mandoman
Well-Known Member
quick story about f'ing up
normal ten gallon brew day going well. Decided to use my homemade cfc. Forgot that, since it's gravity fed, it takes a good 45 minutes to chill and fill 2 carboys. Whoops, daughters soccer game is coming up and have to leave. OK, figure I can shut off the chill water and chiller and finish in an hour when it's over. No biggie, 1st carboy is only half full. Halfway from my house I think, "I know I shut the water off, but did I shut off the cfc? Surely, since there are two ball valves I at least got one of 'em". Got home from game to find 1 full to the rim carboy and about 5 gallons of hot sticky wort all over the floor of my garage. I'm left with 5 gallons of 100F wort. Chill it overnight to 50, let warm to 65, pitch almost 20 hours after boil. Hmmmmm. Is fermenting now, smells fine! Better to have half a batch than none at all.
CHECK YOUR VALVES!!!!!!!!!!!
normal ten gallon brew day going well. Decided to use my homemade cfc. Forgot that, since it's gravity fed, it takes a good 45 minutes to chill and fill 2 carboys. Whoops, daughters soccer game is coming up and have to leave. OK, figure I can shut off the chill water and chiller and finish in an hour when it's over. No biggie, 1st carboy is only half full. Halfway from my house I think, "I know I shut the water off, but did I shut off the cfc? Surely, since there are two ball valves I at least got one of 'em". Got home from game to find 1 full to the rim carboy and about 5 gallons of hot sticky wort all over the floor of my garage. I'm left with 5 gallons of 100F wort. Chill it overnight to 50, let warm to 65, pitch almost 20 hours after boil. Hmmmmm. Is fermenting now, smells fine! Better to have half a batch than none at all.
CHECK YOUR VALVES!!!!!!!!!!!