Lacrosse ball in the brew kettle!

[tosh1292]

Hi -

I was brewing last weekend, and since it was relatively nice out, my kids and I were playing catch with our lacrosse sticks. In the middle of my boil, an errant throw by my 6 year old plopped the lacrosse ball right into the brew kettle (which would have been impressive if he meant to do it).

I ended up dumping it out, but in looking back, did I overreact? Appreciate thoughts on the topic.

Thanks!
Doug

 

[AkTom]

Yes you did. It was boiling and would have been fine.
A moment of silence please...
I’ll raise a glass to your prematurely demised batch.

 

[user 253592]

Yep a waste for sure.

 

[jrgtr42]

Yep. way premature dumpage. Boiling would kill just about anything it would bring in.
The only exception would be if the ball's previous landing spot was direct into a doggie.... treat. Or if you'd just finished fertilizing the lawn before starting the brew. Too many chemicals there that I wouldn't want to mess with, boiled or not.
Then I'd call it a loss.

 

[mongoose33]

Not only did you not need to dump the beer, but you missed an outstanding opportunity for a name. For example:

Ballderdash

LaCrosse Lager

Errant-throw Amber

The possibilities are nearly endless!

 

[tosh1292]

Sigh. Oh well. Just means I have to brew again. Thanks for the feedback!

 

[day_trippr]

 

[rjdutch]

Sure would be cool to see "lacrosse ball - 30 mins boil" in the ingredients list!

 

[r4dyce]

Lacrosse balls are hard rubber/plastic right? I'd be concerned if I couldn't fish the ball out reasonably quick, but I wouldn't be worried about germs