"DOH!" Moments In Brewing History....

[jdlev]

I overtightened the bolt for the inlet on the brand new march 809....and cracked the pump housing

 

[prrriiide]

Hydrometers are NOT waterproof for extended periods at very high temperatures...like the dishwasher. DOH!

 

[jdlev]

So the only sink I have is in the kitchen...filling a carboy is done with some vice grips and the sprayer....turn it on with some star san and walked outside to give the wife some cold water. A.D.D. kicked in and forgot about it for about 10 minutes...flooded half the kitchen, and the drawers directly under it with about 2 inches of water.

2 inches of water in kitchen = FAIL/DOH!
Buying a wet/dry vac for $20 2 days before = WINNING!

 

[Ravenshead]

Last weekend I was bottling a batch of irish stout. I put the bottles into 6 pack holders when I was done capping and moved them to the other side of the kitchen. The bottom of one of the holders seperated just as I reached the other side of the kitchen. 1 of the bottles made it to the counter, the other 5 hit the tile floor and shattered. So there I stood, barefoot and helpless with 5 shattered bottles of stout all around me. The good news is with the SWMBO's help I made it out without a scratch, but it took forever to clean all that beer and glass off the floor!

Been there, done that. Is there a t-shirt?:cross:

 

[beaksnbeer]

Split an o-ring on liquid post of keg co2 dumped 5 gallons of milk stout -2pints I drank

 

[rmullins]

I was transferring into my conical but forgot to close up the racking arm after sanitizing. Luckily only lost a few pints

 

[ghpeel]

Was wiping out some condensation from my chest freezer kegerator. Pulled the temp controller probe out "for a few minutes" to finish the job. Remembered to put the probe back in 3 DAYS LATER. 2 kegs frozen solid at normal chest freezer running temps. (Good news is that the kegs and the beers were fine once thawed.)