkable or did I just waste all this time and money for nothing? Is this a common problem? I've never had this happen (albeit it's only my 3rd batch) and have never heard of this happening.
I go downstairs to get the Rubbermaid bin to take outside and hose off.. I notice in the pool of beer at the bottom of the bin there are MAGGOTS squirming around
Now I didn't see any maggots in the carboy, which as I previously mentioned, I tightly wrapped the top with 3 layers of foil, and there weren't any crawling up the sides of the carboy. Furthermore from the krausen overflow, it sort of bonded the foil to the top of the carboy opening, it acted as sort of an adhesive.
So my question is this, how screwed am I? Is this drinkable or did I just waste all this time and money for nothing? Is this a common problem? I've never had this happen (albeit it's only my 3rd batch) and have never heard of this happening.