Case of the mysterious....

[andy6026]

...missing fermenter bucket lid. Goddamnit, that's the second one I've lost in about 6 months. I was filling up my last fermenter bucket today, and the lid is gone. I think my house is eating them. My place isn't all that big, and I looked everywhere! In the end I covered the bucket with some sanitized foil.

Anyone else have this problem?

 

[ianw58]

Yes. I have an inter dimensional portal in my Brewhouse. Items left on the counter disappear and reappear with alarming frequency. I'm thinking if setting up a web camera to catch the portal opening,but I'm afraid of loosing the camera to one if the portals.

 

[krackin]

My world devours sanitized foil. Count your blessings even if it is only one in the middle.

 

[RM-MN]

An extra lid and airlock showed up at my place when I cleaned fermenters last week. Anyone lose a lid?

 

[RM-MN]

Seriously, Walmart and Home Depot have lids that fit the fermenter buckets. I got white ones from Walmart and a nice camoflage one from Home Depot.

 

[krackin]

An extra lid and airlock showed up at my place when I cleaned fermenters last week. Anyone lose a lid?

I'm looking for about a dozen 1/2" wrenches should they happen by.

 

[Renoun]

Seriously, Walmart and Home Depot have lids that fit the fermenter buckets. I got white ones from Walmart and a nice camoflage one from Home Depot.

Any grocery with an in store bakery will happily give you buckets with lids for free, my favorite store even washes them first. Even if the 3gal.-5gal. buckets aren't what you want size wise the lids will fit larger buckets. You just need to have some 1/2" rubber grommets on hand for your airlock.

 

[unionrdr]

Did you take them outside to clean? Maybe in the garage laying around someplace? Think back through the steps you took till pitching...

 

[andy6026]

I have looked absolutely everywhere, several times over. It's the second lid I bought for this fermenter too, as it's got a larger diameter than my others. Both have evaporated into thin air. I've never taken my brewing equipment away from the house, and it's always stored in the same place.

They both have to be here... somewhere. It can't see any other explanation, unless someone walked into my house, took two lids on two separate occasions, and walked out with them, leaving things of actual value behind. Nope. They've either been abducted by aliens or they've got legs and moving around the house to hide in the last place I looked. I swear they're laughing at me!!!

 

[Trox]

You check your couch cushions; thats where all my lost items seem to end up.

 

[dobe12]

You check your couch cushions; thats where all my lost items seem to end up.

That's where I found my missing kegerator.

 

[Gar]

I'm looking for about a dozen 1/2" wrenches should they happen by.

13 MM sockets here

 

[unionrdr]

2 whole sets of allen wrenches here...

 

[Gar]

I have looked absolutely everywhere, several times over. It's the second lid I bought for this fermenter too, as it's got a larger diameter than my others. Both have evaporated into thin air. I've never taken my brewing equipment away from the house, and it's always stored in the same place.

They both have to be here... somewhere. It can't see any other explanation, unless someone walked into my house, took two lids on two separate occasions, and walked out with them, leaving things of actual value behind. Nope. They've either been abducted by aliens or they've got legs and moving around the house to hide in the last place I looked. I swear they're laughing at me!!!

About 3 months ago i went looking for my floor buffer looked right where i left it. where i knew it should be. stood in the spot it was sapost to be. it wasnt there looked for a solid month for it and one day i happened to be standing in the door of the room where i looked/stood and there it sat. sends a chil up your spine for sure

 

[unionrdr]

Yeah,I've gotten that one a lot. The old timers used to tell me that the spirits take the stuff you handle a lot to absorb the residual energy you leave on them. Then put them back in the exact spot they found them afterward. They better be done with them allen wrenches soon!...

 

[sumbrewindude]

Brewing Gnomes.

Laundry Gnomes go for left socks and occasional underpants.

Brewing Gnome are an entirely different breed - they take hydrometers, scales, lids, heck I've even had a few wander off with a freshly cleaned keg once.

Don't trust those little $^#*@&d's for one second...

 

[unionrdr]

You're right. I knew I shouldn't have left them near the fermenter stand!...lil shiz took'em all.

 

[Gar]

Brewing Gnomes.

Laundry Gnomes go for left socks and occasional underpants.

Brewing Gnome are an entirely different breed - they take hydrometers, scales, lids, heck I've even had a few wander off with a freshly cleaned keg once.

Don't trust those little $^#*@&d's for one second...

MMMMMM im starting to think the brewing gnomes are pervs that have a sock and underpants fetish. they get hammered on stolen homebrew then right to the hamper

 

[cetwlaa]

Do ur or some kids take the lids to costume Captain America? U know, that movie is on


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[Jim_Holmes]

they'll show up when your not looing for them. or at least mine always do.