Too bad sometimes they’re rookie mistakes. I was in the middle of brewing a batch of Irish Red and someone who hadn’t seen the process before came in and started asking questions. I don’t mind this at all. I love my hobby and I’m willing to share what knowledge I have with those who care to learn. On this particular occasion I allowed myself to become distracted and completely forgot to cool the boiling wort before I put it into the plastic carboy. It did not turn out well for the carboy. I would have thought they were made of a bit sterner stuff. The carboy is ruined but the wort was still usable and I had to put it into a different bucket so, all is not lost.
I had another mishap recently. I was brewing a Spiced Winter Ale and right after I brought it to a boil and added the hops the hot plate died. I did not find this out until about 20 minutes into the boil. At this point there wasn’t much I could do. I put the lid on and kept it as warm as I could for an hour. I’m hoping that it broke down enough of the hop resins to provide some bitterness or I’m going to have a fairly sweet beer. I had a yeast starter standing by so I wasn’t too worried about any bacterial infection. I bottled it just last weekend so I’ll be able to tell you in about a week.
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