Snow

[Kaz]

I'm pretty sure I know this is nothing, but it is snowing into my brew kettle. Its under my back porch a little so its not a lot of snow, just a few flakes a minute. Anything to be concerned about, I've still got about 45mins left in the boil, so I'm not worried about microbe contamination. Just wondered...thanks!

 

[StarCityBrewMaster]

I'd think that since your wort is boiling you'll be alright but I'm not educated enough to know the correct answer. I would try not to allow any to fall in once the boil is complete.

Side note, snow makes an excellent ice batch for cooling wort! I added about 3, 1 gallon buckets full of snow to an ice bath and cooled my wort off in about 10 minutes last week.

 

[Ace_Club]

Snow into your BK is not an issue.

 

[chemist308]

Side note, snow makes an excellent ice batch for cooling wort! I added about 3, 1 gallon buckets full of snow to an ice bath and cooled my wort off in about 10 minutes last week.

Yep. I've taken my sxtract pot outside in the winter and just plop it in a snow bank. Pack the snow around it and keep doing it, it worked.

As far as the question, my first outside brew was and AG batch in the summer. Leaves and insects kept getting in and I was constantly fishing them out. It also happened to be among the best beers I've ever tasted when it was finished.

 

[fineexampl]

Snow into your BK is not an issue.

+1 (just to annoy the dude who hates +1 posts)

unless a whole drift blew into the kettle, i'm sure it's a non-issue. brew on, my friend.

 

[SkiSoloII]

Is it acid rain? Could effect your Ph (jk).

No problems. Don't cover it. There are off-flavors that need to boil away.

Dave

 

[Kaz]

That's what I thought....now on a more stupid note...this is a Nut Brown Ale....here is what the recipe called for

.5oz Northern Brewer @60min
.5oz NB @ 30min
.5oz Williamette @ 5min

I screwed up...accidentally put .5oz of Williamette in at 60 instead of the NB. I added the .5oz of NB at 30, and re-plugging the numbers into Beersmith, I'm still on target for IBU, what difference can I expect with the mess up of NB to Williamett?

 

[jfr1111]

I actually dumped snow in my brew kettle on purpose to prevent a boilover last brew day. The dog might or might not have pissed in this area beforehand.

You'll be fine.

 

[AlphaKing11]

even while cooling my wort, some snow was getting in around the edge because of the chiller not allowing lid to fit, beer fermed fine...no worries.

 

[BigJoeBrews]

On a beautiful July evening, my uncle and I had night brew session (too hot to brew that day). We had a june bug fly into the boil, we didn't even realize it till we were draining into the fermenter. "June Bug Cream Ale" turned out great! It's now a key ingredient every time we brew...

J/K on that last sentence..

 

[Nokitchen]

That's what I thought....now on a more stupid note...this is a Nut Brown Ale....here is what the recipe called for

.5oz Northern Brewer @60min
.5oz NB @ 30min
.5oz Williamette @ 5min

I screwed up...accidentally put .5oz of Williamette in at 60 instead of the NB. I added the .5oz of NB at 30, and re-plugging the numbers into Beersmith, I'm still on target for IBU, what difference can I expect with the mess up of NB to Williamett?

Perhaps a little pine note on the aroma that you weren't expecting, is all.

That said, I disagree with the others about the snow; you do have a problem. Specifically you must now come up with a goofy snow-related name for your beer like "Yellow Snow" or "Winter Storm Warning" or some such.

 

[Clifton]

This happened to me on 12/4/2010. Interestingly also a Nut Brown ale. And as Kitchen noted above....it is named Snow Brown Ale.