Howdy guys, I've been lurking for awhile, first time posting. I brewed a wheat ale five days ago. I had a blow off tube on the carboy for the first four days, and switched over to a stopper and airlock yesterday. I came home today and my cat had knocked out the stopper and it was on the floor. I looked inside the carboy and he had knocked a pine needle inside it, (I assume it was on his foot and it went inside). I tried to get the need out with a sanitized turkey baster but I couldn't so I just said screw it and capped it with an airlock again. Is this beer gonna be ruined or should I stick it out and see what happens?
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Always stay in for the long haul, IMO. It may surprise you. Heck, you can even name the batch after the cat!
Even if it gets infected, still bottle it, and let it sit in the bottles for a while. Often times, those infection-caused flavors can go away with a little (sometimes long) time.
How much yeast did you pitch?
Even if it gets infected, still bottle it, and let it sit in the bottles for a while. Often times, those infection-caused flavors can go away with a little (sometimes long) time.
How much yeast did you pitch?
Richardhead
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My dog ate my airlock once and there was plastic-lab slobber and vodka from the airlock all over my fermenter.I cleaned up the mess let the lab slobber ale finish-kegged it and drank it with no ill effect other than when someone throws a stick I get excited and retrieve it
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----william_shakes_beer
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I'd be more concerned about the cat's paw than the pine needle. You never know where those things have been!!!
I know one place they have been - in the litter box! :cross:
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