Bee in my yeast

Discussion in 'Homebrewing' started by leedorham, Jun 9, 2012.

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  1. leedorham

    leedorham Initiate (0) Apr 27, 2006 Washington

    I was cleaning out my fridge and had a couple bottles of yeast slurry that had been sitting in there for well over a year. When I dumped one there was a chunk in it. It looked strange so I rinsed it off. Here's what it was:

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    Not sure how it got in there. Since I would surely have noticed it when cleaning/sanitizing the bottle, I'm guessing it got into the fermenter, died, and ended up getting trapped in the yeast cake. Then, when I collected the slurry, I must not have noticed it.
     
    #1 leedorham, Jun 9, 2012
  2. utahbeerdude

    utahbeerdude Maven (1,374) May 2, 2006 Utah

    So how was the bee beer?
     
    #2 utahbeerdude, Jun 10, 2012
  3. leedorham

    leedorham Initiate (0) Apr 27, 2006 Washington

    It was good. It was a wit we served at my wedding last year.
     
    #3 leedorham, Jun 10, 2012
  4. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
    Pooh-Bah

    Yeast is rich in vitamin Bee.
     
    #4 VikeMan, Jun 10, 2012
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  5. MrGreengenes2

    MrGreengenes2 Initiate (0) Aug 9, 2008 Indiana

    I'm pretty sure bees get into beer the same way slugs do...
     
    #5 MrGreengenes2, Jun 10, 2012
  6. inchrisin

    inchrisin Pooh-Bah (2,013) Sep 25, 2008 Indiana
    Pooh-Bah

    I really hope the name had something to do with the birds and the bees.
     
    #6 inchrisin, Jun 12, 2012
  7. epk

    epk Pundit (849) Jun 10, 2008 New Jersey

    Winner.
     
    #7 epk, Jun 12, 2012
  8. nolabrew

    nolabrew Initiate (0) Apr 20, 2010 Louisiana

    I read the title to this thread very wrong.
     
    #8 nolabrew, Jun 12, 2012
  9. TheNoodleIncident

    TheNoodleIncident Initiate (0) Apr 30, 2012 New York

    yeah, i was going to say to use the toilet instead
     
    #9 TheNoodleIncident, Jun 12, 2012
  10. MaineMike

    MaineMike Initiate (0) Jan 22, 2011 Maine

    That bee must have been very happy in its final moments!
     
    #10 MaineMike, Jun 12, 2012
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