My first brew is ruined!!

[Phipps]

Rack, bottle and age till they are old enough to drink offering to supply the party with beer...

 

[dstranger99]

It may not have even been spit? It could have been the yeast. I'd just take out the TP, and bottle it. Screw it. It's hard to ruin beer.

 

[b-boy]

I dont think its too late to put them up for adoption! Then you can brew with no worries about them messing with your brew. JK

This - or possibly an orphanage.

Just until they learn their lesson, or are old enough to start mowing the lawn.

 

[timduncan200021]

So I didn't throw it out today. Instead I sanitized a ladle and scooped out anything that didn't look right. It actually looks ok now... I'll bottle tomorrow and move on to my next brew which will be a 5 gallon batch of a golden monkey clone (Belgian tripel). Just too bad I will always wonder if this beer is supposed to taste the way it's going to or if it could have been better unmolested. As far as the kids go SWMBO said not to say anything to them and that she was going to "handle" it. I guess it's better off that way...

 

[b-boy]

Good luck. Hope it comes out OK.

 

[mattd2]

It makes sense now lbk = little brown keg?
Anyway bottle and then tip the trub on them Yeah 5/6 is that annoying age when you feel they really should know better, they probably do know better but they will still do it anyway... and then know that they shouldn't have and therefore try to hid it! Thankfully none of mine have tried to open fermenters yet, but now I have a chest freezer to ferment in it is one more barrier in their path of destruction

 

[RuffRider]

Just too bad I will always wonder if this beer is supposed to taste the way it's going to or if it could have been better unmolested.

I say: Try not to wonder that. It WILL taste the way it was "supposed" to. You, your kids, and your beer have been on a journey that ends up in the bottle. Especially if it tastes good. How often can someone say they are enjoying a beer that had their kids toilet paper in it? Haha! :rockin:

Good luck! I think you are making the right decision.

Cheers to the Charmin Extra Soft Brew!

 

[SiriusStarr]

Just too bad I will always wonder if this beer is supposed to taste the way it's going to or if it could have been better unmolested.

Just wait, it will be the best batch you'll ever brew, but you'll never be able to replicate it.

 

[CDGoin]

Just wait, it will be the best batch you'll ever brew, but you'll never be able to replicate it.

I have a batch like that in the bottle.. I THINK It will be great.. Even though I have tried to screw it up 100 different ways (my first batch).

Does look like nothing more than yeastys..

I have to ask.. forgive me if I missed this in the thread somewhere..

WHY was it in the bathroom..?

 

[Jay1]

I'd drink it. Ill bet its fine. As far as the kids; cold crash em.

 

[timduncan200021]

I originally had it in a closet but my yeast were a little to happy and it overflowed a bit. SWMBO has a nose like wolverine and could smell it even though she never goes in that closet... So instead she moved it under my sink in our bathroom (makes no sense) so it has been there hidden and out of the way for the past two weeks. Yesterday prior to having to rush out of the house I placed it in the cooler with an ice water bath to cold crash it and stuck it in the corner of the bathroom and planned to move it to the garage when I got back. Needless to say I got one of my splitting migraines during dinner that completely incapacitates me and I came straight home and crashed out for the night. It was sad that all this destruction was happening no more then 15 feet away from me in the bathroom while I was comatose in the bedroom.

After getting everything out that looked suspect and making sure I didn't smell any off smells that weren't there before I think it will be ok. I wonder if it might help that since it was cold crashing and the temp was so low that it might inhibit any growth that might take place. Of course once I warm it up to bottle condition it will probably negate that.

 

[mleode]

Ahh man what a story. I feel for you. I am in the midst of brewing my first. Its fermenting as we speak. I'm waiting for my dogs to knock the bucket over or something crazy to happen. Jk, you're story will make me more careful, just cant wait til fermenting is over. If you haven't already, start brewing brew number two ; D

 

[CDGoin]

I'd drink it. Ill bet its fine. As far as the kids; cold crash em.

Do you rack your kids before you cold crash them.? Curious minds want to know.

 

[sjohnv3]

Hold the phone! I just reread the original post. A 5 year old pulled the lid off the bucket? That is a strong kid! I struggle to get mine off everytime.

 

[dannylerch]

It's your first batch, just bottle it. It's gonna be great

 

[Big_Blue]

Bottle it, drink it, name it "Little Bastard Ale."

I dunked my whole arm in a bucket after pitching when my grommet popped out (I panicked) and I'm sure I had nicotine and dog lick all over said arm when I went in.

One of my best batches ever.

But, spit? Really? Are you sure? Who spits in something?

 

[highgravitybacon]

I guess you will answer that question, "What would a beer fermeted with e.coli taste like?"

 

[looneybomber]

Just wait, it will be the best batch you'll ever brew, but you'll never be able to replicate it.

The man speaks the truth, that's how my "swamp water" stout is. I came home to find the air lock in the swamp cooler, my dished lid covered in swamp water (so who knows how much dirty water funneled in), and match box cars all over...and it's delicious!

 

[CityOChampBrew]

Hold the phone! I just reread the original post. A 5 year old pulled the lid off the bucket? That is a strong kid! I struggle to get mine off everytime.

well it was a mr beer keg so this was no godlike feat of strength

 

[zeg]

I wonder if it might help that since it was cold crashing and the temp was so low that it might inhibit any growth that might take place. Of course once I warm it up to bottle condition it will probably negate that.

I doubt that its being cold right now will help much, since whatever is in there will still be there when it warms up. However, take some comfort that this is just about the most resistant your beer will ever be to infection now that it's got its alcohol content.

 

[timduncan200021]

So I bottled it tonight after two weeks fermenting, and the last 3 of those days it was cold crashed. I got 23.5 bottles with the last half bottle being an experiment of a high carbonated beer. I used brewers best carbonated tablets, as per instructions it's says four tablets for medium carbonation and five for high carbonation. I did half my batch with 4 and half my batch with five so that I can see for future reference what they really do.

The cold crash really helped to clear the beer up the trub was cemented to the bottom of the lbk and didn't move all the way till the end. The beer was crystal clear, I was really pleased with that. I did not see any toilet paper particulate or any other matter throughout the beer and an inspection of the trub didn't produce any foreign matter as well.

Thank you guys for talking sense into me and telling me not to throw it out, I think I was just a lil pissed off at first. Now I have two weeks in the bottle to condition and then going to do two weeks in the fridge, it should be ready just in time for the Super Bowl : )

 

[WyattsWingShooter]

I say bottle it up and save it for when your kids are of drinking age, then share it with them!

 

[JLP]

So how did your brews turn out?