My rubber stopper was a little small for my 3 gal carboy and accidentally pushed it into the carboy when fixing a blow off tube. It's down in the beer. So... I'm sure I'm not the only one that has done this. Is batch ruined?
Ugh :(
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Konstantianus
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I had this happen with a 1 gallon batch and was worried about an infection. It turned out fine although they didn't last long. The real kicker is trying to fish the stopper out. I eventually put the carboy and all in the recycling bin. RDWHAHB
Batch should be OK. The problem is getting the stopper out.
No, it's fine.
And use the plastic bag trick once the carboy is empty to get the stopper out!
And use the plastic bag trick once the carboy is empty to get the stopper out!
As Arte Johnson would say, "Very interesting..."
You mean me ... the newbie or an added twist to the beer lol
You mean me ... the newbie or an added twist to the beer lol
No, myself. Very interesting thread especially the video.
Moral of the story is NEVER give up too soon on a (significant) problem and ALWAYS give Google and HBT a shot. I'm frequently amazed at what you can find out there when you least expect it.
Yep haha. I am more concerned about the beer. I have a lot of tenacity and I will get that stopper out one way or another
I am guessing that since the stopper fell in easily, it will come out fairly easily using that awesome bag technique. My guess is that you probably sanitized the stopper before placing it, so your chance of infection is relatively small. It's amazing what can be learned in these forums and how ingenious homebrewers are!
Yes it was sanitized. And since it went in easily... I think I can get it out. I agree learning tons being on the forum here!
Kickass
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This was the same content of my first post to HBT about 12 years ago. Only difference, mine was the little rubber grommet on the bucket lid. My beer was seemingly unaffected and my worry over the small things quickly eroded. I’m not saying it’s hard to mess up a batch, but beer is very resilient. Brew on!
Yep we will carry on! I had another stopper (same size) don fit worth crap. Want to slip out all time... so well tape haha. I will get a universal stopper and see if it fits better. But looking good at this point
rsquared
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Yup, looks perfectly normal to me.
Lol like 1 gal bottles!!
pretty much.... would bring a new meaning to a "tall boy"!
would bring a new meaning to a "tall boy"!
Ask your local shop or search online for the “universal carboy bung”. I use a mixture of 3, 5, and sometimes 6 gallon carboys. I find the universal bungs to fit all of them well and I only use those now. They are plastic, not gum or rubber so they also go in firmly and don’t back out like the rubber ones do. Not sure if it fits a 1 gallon jug, but I would tend to think not.
Universal Carboy Bungs have a longer taper and so provide a tighter seal. Also the top lip makes it so the bung cannot fall in the carboy. They look like this and come drilled or undrilled.
Universal Carboy Bungs have a longer taper and so provide a tighter seal. Also the top lip makes it so the bung cannot fall in the carboy. They look like this and come drilled or undrilled.
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Yep I have those on my shopping list!
Yes! Normal fermentation. Called "krausen".
