Snow
Beer me up, Scotty!
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Over the last 2 days, I have made the most involved beer I've ever made. A Bavarian Hefeweizen, I sourced the finest malts, hops and yeast. I researched mashing and fermentation methods to death. I pre-prepared a big healthy starter. I laboriously worked out the perfect recipe, then I conductd a detailed 3 hour mashing schedule, with ferrulic acid rests, double decoctions, etc, followed by a 2 hour boil and a very careful wort transfer and chilling process. So you see, there was a lot of work and love going into this beer. Anyway, I'm near the end of it all, and after topping up the wort in my bathtub to get the right volume, I put the fermenter on the toilet seat to take a gravity sample (yes it's a very hygenic toilet - it's the relatively unused one, downstairs), then I went into the kitchen to get the hydrometer. You guessed it - the fermenter fell off the toilet and about 20L of wort ended up on the bathroom floor . Well my wife learned some new swear words last night. The sound of that much wort hitting the floor will haunt me forever.
Anyway, I managed to save 5L of wort in the fermenter and piched the yeast, so at least I'll get to see how it turns out. Took me 2 hours to clean it up and there's still plenty of wort fermenting under the bath tub, so I'm a little bit tired and emotional today. I just had to share this with you guys as you're the only ones who'll understand. My wife just gave me a look that said: "get over it - it's only cheap beer", and: "have fun cleaning it all up yourself and if it stinks tomorrow you'll get no sex for the rest of the year" :unsure:
I think I'll do a nice simple porter for my next brew.....and leave the fermenter on the floor this time!
Yours in mourning - Snow.
Anyway, I managed to save 5L of wort in the fermenter and piched the yeast, so at least I'll get to see how it turns out. Took me 2 hours to clean it up and there's still plenty of wort fermenting under the bath tub, so I'm a little bit tired and emotional today. I just had to share this with you guys as you're the only ones who'll understand. My wife just gave me a look that said: "get over it - it's only cheap beer", and: "have fun cleaning it all up yourself and if it stinks tomorrow you'll get no sex for the rest of the year" :unsure:
I think I'll do a nice simple porter for my next brew.....and leave the fermenter on the floor this time!
Yours in mourning - Snow.