Noob, first batch, airlock drained into fermenter

[CBUDGO]

Just about halfnof my airlock water was drawn up into thebtube and into my beer. Is it a goner?? I just my airlock and it appears to have stopped.

 

[hercher]

Nah, you're probably fine. Unless the water in the airlock was particularly funky, it isn't likely there's enough in there to adversely affect your beer.

 

[grimstuff]

consensus on the boards is this kind of thing will have zero impact on your beer

 

[two_one_seven]

Zero and just be patient. If you throw it out it's toast for sure so wait and you will have beer. Even if you introduced some bacterial it won't outrace the 10 billion or so yeast you put into the wort.

 

[CBUDGO]

Thanks guys. I was in the middle of this problem when I remembered I put 3 gallons of tap water into the tank a few hours earlier. Duh.

Cheers

 

[slow_boat]

Yeah, no effect. I sometimes fill my air lock with cheap vodka or sanitizer.