DavidM Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Was ready to bottle a Coopers Canadian Blond.. Set myself up and started the transfer into the second FV and the bulk prime. Heard my neighbour about to leave, he only visits about once a month, stepped out to say goodbye, He wanted a quick chat... Meanwhile back in the shed the transfer had finished but sadly it was all on the Floor. I checked the tap before I started but seems I only did a Man's check. Six bottles was all I got from that 23L batch !! Hose the shed out and start again.. 1 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozdevil Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 55 minutes ago, DavidM said: Was ready to bottle a Coopers Canadian Blond.. Set myself up and started the transfer into the second FV and the bulk prime. Heard my neighbour about to leave, he only visits about once a month, stepped out to say goodbye, He wanted a quick chat... Meanwhile back in the shed the transfer had finished but sadly it was all on the Floor. I checked the tap before I started but seems I only did a Man's check. Six bottles was all I got from that 23L batch !! Hose the shed out and start again.. man happens to us all , atleast you got a few bottles from it 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 59 minutes ago, ozdevil said: Was ready to bottle a Coopers Canadian Blond.. Set myself up and started the transfer into the second FV and the bulk prime. Heard my neighbour about to leave, he only visits about once a month, stepped out to say goodbye, He wanted a quick chat... Meanwhile back in the shed the transfer had finished but sadly it was all on the Floor. I checked the tap before I started but seems I only did a Man's check. Six bottles was all I got from that 23L batch !! Hose the shed out and start again.. Bugger, all that beer gone to waste I hope the few you saved taste good. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terminal2k Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 6 hours ago, DavidM said: bulk prime so what you're saying is, never bulk prime 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted February 16, 2022 Author Share Posted February 16, 2022 I'll keep bulk Priming, it's (normally) working good. Just gotta check the tap !! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozdevil Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 7 minutes ago, DavidM said: I'll keep bulk Priming, it's (normally) working good. Just gotta check the tap !! thats why i like pressure fermenting and transferring to keg that way never spill a drop 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malter White Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 Yesterday I developed a new bottling technique - wet bottling. Fortunately I bottle outside under the pergola. If I didn't my fail could have been much worse. My outdoor table is about 3m long, so I set the bottling process along the table. Empty bottles first. Then the FV and a space to put the filled bottles. Then the carb drops and caps and finally the empty boxes for the finished product to go into. Well yesterday was a bit windy around my way and while my hands were full on filling a bottle a gust of wind grabbed hold of the empty boxes and sent them flying into the 20 bottles I'd already filled. It only knocked one over but this one bottle created a ten pin effect and knocked a couple more over and then in my haste to catch them I knocked another over. All up lost about 5 bottles but the worst part was the clean up. Beer all over the table, the carb drops, my portable radio, the pavers and so on. So I evacuated the carb drops, caps and radio and wiped them down and got the garden hose out to wash everything else down. I finished bottling the last 40 bottles in puddles (it was a double batch I made). It was a clumsy way to clean up but it would have taken ages any other way and there would still have been stickiness left behind. Lesson learnt. Secure light weight objects in future. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 1 hour ago, MUZZY said: Yesterday I developed a new bottling technique - wet bottling. Fortunately I bottle outside under the pergola. If I didn't my fail could have been much worse. My outdoor table is about 3m long, so I set the bottling process along the table. Empty bottles first. Then the FV and a space to put the filled bottles. Then the carb drops and caps and finally the empty boxes for the finished product to go into. Well yesterday was a bit windy around my way and while my hands were full on filling a bottle a gust of wind grabbed hold of the empty boxes and sent them flying into the 20 bottles I'd already filled. It only knocked one over but this one bottle created a ten pin effect and knocked a couple more over and then in my haste to catch them I knocked another over. All up lost about 5 bottles but the worst part was the clean up. Beer all over the table, the carb drops, my portable radio, the pavers and so on. So I evacuated the carb drops, caps and radio and wiped them down and got the garden hose out to wash everything else down. I finished bottling the last 40 bottles in puddles (it was a double batch I made). It was a clumsy way to clean up but it would have taken ages any other way and there would still have been stickiness left behind. Lesson learnt. Secure light weight objects in future. Another day in the life & adventures of a home brewer, I suppose you are lucky you didn't lose more bottles. You probably get Gully breezes whereas I get sea breezes, sometimes without warning they can clean off a table, I have a protected area to bottle outside but I also have plenty of room inside, no mishaps yet. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDT2 Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 2 hours ago, MUZZY said: Yesterday I developed a new bottling technique - wet bottling. Fortunately I bottle outside under the pergola. If I didn't my fail could have been much worse. My outdoor table is about 3m long, so I set the bottling process along the table. Empty bottles first. Then the FV and a space to put the filled bottles. Then the carb drops and caps and finally the empty boxes for the finished product to go into. Well yesterday was a bit windy around my way and while my hands were full on filling a bottle a gust of wind grabbed hold of the empty boxes and sent them flying into the 20 bottles I'd already filled. It only knocked one over but this one bottle created a ten pin effect and knocked a couple more over and then in my haste to catch them I knocked another over. All up lost about 5 bottles but the worst part was the clean up. Beer all over the table, the carb drops, my portable radio, the pavers and so on. So I evacuated the carb drops, caps and radio and wiped them down and got the garden hose out to wash everything else down. I finished bottling the last 40 bottles in puddles (it was a double batch I made). It was a clumsy way to clean up but it would have taken ages any other way and there would still have been stickiness left behind. Lesson learnt. Secure light weight objects in future. At least no glass involved, glass and sticky crap even worse. Although may not have blown over 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malter White Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 @Classic Brewing Co Yeah the gully breezes come through here pretty sharply. Usually in the evenings but I unluckily got them yesterday morning.@RDT2 True. I'm counting my blessings it wasn't glass I had to clean up. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 10 minutes ago, MUZZY said: @Classic Brewing Co Yeah the gully breezes come through here pretty sharply. Usually in the evenings but I unluckily got them yesterday morning.@RDT2 True. I'm counting my blessings it wasn't glass I had to clean up. PET bottles are so flimsy especially when you try to line them up for sanitising/bottling etc as soon as you bump one they have all gone over, I hardly use them anymore only for carb tests on a brew, usually 2-4. I have a lot of success with Coops longnecks so I just stick to them & Grolsch/500ml German bottles. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stquinto Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 On 2/15/2022 at 11:01 PM, DavidM said: Was ready to bottle a Coopers Canadian Blond.. Set myself up and started the transfer into the second FV and the bulk prime. Heard my neighbour about to leave, he only visits about once a month, stepped out to say goodbye, He wanted a quick chat... Meanwhile back in the shed the transfer had finished but sadly it was all on the Floor. I checked the tap before I started but seems I only did a Man's check. Six bottles was all I got from that 23L batch !! Hose the shed out and start again.. What bad luck ! Even worse is if the legs of the benches get wet and start to rot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stquinto Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 11 hours ago, MUZZY said: Yesterday I developed a new bottling technique - wet bottling. Fortunately I bottle outside under the pergola. If I didn't my fail could have been much worse. My outdoor table is about 3m long, so I set the bottling process along the table. Empty bottles first. Then the FV and a space to put the filled bottles. Then the carb drops and caps and finally the empty boxes for the finished product to go into. Well yesterday was a bit windy around my way and while my hands were full on filling a bottle a gust of wind grabbed hold of the empty boxes and sent them flying into the 20 bottles I'd already filled. It only knocked one over but this one bottle created a ten pin effect and knocked a couple more over and then in my haste to catch them I knocked another over. All up lost about 5 bottles but the worst part was the clean up. Beer all over the table, the carb drops, my portable radio, the pavers and so on. So I evacuated the carb drops, caps and radio and wiped them down and got the garden hose out to wash everything else down. I finished bottling the last 40 bottles in puddles (it was a double batch I made). It was a clumsy way to clean up but it would have taken ages any other way and there would still have been stickiness left behind. Lesson learnt. Secure light weight objects in future. Nothing worse than sticky floors from spilled beer. And the recriminations from our respective family members.... Mind you, when that happens to me and the kids tramp all over it, they listen to me when I tell them not to walk around in socks all the time (should see the holes in 'em). They really get the message if it was a broken bottle 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iBooz2 Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 After a massive brew day on Sunday I just got too tired during the last batch and forgot to un-plug my electrical element from the ink-bird during the boil on gas stage. Subsequently when I pumped the wort out after the boil it kicked back in when the wort got too low. Luckily my nose sensed something was different and I went looking for the issue. Found the top part of the element was cooked black and smoking. Quickly unplugged it and allowed to cool a tad before cooling further with room temp water so as not to fracture the internal filament. No harm done (I don't think) as a good scrub with a SS curly girl got rid of the black bits. Lucky I had not gone outside to do something else at this time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmar92 Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 4 minutes ago, iBooz2 said: After a massive brew day on Sunday I just got too tired during the last batch and forgot to un-plug my electrical element from the ink-bird during the boil on gas stage. Subsequently when I pumped the wort out after the boil it kicked back in when the wort got too low. Luckily my nose sensed something was different and I went looking for the issue. Found the top part of the element was cooked black and smoking. Quickly unplugged it and allowed to cool a tad before cooling further with room temp water so as not to fracture the internal filament. No harm done (I don't think) as a good scrub with a SS curly girl got rid of the black bits. Lucky I had not gone outside to do something else at this time. I have done exactly the same with mine, the element survived OK although it was a job to clean the crap off it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchBastard Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 You’re a proper home brewer now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spursman Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 On 2/16/2022 at 8:01 AM, DavidM said: Was ready to bottle a Coopers Canadian Blond.. Set myself up and started the transfer into the second FV and the bulk prime. Heard my neighbour about to leave, he only visits about once a month, stepped out to say goodbye, He wanted a quick chat... Meanwhile back in the shed the transfer had finished but sadly it was all on the Floor. I checked the tap before I started but seems I only did a Man's check. Six bottles was all I got from that 23L batch !! Hose the shed out and start again.. BUGGER!!! Another reason to bulk prime in the FV. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Ummm, spontaneously fermenting cube.... WTF??? I must not have closed the lid properly 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 9 hours ago, interceptor said: Ummm, spontaneously fermenting cube.... WTF??? I must not have closed the lid properly That sounds like it could get messy quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 6 hours ago, Shamus O'Sean said: That sounds like it could get messy quickly. I poured it out 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 14 hours ago, interceptor said: I poured it out So, no hope as a weird sour or something? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 8 hours ago, Shamus O'Sean said: So, no hope as a weird sour or something? could have but was annoyed, so it's on the grass now 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 8 hours ago, interceptor said: could have but was annoyed, so it's on the grass now i've been that annoyed before 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 5 hours ago, Shamus O'Sean said: i've been that annoyed before And it was a great option. 3 empty kegs,, BIAB bag is broken.... 1 beer ready to keg. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussiekraut Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 Geared myself up to do the Kegerator rebuild and upgrade today. Set up and tested one of the 8l PET kegs I bought for taking beer to BBQs, as I needed to use it to push the beer out of the old beer lines and was happy with it. Then I got all the bits ready, the new font tower, the beer line, the extra disconnect, the shank for the tap, the retraction spring, the tap handle and the ta...well, where is the tap. I bought everything, all the bits and pieces but guess what? I forgot the bloody tap! So it'll go on my Hoppydays order this week. I'll go there to pick things up on Sat anyway and hopefully get to do the Kegerator next Sunday. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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