Infection?

[beerclone]

Batch was put into fermenter last nite. The glitch? The stopper for the airlock fell in the carboy. It was sanitized but with as much as I handled it who knows. Thoughts? I know it's early yet.

 

[TheZymurgist]

You're screwed. Dump it.

J/K. Way too early to tell. I hope your hands or whatever you used to pull out the stopper was sanitized. Most likely you're fine. I did an IPA with whole hops once, not knowing what a nightmare they were to strain. Long story short, I had my hands in and out of the wort trying to strain the hops for at least half an hour. I sanitized everything thoroughly, especially my arms up to my elbows, and it turned out fine. No infection, no off flavors. That beer actually took first in a competition.

No worries.

 

[beerclone]

The stopper is still I'm the carboy so my hands weren't in the beer at all. I was handling the stopper though. I just have to hope my hands were sanitized enough from putting the stopper and airlock in star San.

 

[TheZymurgist]

Yeah, you should be fine. I'd be more worried about the beer leeching flavors from the rubber stopper, but I don't know whether that's an issue or not. I would guess you're ok to just wait until fermentation is done, let it sit for a couple days, then bottle or keg, which ever your method is.

 

[beerclone]

Looks pretty normal now. I feel better at least for the time being.