Fermenting Beer Causes Dairy Products to Spoil?

[greenfrog5]

SWMBO just asked me to look into this, claiming all of our cheeses have prematurely spoiled and newly opened milk curdled in 2 hours. Nothing coming up in Google/HBT-search. Is this possible?

We have 2 carboys with a Brown/done and IIPA/dryhopping in the kitchen right next to the fridge. Been living in this new apartment for about 5 weeks with at least 1 beer going the whole time.

Edit: Sometimes have hops in the freezer, but nothing but beer bottles ready to drink in the fridge (no yeast, ingredients)

Anybody had something similar happen, or know how/why it might be related to fermenting beer? I figured it it was related, there must be something on the internet already)

Thanks
Aaron

 

[viking73]

Unless you have a blow up there's nothing coming out of the airlock but CO2.

Time to bleach the fridge.

 

[robtotten]

Sounds like the fridge isn't cold enough. Put a few thermometers in different spits in the fridge and check them every few hours.

 

[daniels]

Have you checked your attic for a worlocks? that or maybe like robtotten said your fridge may not be could enough

 

[Zamial]

The only way I have ever heard of beer spoiling cheese is...err...wait...wouldn't this make beer cheese soup impossible to make? seriously, not the beer...is the door on the fridge shut all the way????

 

[samc]

+1 temp of fridge

also, having you been milling grain in the kitchen?

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

Sounds like the fridge isn't cold enough. Put a few thermometers in different spits in the fridge and check them every few hours.

Just make sure you clean up all that spit when you are done.

 

[shelly_belly]

Are they past the 'Best By' dates? Maybe the store had a problem if they were purchased at the same place.

 

[uncommonsense]

I had this problem. Do you have a 3 year old. Mine was going into the fridge and turning it down.

 

[edmanster]

I had this problem. Do you have a 3 year old. Mine was going into the fridge and turning it down.

Mine did it with the furnace.. Have a light switch next to it for a main disconnect.. Last week it snowed and thought it was a little cold.. 3am and went to the thermostat and it was 60 degrees.. WTF.. Thought I was buying a new furnace.. Went downstairs and the closet door was open.. Checked everything and noticed the switch was down...

 

[ReverseApacheMaster]

In order for beer to curdle milk in two hours you would have to have an enormous colony of lactobacillus kicking it in your fridge -- I mean a big open jar of it -- and it would have to be over 100F.

It is far, far more likely you bought bad milk or cheese that contaminated the others and/or you have problems with the temperature in the fridge, whether it is the door not being shut, the compressor not working, the internal thermometer is busted, etc.