Cooking while beer is brewing

[sderenthal]

I was making a pumpkin ale and while it was boiling I stepped away for a little while not worrying about it. When I came back I saw my wife started to cook peppers and onions with garlic for dinner right next to my wort. Is there a chance that the smell could have contaminated my beer or am I just being paranoid?

 

[Tinhorn]

I think you are fine i doubt it has any effect at all and best plan of action is to thank your wife for making dinner

 

[Demus]

Yea no worries man..

 

[Battles4Seattle]

I vote paranoid.

 

[fuzzy2133]

I vote thank your wife for cooking dinner.

 

[Mabus]

I dunno. It's best to be safe. After you bottle/keg it you can send it to me and I'll let you know if it was ruined :fro:

 

[The_Professor]

Could be worse.

She could have thrown some Brats in your boiling wort.

 

[ncbrewer]

Since nobody seems to really know, would you post back how the beer turns out?

 

[mikescooling]

I'm cooking sausage and peppers in beer this very second.

 

[oldmangrimm]

When I brew inside I usually knock out dinner while I'm at it. I make a lot of curries from scratch (lots of onion) and I haven't had an onion beer yet.

 

[Tinhorn]

I have cooked food next to my wort inside and smoked and BBQ next to it outside and never picked up a flavor that I can tell I would again say no worries and please do let us know how it comes out