My 1 year-old just put his hand in my lager

[HangLoose]

My 1 year old just put his hand in my lager. WTF! I was putting an air stone in it before I pitch my yeast and he snuck up and stuck his dirty hand in it. He just got home from preschool so you know it was as good as it prolly gets for germs.
To think I boil my tap water, fret about scratches in my fermentor, sanitize, sanitize, and sanitize.

I know I need to relax, I guess I'm just venting. Who knows what will happen...

 

[-TPM-]

It'd be a pain, but you could bring it back up to a boil again to kill any germs...

 

[springer]

My grandson threw two of the dogs tennis balls down the basement stairs as I was getting the yeast off the bar... boing boing plop , one bounced of the wall and swoosh right in . I grabbed it with my bare hands thought ohh well three second rule beer turned out fine . That why its carboys for me now .

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

Depends. Was the wee bairn sucking a binky before he discovered the bucket of syrup?

How about after?

 

[Pappers_]

LOL!!!

It will probably be the best beer you've ever made.

 

[DKershner]

My grandson threw two of the dogs tennis balls down the basement stairs as I was getting the yeast off the bar... boing boing plop , one bounced of the wall and swoosh right in . I grabbed it with my bare hands thought ohh well three second rule beer turned out fine . That why its carboys for me now .

Of all the arguments for pails vs. carboys, I think random flying tennis balls is my favorite.

 

[Hammy71]

Be happy he didn't fall in it head first while you were looking for the yeast.... It'll probably turn out just fine. You can know think of a cute name for the beer.

 

[kornkob]

In the course of my brewing any number of unsanitary things, including a dog, has gotten into my cooled wort. While I have had infections in some of my batches, I have not had an infection surface any of the batches I was most worried about.

Best thing to do when this sort of thing happens: make sure you have a roiling ferment as rapidly as possible.

 

[CodeRage]

Not much you can do about it, I am sure it will turn out fine though.
If it makes you feel any better, my 2 year old dunked my 10 day old blackberry storm in my coffee cup. I carry a gZone boulder now. :/

 

[HangLoose]

I pitched two packs of dry yeast (safelager 74/30) which isn't a whole heck of a lot. I wish I had a huge starter to pour in or a cake to pitch over. Reboiling it is honestly a great idea but I'm outa time. I guess I'll just laugh and hope.

So maybe call it "right hand lager"? or how about just "Day care"? lol

 

[SporkD2]

I pitched two packs of dry yeast (safelager 74/30) which isn't a whole heck of a lot. I wish I had a huge starter to pour in or a cake to pitch over. Reboiling it is honestly a great idea but I'm outa time. I guess I'll just laugh and hope.

So maybe call it "right hand lager"? or how about just "Day care"? lol

Hopefully if he did get anything in there the yeast will take over fast enough for it not to matter. I bet it turns out fine

 

[HangLoose]

Not much you can do about it, I am sure it will turn out fine though.
If it makes you feel any better, my 2 year old dunked my 10 day old blackberry storm in my coffee cup. I carry a gZone boulder now. :/

I have good luck saving dunked cell phones, take out the battery immediately (too late for you) and wash it in lots of water, then dry it for a long long time (I stick mine on the dash board of my car for a day or two). It usually works after that. I captain a parasail boat so I wreck a lot of phones.

 

[HBRunner]

In the course of my brewing any number of unsanitary things, including a dog, has gotten into my cooled wort. While I have had infections in some of my batches, I have not had an infection surface any of the batches I was most worried about.

Best thing to do when this sort of thing happens: make sure you have a roiling ferment as rapidly as possible.

How did a dog get in your cooled wort? was the top off the bucket?

I can just imagine the look on your face....

 

[GrizlyGarou]

Treasure these special times...

If it's nasty, save it for his 21st birthday!

 

[beerocd]

Always boil your kids for 15 minutes minimum.
Failing that, start another batch asap just in case.

-OCD

 

[Fingers]

Snotty Fist Lager!

 

[kornkob]

I love children...

... fried.


WC Fields

 

[kornkob]

How did a dog get in your cooled wort? was the top off the bucket?

I can just imagine the look on your face....

Top off bucket, turned to do something (can't remember what) and when I turned back Zep was drinkin' the wort.

He was a good ****ing dog. Rotten and always getting into **** but a good dog.

 

[TXCrash]

Poopypants lager

Kids... it's almost like we're supposed to watch em! (remembers child managing to get something from the TOP of the fridge when she was barely walking...)

 

[CodeRage]

Carpet Slug Swill

 

[bschindl]

My 1 year old just put his hand in my lager. WTF!

Next time just get him a glass, the hands don't hold much liquid...

 

[Revvy]

When your beer turns out to be perfectly fine, you can add your story to my collection, and in the meantime ejoy the stories already i the thread.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/wh...where-your-beer-still-turned-out-great-96780/

 

[harley03]

Remember the term RDWHAHB

 

[nutty_gnome]

Tell him to use a glass next time! One is never too young to learn proper manners. -NG

 

[Guinness]

Had three kids helping me with my Apfelwein last night, they were in charge of opening the cans and pouring them into the carboy. Ya, ya, I know. Child labour.

I mixed some of the juice with sugar to help it dissolve, and gave them that to pour in, turned around just in time to see them drinking out of the pot. They'd all been taking sips between pours, it turns out.

Considering at least two of them have the sniffles, and their school is near shut down because of the number of kids missing due to the flu, I'm thinking of adding the letters H and N, and the number 1 to the name for this batch

 

[Laughing_Gnome_Invisible]

I havn't read this thread, but I propose the name "Little Bastard Lager" for this brew

 

[jpc]

My grandson threw two of the dogs tennis balls down the basement stairs as I was getting the yeast off the bar... boing boing plop , one bounced of the wall and swoosh right in . I grabbed it with my bare hands thought ohh well three second rule beer turned out fine . That why its carboys for me now .

We take different approaches to the same problem... yours was carboys, mine is condoms.

 

[misanthrope]

My 1 year old just put his hand in my lager.

Since his hand is already in there, all you can really do is add the rest of him. That's the way the ancient Egyptians did it. Of course, back then, the kid was fed nothing but honey and water for thirty days before brew day so you won't be true to style.

Let us know how it turns out.

 

[mattmcl]

Depends. Was the wee bairn sucking a binky before he discovered the bucket of syrup?

Just hope he wasn't checking his oil right before he stuck his hand in it.

 

[HangLoose]

As an update the beer turned out fine. I racked a second batch of beer onto the cake and that seems like its good too.

When I was cleaning out the bucket I noticed a 3" bright common nail mixed in with the cake. I has a weird patina after sitting in the yeast for four months. I guess he had put more then just his hand in the beer!

Maybe I'll call this beer "common nail lager" or "li'l bastard nail lager"? I don't know...