Anyone ever make ****** beer?

Discussion in 'Homebrewing' started by Naugled, Dec 3, 2012.

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Should I taste it?

  1. Yes

    60.7%
  2. No

    39.3%
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  1. Naugled

    Naugled Pooh-Bah (1,944) Sep 25, 2007 New York
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    I guess I just did, but not on purpose. I keep a couple of 'long term' experiments going in about 5 1/2 gal jugs. I call it my bug farm. Instead of air locks I just keep the caps on loosely. I noticed something crawling up the side of one of the jugs one day (see pic) and realized they were ******s. I guess that lid was a bit too loose and a gnat was able to crawl in.

    This was in a jug of wort with Goudenband dregs from 2007. So it was fairly acidic and alcoholic (at one time at least). I was surprised to find that those ******s could survive and thrive in that solution.

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  2. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    I'm waiting for someone to tell you to rack carefully from beneath the ******s.
     
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  3. BillyCannon

    BillyCannon Devotee (337) Mar 2, 2012 Massachusetts

    So I hope needless to say you'll be using airlocks from now on?
     
  4. OddNotion

    OddNotion Pooh-Bah (1,915) Nov 1, 2009 New Jersey
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    Or ask the process/flavor contribution of dry ******ing?
     
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  5. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    Never dry ******. They are full of O2.
     
  6. pweis909

    pweis909 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,250) Aug 13, 2005 Wisconsin
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    I once found a dead bat at the bottom of a bucket fermenter. However, the fermenter was not in use at the time. I cleaned it out, sanitized it, and all was OK. Well, except for the bat.

    As for consuming the ****** beer, you would probably be fine, the beer might even taste OK, but why bother testing your gag reflex. I suppose you could smell it an evaluate further. Or just wash it out and make something else.
     
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  7. RBCORCORAN

    RBCORCORAN Initiate (0) May 18, 2009 Massachusetts

    Don't be surpized if Brew Dog steals your recipe and puts it on the market ....maybe stuffed in a road kill carcass.
     
  8. good_gracious

    good_gracious Initiate (0) Aug 19, 2012 Maryland

    I vote you wait until they turn into flies and then just let them fly out of the carboy. Problem solved.
     
  9. Vav

    Vav Savant (1,049) Jul 27, 2008 Illinois

    Paypal you 20 bucks to take a sip, with video proof.
     
  10. DSlim71

    DSlim71 Initiate (0) Mar 3, 2010 New Jersey

    Anyone else find it funny he called the experiments his "bug farm"?

    lol
     
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  11. evantwomey

    evantwomey Initiate (0) Jan 1, 2008 North Carolina

    As long as you aren't chewing your beer, it should be fine.
     
  12. herrburgess

    herrburgess Grand Pooh-Bah (3,077) Nov 4, 2009 South Carolina
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    Dogfish Head ****** Braggot?
     
  13. GeezLynn

    GeezLynn Initiate (0) May 10, 2009 Colorado

    Any better pics for the entomologists out there?
     
  14. hopsandmalt

    hopsandmalt Initiate (0) Dec 14, 2006 Michigan

  15. WickedSluggy

    WickedSluggy Savant (1,129) Nov 21, 2008 Texas

    Never made ****** beer, but am very aware of the possibility. Fruit flies make me very nervous. Those little bastard are made to sneak into stuff.
     
  16. rmalinowski4

    rmalinowski4 Pundit (753) Oct 22, 2010 Illinois

    I have a secret Santa BIF and need a gag beer, mind sending me a bottle?
     
  17. FeDUBBELFIST

    FeDUBBELFIST Pooh-Bah (1,765) Oct 31, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    This makes me want to bottle my sour right flippin now.
     
  18. cmmcdonn

    cmmcdonn Initiate (0) Jun 21, 2009 Virginia

    This makes me wonder how the "true" wilds/lambics that open ferment handle such issues.
     
  19. jbakajust1

    jbakajust1 Pooh-Bah (2,552) Aug 25, 2009 Oregon
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    You probably have vinegar at this point, or are getting close to it. I lost a couple (in bottle) sour starters to acetobacter by leaving them out w/ foil crimped over the top instead of airlocks.
     
  20. inchrisin

    inchrisin Pooh-Bah (2,013) Sep 25, 2008 Indiana
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    Funny story, I was driving to work today and eating raw Poptarts out of the foil because I was in a rush. After eating one I noticed what I thought was a brown sprinkle on my pant leg. I thought, that's funny. I don't remember brown sprinkles being on my Poptarts. After looking closer at my leg, it was moving around a little and I was hoping that maybe whatever it was just got on me somehow on my way to the car. After looking at the remaining Poptart, yeah...that was a ****** from the Poptarts. I had two ******s inside the foil with the other Poptart. I'm not sure how many I ate, but the flavor wasn't noticeable. I only got heebed out after I realized that I might have ate a few. The key here will be giving these beers away for Christmas. Tell no one. And on the bright side, nobody on here will judge you. They'll all be too busy laughing at me for the above story.
     
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