Not making a hellacious mess is important to keeping a happy home especially when your significant other is not a beer drinker. A couple of tips:
1) They make throw away drop cloths for inside house painting. One side is plastic and the other side is an absorbent layer. It makes a great protection for the floor when transferring wort to the fermenting bucket and all the stuff having to do with bottling. Whatever spills gets absorbed and can't bleed through. I have used one for several batches but you can do whatever works best for you. They are pretty big so you can cut it up or you can double up for instance.
2) Pig Watering pans. Yes, you heard me. Pig watering pans come in a variety of sizes. The biggest holds a gallonish and is about 14" diameter and 1"to 1-1/2" deep of formed steel. Why is this important Stan? you may ask... because you can sit a 5 gallon bucket in it in case your fermentation gets out of hand on a warm day and it will not spill on the floor. PLUS!!! it is great to bottle in, in case you look away for a split second and overflow. (if you have cleaned it as well as your bottles before you start you can pour any overflow back into a bottle as well.
What are your special practices, tips, thoughts on keeping things clean and happy in your brewing household?
1) They make throw away drop cloths for inside house painting. One side is plastic and the other side is an absorbent layer. It makes a great protection for the floor when transferring wort to the fermenting bucket and all the stuff having to do with bottling. Whatever spills gets absorbed and can't bleed through. I have used one for several batches but you can do whatever works best for you. They are pretty big so you can cut it up or you can double up for instance.
2) Pig Watering pans. Yes, you heard me. Pig watering pans come in a variety of sizes. The biggest holds a gallonish and is about 14" diameter and 1"to 1-1/2" deep of formed steel. Why is this important Stan? you may ask... because you can sit a 5 gallon bucket in it in case your fermentation gets out of hand on a warm day and it will not spill on the floor. PLUS!!! it is great to bottle in, in case you look away for a split second and overflow. (if you have cleaned it as well as your bottles before you start you can pour any overflow back into a bottle as well.
What are your special practices, tips, thoughts on keeping things clean and happy in your brewing household?