Bird poop in beer.

[Aleforge]

I was thinking this morning looking out on my deck that it sure would be nice to have some feeders just off the deck for my kids to watch birds / squirrels. But then I got to thinking, what if I get all these bird flying about and it increases the risk of poop landing in the boil?! Has anyone had that happen to them?

 

[Evan!]

Unless it's at or after flameout, there's really no reason to be concerned about that small amount of birdsh*t.

 

[red96jeep]

use a lid?

 

[GearBeer]

Occasional, incidental, pre-flameout exposure probably wouldn't be a problem, but I still wouldn't want avian feces in my beer.

 

[shecky]

It's supposedly good luck if a bird strafes you. Have no idea what it means if one firebombs your beer.

 

[jgln]

Call it "Barnyard Ale".

 

[llazy_llama]

use a lid?

Yumm, DMS.

Thanks, but I don't really want my beer to taste like corn.

 

[tireater]

The trouble is you get the whole food chain as picky birds drop seeds they don't like...everywhere...
Think rats and mice...The hawks are entertaining...
I ended up running a large funnel under the feeder that went to a container that caught the overflow...

 

[Aleforge]

I was going to use a tube style feeder with "only" black sunflower so there wont be so much kicked out and on the ground below. I was also going to put it on the lower tier of the deck so the birds weren't right up on the tables and me brewing. But with such a large open container that stays open for a long period I figured someone would of had bird **** in their beer. Although if it does happen you got about a 1/2 second time frame to notice as the boiling wort with pull it in like a dingy on the rough seas!

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

My birds use the guest toilet like everyone else.

 

[dzlater]

I brew under my car port and a robin has a nest under it.
It was constantly flying back and forth over my boil kettle last brew session.
I had the same thought.

 

[jgln]

I brew under my car port and a robin has a nest under it.
It was constantly flying back and forth over my boil kettle last brew session.
I had the same thought.

"Robin's Lager"? People will this Robin brewed it.

How does it taste?

 

[dzlater]

"Robin's Lager"? People will this Robin brewed it.

How does it taste?

It didn't **** in the kettle
I just feared it might
brewing again tomorrow
If I get any unwanted additions I'll be sure to post

 

[HOMEBREWZ]

i cover my pot with tin foil at flameout with my chiller inside to keep the nasty out

 

[Vance71975]

I was thinking this morning looking out on my deck that it sure would be nice to have some feeders just off the deck for my kids to watch birds / squirrels. But then I got to thinking, what if I get all these bird flying about and it increases the risk of poop landing in the boil?! Has anyone had that happen to them?

Simple, Build a ROOF on your Deck then you can put a feeder in the yard with no worries about bird **** beer.

 

[HOMEBREWZ]

I buy bird**** at my LHBS for my secret beer recipe to get that flavor no one can guess lol

 

[cmoon]

I buy bird**** at my LHBS for my secret beer recipe to get that flavor no one can guess lol

Yeah, why do you think they call it Whirlflock.