TheGreatHambino
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Bad night for my homebrew future!
Tonight I moved a beer from primary to secondary. There were 10 lbs of tart cherries in the primary per the recipe, and I wanted to get the beer off of them so it didn't get too sour.
First, i had to clean my glass secondary. I use my guest bath tub as a place to clean my brewing equipment. I got the carboy cleaned with PBW no problem, then mixed a sanitizer solution and let it soak. 20 minutes later I dumped the sanitizer, using the edge of the bath tub for support. Emptied the carboy, picked it up, and there it was... a giant chip in the porcelain of the tub!!! Are you kidding me?
I then finished moving my beer to the secondary, hung my head and called the SWMBO to come look at the damage I had done. (No use hiding from it.) At first she smiled. "Wow" I thought, "what a sweet heart." But, this was not a happy smile. This is the face that the SWMBO makes when she's grinding her teeth. Not a good sign! I see it and immediately know it's going to be a long night on the couch.
So what do I do? Laugh uncontrollably. These are the kinds of things that make a house a home, right? It was an accident afterall.
Huge mistake.
Welp, here I am on the couch, and the beer sample I took during transfer didn't even taste that good anyway. I should have just left it there! I never use a secondary anyway.
Anyone know how to repair a chip in a bath tub? Otherwise, I might be cleaning my homebrew supplies in a kiddie pool in the back yard during the Colorado winter. Rough night.
Tonight I moved a beer from primary to secondary. There were 10 lbs of tart cherries in the primary per the recipe, and I wanted to get the beer off of them so it didn't get too sour.
First, i had to clean my glass secondary. I use my guest bath tub as a place to clean my brewing equipment. I got the carboy cleaned with PBW no problem, then mixed a sanitizer solution and let it soak. 20 minutes later I dumped the sanitizer, using the edge of the bath tub for support. Emptied the carboy, picked it up, and there it was... a giant chip in the porcelain of the tub!!! Are you kidding me?
I then finished moving my beer to the secondary, hung my head and called the SWMBO to come look at the damage I had done. (No use hiding from it.) At first she smiled. "Wow" I thought, "what a sweet heart." But, this was not a happy smile. This is the face that the SWMBO makes when she's grinding her teeth. Not a good sign! I see it and immediately know it's going to be a long night on the couch.
So what do I do? Laugh uncontrollably. These are the kinds of things that make a house a home, right? It was an accident afterall.
Huge mistake.
Welp, here I am on the couch, and the beer sample I took during transfer didn't even taste that good anyway. I should have just left it there! I never use a secondary anyway.
Anyone know how to repair a chip in a bath tub? Otherwise, I might be cleaning my homebrew supplies in a kiddie pool in the back yard during the Colorado winter. Rough night.