Dang wasp fell in my cooled wort.

[MVKTR2]

Just finished ... or so I thought, my brew day. Have 2 fermenters sanitized and ready, went out to retrieve my cooled wort. Shut off the water to the chiller and boom there is a wasp swimming around in my wort. Just lit the burner, gonna get it up over 195 then chill it again. Guess I'll have a pint of baltic porter. I hate wasting time and money but the biggest waste would be in the planned 9 gallons of beer were to go bad due to the wasp. On the bright side suppose I could call the resulting brews WASP Saison and Blonde WASP.

 

[PlexVector]

Just finished ... or so I thought, my brew day. Have 2 fermenters sanitized and ready, went out to retrieve my cooled wort. Shut off the water to the chiller and boom there is a wasp swimming around in my wort. Just lit the burner, gonna get it up over 195 then chill it again. Guess I'll have a pint of baltic porter. I hate wasting time and money but the biggest waste would be in the planned 9 gallons of beer were to go bad due to the wasp. On the bright side suppose I could call the resulting brews WASP Saison and Blonde WASP.

Bummer! I support your mitigation strategy. Good luck with the rest of the brew day!

EDIT: I vote for Blonde WASP.

 

[Scturo]

Yellow Jacket Saison, hope it all turns out good for you.

 

[k1ngl1ves]

Stinger Saison

Buzzed Blonde

 

[MVKTR2]

All went well with the pasteurization. Got my belle saison and s-33 rehydrated and pitched into two 4.25 gal batches.

 

[mxstar21]

Not sure what size your boil kettle is, but when I whirlpool I put a paint strainer bag over the top of my kettle. I use a 9.2 gallon Stout Kettles brew pot, and there is plenty of room to go bigger on kettle size. Keeps the bugs out and things flying in the air out.

 

[zmanzorro]

I hear wasps/bees carry a variety of wild yeasts on them, could have made something really interesting and funky!

 

[jbunton]

Pollinated Pilsner!!!

 

[OkanaganMike]

Polluted Pale Ale or Dirty Blonde