Can fermentation gas kill my parrot?

I was wondering if keeping the fermenter in the same room as my parrot would be safe? I have an air purifier in there, and I don't know why it wouldn't be safe, but I am asking just in case. Note, I didn't have any issues with my first batch, but this second one is a little more vigorous (and smelly).

Mmmmmm... tastes like chicken.....

This is just too good.




The bird will live.

Yes, your parrot is likely already dead. Sorry for your loss.


Kidding, he'll be fine.

Lol alright thanks guys!

The bird will be fine, though it reminds me of the time I was mucking about in the bottom of my Ferm chamber during high krausen, I got a bit 'sleepy'.

wilconrad said:

Yes, your parrot is likely already dead. Sorry for your loss.


Kidding, he'll be fine.

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No he's just sleeping

This is an ex-parrot!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npjOSLCR2hE

If you aren't sure, buy a canary. If he expires, immediately move your parrot.

bobby4 said:

If you aren't sure, buy a canary. If he expires, immediately move your parrot.

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Just place the canary a foot lower than the parrot

Good point Matt, I went through 3 canaries and parrots before I learned that tip.

Haha you guys a little brutal

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I might be more worried having a parrot in same room as my beer. Not sure if I would take my hydrometer readings in there

I have a dog who thinks she's a parrot. True story.

What does she do that is parrot-like?

If your parrot expires, make sure to get your pirate to fresh air immediately.

I think the best way to take care of the parrot is to wrap him in bacon and roast.

He should be fine. I doubt your beer will off-gas enough CO2 to kill him.

I keep coming back to HBT just for the threads like this one.

E's pining for the fiords!

Thanks, I'm off to youtube to watch the video again.

All you've got to do is nail his little feet to the perch...

Best. Thread. Ever.

He's a Norwegian Blue.

I had no idea what I started LMAO

"The palindrome of Bolton would be Notlob!"

...and thanks to the OP.

I'm not sure how dropping a bird in the secondary would be. I think someone on here decided to make thanksgiving beer with turkey and cranberries, so you might want to search for that thread. Of course the oils will not help head retention, but you probably already knew that. Personally, i'd not want the feathers and gizzards in the beer, but that might be more work than it's worth.

Either way, make sure you let us know how it turns out! Maybe dry-birded IPA is the next big thing started by homebrewers.

Hahaha!! Best thread I've read yet!

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...and with the recent spate of trolling, here's how it was done by the masters way before anyone even thought of the internet.

Watch the professional's at work...

Cider123 said:

This is an ex-parrot!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npjOSLCR2hE

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Came for the Monty Python reference. Left satisfied.

This is great! I'm guessing that maybe the OP is confusing carbon dioxide with it's much more lethal cousin, carbon monoxide.

TxBigHops said:

This is great! I'm guessing that maybe the OP is confusing carbon dioxide with it's much more lethal cousin, carbon monoxide.

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No he's not you pusillanimous ignoramous!

If you want to keep the parrot I recommend getting your beer out of there. I'll take it off your hands. I'll even pay for shipping.

I leave you with the following:

do we have to call animal control. Don't put your parrot in your fermentor it will kill it.

TallDan said:

I'm not sure how dropping a bird in the secondary would be. I think someone on here decided to make thanksgiving beer with turkey and cranberries, so you might want to search for that thread. Of course the oils will not help head retention, but you probably already knew that. Personally, i'd not want the feathers and gizzards in the beer, but that might be more work than it's worth.

Either way, make sure you let us know how it turns out! Maybe dry-birded IPA is the next big thing started by homebrewers.

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LMFAO!! Clever!

But what if the parrot's gas kills fermentation?

<LMAO Great thread>

Since this thread is already so awesome...

CUrchin said:

But what if the parrot's gas kills fermentation?

<LMAO Great thread>

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Best practice is to add the parrot to the fermenter after primary fermentation has completed. I'm pretty sure Palmer covered that in "How to Brew".

A guy goes into a store to buy a parrot. the shopkeeper tells him he's got the perfect bird for him. "Smartest parrot in the world" and leads him over to a parrot with a string tied to each leg.

"Pull one string and the bird recites the Lord's Prayer" Pull the other and he recites the Gettysburg Address"

"what happens if I pull both strings?"

"I fall on my ass" says the parrot.

#2 A farmer is working in the field, He hears a voice from above and looks up to see two guys in a hot air ballon.

"Where are we?" says one of the guys...

"You're in a balloon, you damned fools" replied the farmer.

#3 Guy walks up to an airline ticket counter and says "I'd like to buy a round trip ticket"

"Where to" says the ticket agent.

"Well, right back here, you damned fool" says the guy.

I'm done. Try the veal.

TxBigHops said:

This is great! I'm guessing that maybe the OP is confusing carbon dioxide with it's much more lethal cousin, carbon monoxide.

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On a serious note: Carbon Dioxide will still asphyxiate you, someone on here came close due to sleeping in his sealed up room with a fermenter going nuts.
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/carbon-dioxide-dangerous-151397/

Sorry was that ?

Damn...... Thanks for this thread. One of the best ever.