Bottling with covid

[Falstaff]

I may have been exposed to COVID and I'm waiting for a test.

Because of this I have a few unexpected days off from work, and want to use that time to bottle a beer I've been putting off.

If I am sick, does anyone have any idea if my bottles would be little COVID bombs? Could I get someone sick if I gave them away?

 

[TheBluePhantom]

Not worth the risk to me. I put off two rackings for Covid last November. I ended up in ICU for 33 days, and Rehab for 22 more. Finally had my wife do the rack while I gave directions from my bed in rehab. I just couldn't imagine telling someone, "sorry about being sick, but it was a convenient time for me."

 

[DBhomebrew]

CDC may be a better source of information about controlling disease than HBT

 

[NotSure]

I'd think if you were to put masks on your bottles and space them 6 feet apart, you should be fine.

 

[ArizonaGoalie]

I had Covid back in August for 3+ weeks. Did not brew, bottle, keg, rack, etc. during that time. Took no chances. Even had to dump a batch that was in secondary when I got the beast.

And hey, I'm guessing you know the "CDC may be a better source of .... blah, blah, blah"
Not sure why people have to be condescending sheriffs on here.

Get well soon and then take over the world with your beer!

 

[CDS]

I may have been exposed to COVID and I'm waiting for a test.

Because of this I have a few unexpected days off from work, and want to use that time to bottle a beer I've been putting off.

If I am sick, does anyone have any idea if my bottles would be little COVID bombs? Could I get someone sick if I gave them away?

Viruses don't live on surfaces indefinitely (ranges from hours to days). if you want to be conservative, wait a couple weeks before sharing.

 

[KeizerBrewr]

What's another week if your test comes back negative? If it comes back as a positive, same thing, it's not hurting anything sitting in the fermenter right now, is it?

 

[Falstaff]

What's another week if your test comes back negative? If it comes back as a positive, same thing, it's not hurting anything sitting in the fermenter right now, is it?

Yeah I think I'm gonna wait. Thanks everyone!

 

[Falstaff]

I'd think if you were to put masks on your bottles and space them 6 feet apart, you should be fine.

Lmao

 

[MaxStout]

FDA has guidance on handling food and transmission of covid. They say there is little risk of transmission via food products or packaging. I don't know how good of a comparison that is for food vs. beer.

But even if bottling while sick is safe, the optics might not be so good. Offering someone a beer that you bottled while ill might not impress them. OTOH, you could drink it all yourself, which would make it a moot point.

 

[Pkrd]

It's about 3-5 weeks from exposure to death. These should be carbed up nicely for your wake.
Personally, I'd rest myself and the beer.

 

[Zenmeister]

if you have a mild case you can call it Corona Lite…

 

[Andres Falconer]

I’d say there is a 0% chance that someone will get Covid from a bottled beer. Especially if it quietly carbonates for two weeks after being “exposed”, and is not touched by an infected person during that time. The virus will not survive on an exposed surface for that long, and an alcoholic beverage is certainly not the Petri dish medium in which a virus culture will thrive.

I’m just a dude on social media, which is where most people seem to get their advice on Covid, so you can take my word as the absolute truth. Just because.

 

[Dland]

Of course you should do what feels best to you. But I bet almost all of us have eaten or drank something that was produced or packaged by covid positive workers in the last couple of years, probably many times.

 

[davidabcd]

Those were some funny responses.
Your title is "should I bottle with covid?"
I'd say you'd be better off bottling with table sugar or maple syrup.
I'd be curious to see how fermentable COVID-19 is though.
Yeah, I'm just joking.

 

[Falstaff]

Getting tested later. Hopefully it's negative in time to bottle but not negative in time to go to work

It's an experimental batch with dark Munich as a base. It's kveik so it should carb enough by next weekend.

 

[IslandLizard]

Moderator's note:
Stay on topic, please!

That also means, leave politics and crazy inferences out.

 

[Jayjay1976]

I believe viruses need a host to survive, and must use the host's cells to reproduce. The only "medium" that it does thrive on is stupidity.

Beer should be fine anyway, but I agree with others that bottling while ill is a bad idea in general.

 

[Oleson M.D.]

COVID, better learn to brew and bottle with it. This virus is not going away.

No jokes allowed, please.

 

[GrowleyMonster]

I would go ahead and bottle it or keg it. If you are positive on the test, drink that batch yourself. You will need beer for recuperating.

 

[Falstaff]

Test should come back today. Fingers crossed.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

COVID is thought to be viable on nonporous surfaces for up to 3 days, and your stomach acids would kill the virus If ingested. If one bottled and did contaminate the bottles with the virus, it would be long inactive once the beer was carbed. Do check the latest CDC findings.

 

[bwible]

Thanks for the laughs. I think I’m going to name this year’s barleywine “Old Omicron.”

 

[Oleson M.D.]

Thanks for the laughs. I think I’m going to name this year’s barleywine “Old Omicron.”

We are making a slight change...Old Moronic.

 

[bwible]

We are making a slight change...Old Moronic.

You have to have a sense of humor. If you can’t laugh at this stuff it will make you cry.,,

 

[Brewdog80]

No, you won't be passing on a virus. Heck after capping, wipe them down if you really think it is necessary.

 

[Falstaff]

COVID is thought to be viable on nonporous surfaces for up to 3 days, and your stomach acids would kill the virus If ingested. If one bottled and did contaminate the bottles with the virus, it would be long inactive once the beer was carbed. Do check the latest CDC findings.

A moderately scientific answer! Thank you!

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

A moderately scientific answer! Thank you!

Thanks — I think ⚗

 

[Falstaff]

Thanks — I think ⚗

You think correctly. Strange times...

 

[Dancy]

Not sure why people have to be condescending sheriffs on here.

What’s condescending about it?? Some have had enough of unqualified people giving advice as fact. Off topic forums or random websites aren’t the place for advice regarding a life altering or life ending virus.

 

[GrowleyMonster]

What’s condescending about it?? Some have had enough of unqualified people giving advice as fact. Off topic forums or random websites aren’t the place for advice regarding a life altering or life ending virus.

Well, most folks here aren't going to use what they read on this forum as medical advice. I like to think that everyone here is savvy enough to read internet forum posts with their BS filters set to an appropriate tolerance level. If it comes down to preference between inappropriate posts and censorship, myself, I lean toward preferring the former. And I don't see the point in people being angry with screen names on the internet.

 

[Dancy]

I said nothing about censorship or that I support it. I agree let the “inappropriate posts” stand; however, while some may have a reliable “BS meter”, it is clear based on the number of dead from COVID in the US or at the very least experiencing long COVID, that many of our citizens have an unreliable BS meter. I suspect my post may be considered off-topic and a moderator may censor me so I’ll stop here. .

 

[bwible]

I said nothing about censorship or that I support it. I agree let the “inappropriate posts” stand; however, while some may have a reliable “BS meter”, it is clear based on the number of dead from COVID in the US or at the very least experiencing long COVID, that many of our citizens have an unreliable BS meter. I suspect my post may be considered off-topic and a moderator may censor me so I’ll stop here. .

How many died from the flu last year compared to prior years? Just saying

 

[BrewnWKopperKat]

a reliable “BS meter”

Similar to devices that measure OG/FG in homebrewing, "BS Meters" come in two styles: one follows headlines & events, the other follows people involved in the headlines & events. Both are useful when used appropriately.

eta: we each view 'the world' somewhat differently. Useful discussion (in the right places) can occur if we choose to focus on observations and facts. In those discussions there is likely little place for profanity, name calling, up votes, down votes, memes, ...