broombrew
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So I bottled a 5 gal batch of my amber last weekend. Problem was I didn't realize until I was almost done that I didn't have quite enough caps. So I quickly sanitized a 1 gal jug and filled it from my bottling bucket and put an airlock on.
Now, a week later, I bottled that last gallon. Put the bottles in a box and started cleaning. This is when I noticed what looked like pieces of rice stuck to the inside of the jug. Closer inspection and they look to be larvae of some kind. Some forum searches here and my guess is from fruit flies.
What should I do? I assume that the first round of bottles will be fine as I didn't notice anything then, so they must have made their way into the 1 gal jug would be my guess (and hope). Should I keep everything and just let tasting be the judge? Should I not even bother with the bottles that I know have bugged beer and pour those out now?
Now, a week later, I bottled that last gallon. Put the bottles in a box and started cleaning. This is when I noticed what looked like pieces of rice stuck to the inside of the jug. Closer inspection and they look to be larvae of some kind. Some forum searches here and my guess is from fruit flies.
What should I do? I assume that the first round of bottles will be fine as I didn't notice anything then, so they must have made their way into the 1 gal jug would be my guess (and hope). Should I keep everything and just let tasting be the judge? Should I not even bother with the bottles that I know have bugged beer and pour those out now?