Dead mice in boiler

[PEACOCKSUIT]

Hi everyone. After a lengthy break from home brewing I decided to venture into the shed and dig out my homebrew tackle. To my horror I discovered 2 dead Mice/Voles in my boiler! I only put it in the shed a month or so ago. The shed has got a bit of a leak and the boiler had a few inches of dirty rain water inside along with these 2 dead mice. The smell was dreadful .

I tipped out the content of the bucket and filled it with hot soapy water. I then refilled it with a bleach solution.

It is a DIY boiler made from a 60l HK plastics bucket with a 3KW element. Iv hardly used it!

Would it be ok to use this after dismantling and thoroughly cleaning and sterilizing it? I am reluctant to throw it away as it cose a small fortune to build .

Opinions folks. Cheers

[barney]

Dont be so bloody soft, Get a brew on. There must be thousands of rats a year boiled up along with Grains over all the breweries in Britain.

Even if they stank to high heaven. If you boiled them they would be quite safe to eat.

[PEACOCKSUIT]

HAHA. Exactly what I wanted to hear! I knew Id find reassurance on here .

[Geezah]

Sous vide mouse

[super_simian]

Make sure you rinse out the bleach very well 'though.

[vacant]

There must be thousands of rats a year boiled up along with Grains over all the breweries in Britain.

Don't forget the bird shit*, unless your Maris Otter was grown in poly tunnel

*probably found under "misc ingredients" in most brewing software.

[mrbisback]

Bird shat, dead mice , rats ..sounds like the liquid equivalent of a Ginsters pasty

[Highlander]

you might brew a one of a kind, bestest brew ever, just don;t tell anyone your secret ingrediant..

[mozza]

Bird shat, dead mice , rats ..sounds like the liquid equivalent of a Ginsters pasty

Could be their secret ingredient! I can't think of another way of producing such a gut wrenching pasty!

[themadhippy]

Bird shat, dead mice , rats ..sounds like the liquid equivalent of a Ginsters pasty

Ah you mean traditional scrumpy cider

[stevetk189]

This is why I hand wash every grain before milling it. Brewday length is currently 17 months.

[orlando]

Swap you some of these. Found them in some old pint bottles that were given to me.

[far9410]

If you're gonna use rat, I would make sure you boil it first ,

[timothy]

This is why I hand wash every grain before milling it. Brewday length is currently 17 months.

LOL