Dead rotten mouse (mice?) in mash tun!

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  1. GeeL

    GeeL Initiate (0) Aug 27, 2008 Massachusetts

    Bummer! I "snuck" out of work early to brew. Got home, had my brew area all set up, had the water heating, and pulled out the mash tun to get that pre-heated and smelled an awful stench. I looked in, and somehow a mouse got in and couldn't get out. It actually looked like there was a 2nd one in there (some quick research confirmed that mice can be cannibalistic). Lots of fur, poop, some dead ******s (I think they were)...

    I'd upload a picture just for ha-has, but can't figure out how. Plus, maybe it's best to spare you the visually gory details.

    I'm not washing that. Time for a new tun, manifold, and drain tube.
     
    #1 GeeL, Aug 16, 2014
  2. jbakajust1

    jbakajust1 Pooh-Bah (2,552) Aug 25, 2009 Oregon
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    Reminds me of a thread on here awhile back...

    But I would be getting a new MLT built on that one too.
     
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  3. JrGtr

    JrGtr Pooh-Bah (1,775) Apr 13, 2006 Massachusetts
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    Obviously I wouldn't use that one today...
    Maybe over time and a lot of washing and bleach / PBW / Oxyclean I would think about using it.
    But thank you for not posting pictures.
     
    #3 JrGtr, Aug 16, 2014
  4. FATC1TY

    FATC1TY Pooh-Bah (2,564) Feb 12, 2012 Georgia
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    A hard bleach, and hot PBW.. probably fine. It's hot side anyways. :wink:

    That said.. I don't think I would ever be able to get the idea that there was a putrefied mouse in my mash tun, so yeah.. a new one would be happening.
     
    #4 FATC1TY, Aug 16, 2014
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  5. OddNotion

    OddNotion Pooh-Bah (1,915) Nov 1, 2009 New Jersey
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    Im not seeing the issue. I was under the impression that this is how Rogue ran their R&D lab
     
    #5 OddNotion, Aug 16, 2014
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  6. PapaGoose03

    PapaGoose03 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,057) May 30, 2005 Michigan
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    #6 PapaGoose03, Aug 16, 2014
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  7. tkdchampxi

    tkdchampxi Pooh-Bah (2,473) Oct 19, 2010 New Jersey
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    #7 tkdchampxi, Aug 16, 2014
  8. koopa

    koopa Initiate (0) Apr 20, 2008 New Jersey

    I'm not seeing any pictures, but how you manage to mash into a kettle with a dead rodent in it is beside me.....
     
    #8 koopa, Aug 16, 2014
  9. ChrisMyhre

    ChrisMyhre Initiate (0) Sep 15, 2013 Massachusetts

    Isn't there a story about how the origional guinness brewery derived lots of it's signiture flavor from dead rats in the mash?
     
    #9 ChrisMyhre, Aug 16, 2014
  10. ssam

    ssam Pundit (997) Dec 2, 2008 California

    Thats fucked up.
     
    #10 ssam, Aug 16, 2014
  11. scurvy311

    scurvy311 Savant (1,135) Dec 3, 2005 Louisiana

    I would cut the rotted mouse carcass by half and double both the late hops and dry hops. Be careful not to use too much crystal.
     
    #11 scurvy311, Aug 16, 2014
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  12. JohnSnowNW

    JohnSnowNW Initiate (0) Feb 6, 2013 Minnesota

    Just make a Heineken clone :sunglasses:
     
    #12 JohnSnowNW, Aug 16, 2014
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  13. captaincoffee

    captaincoffee Pooh-Bah (2,218) Jul 10, 2011 Virginia
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    I bet Dogfish Head could figure out a way to brew that.
     
    #13 captaincoffee, Aug 16, 2014
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  14. johnyb

    johnyb Pooh-Bah (2,336) Aug 11, 2012 Florida
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    Didn't Bob and Doug McKenzie use that mouse ploy to get free beer?
     
    #14 johnyb, Aug 16, 2014
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  15. inchrisin

    inchrisin Pooh-Bah (2,013) Sep 25, 2008 Indiana
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    I don't think it's that big of a deal. Bugs get into my mash tun all the time. I'd definitely hit it with some 1:10 bleach before brewing again and run some through the spigot. Rinse well and brew on!
     
    #15 inchrisin, Aug 16, 2014
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  16. scurvy311

    scurvy311 Savant (1,135) Dec 3, 2005 Louisiana

    This thread will also be a great resource to share for the enviable thread titled, "Rookie needs recommendations for first batch using rotting mice carcass extract, where do I start?"
     
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  17. Srkolodn

    Srkolodn Savant (1,050) Dec 26, 2013 New York
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    #17 Srkolodn, Aug 16, 2014
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  18. SFACRKnight

    SFACRKnight Grand Pooh-Bah (3,348) Jan 20, 2012 Colorado
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    Now I know why "mousy" is on the flavor wheel...
     
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  19. Mag00n

    Mag00n Initiate (0) Nov 21, 2008 New York

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  20. jbakajust1

    jbakajust1 Pooh-Bah (2,552) Aug 25, 2009 Oregon
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