Very dumb mistake

[ndtyank49]

Ok i'm pretty I should throw out this brew I got going....

I used rubbing alc in my air lock (my mom got very mad I was using her vodka). This brew fermented very fast the CO2 caused the top to blow off, and at least half of the rubbing alc got mixed into the brew... :'(

I'm pretty sure i should dump it. What do the experts think?

 

[cageybee]

deleted..kgb

 

[Euripidez]

Its fine. What would that be 1 tbsp of alcohol in 5 gallons beer? Its not like the rubbing alcohol would have bacteria in it, either.

 

[cageybee]

google search shows its not good for you....... I think I would chuck it, your health is too important. but on second thought, I'm not sure how you know that half got mixed in with the brew. I cant imagine how any got in there with the circumstances you described

 

[Thegreatestgray]

I would taste it if it taste like rubbing alcohol or something just as vile then chuck it. If it tastes good or like it should then hold on to it

 

[BobbiLynn]

Rubbing alcohol evaporates very quickly, and not sure how it could get into the beer from a blow-off either. If half is missing, it probably just spilled and evaporated.

 

[dawgmatic]

Rubbing alcohol evaporates very quickly, and not sure how it could get into the beer from a blow-off either. If half is missing, it probably just spilled and evaporated.

this +1

 

[DrSnake]

Oh shizz what a bummer. I say throw it out. Why spend days/weeks worrying about it? It's tough but brew a fresh batch.
Good Luck!

 

[latium]

For next time, the cheap, store-brand, rotgut vodka works just fine, and nobody wants to drink it. It even *smells* like rubbing alcohol.

 

[dawgmatic]

don't throw it away unless it tastes like rubbing alcohol. it sounds like it might not even have gotten sucked in

 

[benzy4010]

Y throw it away cuz your pretty?

 

[tampa911]

agree with the majority here... Chances are the rubbing alcohol got carried away with the blow off, and if it truly did get sucked back in, what is 2 or 3 tablespoons in a few gallons of beer.

Next time fill the airlock with Starsan or Vodka or use a blow off tube and forget it.

 

[reinstone]

Remember kitty ducockus? She drank rubbing alc just fine. I wouldn't worry either way. It's prob not in your beer, it's also not cyanide.

 

[norsk]

It will be fine...

 

[Pastorken]

Let it ride and taste it in a week. I'll bet if it got in there you'd never even notice it. I wouldn't risk wasting a whole batch on a hunch!