ScottG58
Well-Known Member
I brewed a Russian Imperial Stout in January. It has been aging in my basement until last night when I bottled.
The problem is, about a month ago I started seeing mouse crap around the beer stuff in the basement. The little nasties even left mouse crap on the t-shirt I had covering the carboy. There was no sign that they nawed at the stopper.
I store my empty bottles down there next to the carboy. Now, I'm freaking thinking one of the little nasties left me a mouse t@rd in a bottle that I will find at the bottom of a glass of Russian Imperial Stout.
I soaked bottles in PBW and scrubbed with a brush. I soaked in star san.
As irrational as it sounds, just knowing that mouse poop may be present in this beer on a molecular level, grosses me out. This may be the first beer to be ruined on a crazy obsessive compulsive level. Nasty, filthy, greasy, vermin.
The problem is, about a month ago I started seeing mouse crap around the beer stuff in the basement. The little nasties even left mouse crap on the t-shirt I had covering the carboy. There was no sign that they nawed at the stopper.
I store my empty bottles down there next to the carboy. Now, I'm freaking thinking one of the little nasties left me a mouse t@rd in a bottle that I will find at the bottom of a glass of Russian Imperial Stout.
I soaked bottles in PBW and scrubbed with a brush. I soaked in star san.
As irrational as it sounds, just knowing that mouse poop may be present in this beer on a molecular level, grosses me out. This may be the first beer to be ruined on a crazy obsessive compulsive level. Nasty, filthy, greasy, vermin.