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Help: pushed stopper into carboy

Disaster today as I was racking to my secondary. I was all set to put the stopper and airlock on and I just pushed to hard on it and--kerplunk--it dropped into the beer.

Lots of swearing and throwing utensils around.

So now I have a (sanitized) rubber stopper floating in my beer.

I cleaned out the primary carboy and I'm in the process of sanitizing it right now. I plan on siphoning the beer out of the carboy with the stopper floating in it and back into the other carboy for now.

I can't be the only idiot this has happened to. So, what the hell do I do now?

Much obliged, JM

Reply to
Joe Murphy
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Murphy's law, huh?

A strong piece of wire with a hook on the end.

Lot's of swearing and cursing.

Ending in a trashed stopper.

Take care when it finally gives. Having you fly in one direction with wire/stopper in hand and the carboy in the other, whilst humourous, could result in a damaged brewer and smashed carboy...

Good luck Mike

Reply to
Mike

SUCCESS!

Thanks, Mike.

Reply to
Joe Murphy

HEHE! I had this happen to me too, I used Mike's technique also...long wire with lots of swearing.

Just thought you'd like to know you're not alone.

Kent

Reply to
blah

I dropped a 1 ft. piece of sanitised siphon hose into the secondary (don't ask how). I just left it there without a problem. The beer turned out fine.

Reply to
Signs and Designs

Thanks for the sympathy.

She's all fermented and I'm about to bottle tomorrow. Tastes like Bass ale now. Hope it still does in two weeks.

Reply to
Joe Murphy

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