Can someone smoking in the same room of fermentation cause problems or stop fermentat

[Shedbrewery]

I am sort of new to homebrewing, and I don't know all there is to know about it.

So I have a batch brewing right now, and someone I know smoked in the same room that it was sitting in, even after I told them not to....
will this affect the brew or anything?

 

[Dr. Francois]

Assuming your fermenter is sealed, you'll be fine.

 

[Shedbrewery]

Assuming your fermenter is sealed, you'll be fine.

Well, it has an airlock in it

 

[Hoppity]

I dub thee: "Second Hand Smoked Ale". Seriously, if the airlock keeps the room air out, that would include any smoke in it.

 

[rexbanner]

No, your beer has emphysema

 

[Johnnyhitch1]

Depends....

What were they smoking??

 

[Frige]

Hell I wouldnt even let them in my house much less the beer room.

 

[Shedbrewery]

Depends....

What were they smoking??

what would the difference be depending on what it was?

 

[TylerGuy]

if they were smoking the mari-ju-wana than the beer gets ten points better....

 

[itsme_timd]

if they were smoking the mari-ju-wana than the beer gets ten points better....

I bet they used the fermenter as a bong.

 

[TylerGuy]

oooh well then bongwater beer would be a new type..... wonder what yeast would be best for fermentation....

 

[dm1217]

Toss in some Doritos for the yeasties and u'll be fine.

 

[unionrdr]

The airlock would prevent the smoke from getting in. It's a one way valve that only lets gasses out,not in.

 

[VladOfTrub]

If you have the beer in one of those white plastic diaper pail/fermenters. They are permeable. The smoke will go right through the plastic, displacing any oxygen with carcinogens. The yeast will get cancer, at the least their growth will be stunted. It would have been better if the tobacconist used the bucket for a spittoon. Enzymes in the spittage would help the concoction.

 

[hoppedup75]

This brings up something that might be worth a try....... IF you can put hops in a vaporizor and control the temp of oil vapor.... say under 140 for aroma, could you fill a carboy with it and slowly rack secondary into said vapor filled carboy for a vapor dry hop?????? Or even into a bottle and have head space filled with hop vapor then let carb. Co2 displaces vapor into beer..... am i crazy?

 

[unionrdr]

I don't think it'd be as strong as the hops being in direct contact with the beer.

 

[Revvy]

You do get that people are kidding, here, right? Your beer will be fine. Your lungs are in greater risk than the beer.

 

[Billy-Klubb]

I used to smoke around my fermenting beer all the time without any problems. and non-smoking friends never mentioned anything about a cigarette smoke flavor or aroma in my beer. and they would have.

 

[Revvy]

Yeah, come to think of Billy, I was still smoking when I started brewing, no one said anything about it either.

 

[texcan2000]

I've been wanting to try a hemp beer.

 

[Shedbrewery]

if they were smoking the mari-ju-wana than the beer gets ten points better....

It was ....

 

[andy6026]

I smoke around my fermentor. I also pee in the sink that the growler for my blow-off tube sits in if I don't want to go all the way upstairs for a quick leak. I have yet to miss and pee into the growler but I'm sure it will happen at some point.

I know it sounds like I'm kidding...