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03-29-2011, 02:14 AM
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Location: Chandler, AZ
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Dry Hopping made gas bubbles in carboy.
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03-29-2011, 02:34 AM
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Beer:30.............
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Everything you're describing is perfectly normal. The air bubbles you are seeing is the release of carbon dioxide. The dry hops cause this. Basically, the hops are "un-carbonating" your beer somewhat. The first time I dry hopped I was concerned about this as well. As for the "two layers" at the bottom, well, from the picture it looks like you are talking about the layer that is stuck to the side of the carboy just above the bottom yeast layer? If so, this is actually settled yeast that has deposited itself on the side of the carboy. If that's not what you are talking about, then it is probably either sediment that is in the process of settling out or some cloudiness caused by the dry hops. When I dry hop, the beer always comes out a bit cloudy.
Don't worry.....your batch is just fine and will be quite tasty I'm sure.
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03-29-2011, 02:24 PM
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BBL Brewer has it spot on for the bubbles and I wouldn't worry about layering. I've had beers with 4-5 layers of sediment. Since different compounds settle out at different rates and fall at different rates and have different densities (protein, yeast, grain sediment, hop components, etc...) this is perfectly normal.
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03-29-2011, 02:32 PM
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Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc
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Nucleation points cause the co2 in the trub to bubble out. Just relax, it's fine and normal.
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03-29-2011, 02:37 PM
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what is that stringy looking thing (things) looks like pine straw.
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Originally Posted by mrk00k
I'm getting ingredients in the mail today, and I can't even taste my beer yet. What should I do?
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Originally Posted by jsweet
I would make a yeast starter, and pitch it into your mailbox.
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03-29-2011, 03:14 PM
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Location: Chapel Hill, NC
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You need to sweep your pubes off the floor.
Other than that, everything looks fine and dandy.
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04-01-2011, 11:04 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Chandler, AZ
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lol that floor is nasty! can't even tell with the normal light on, guess the flash shows its true colors!
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04-01-2011, 11:06 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Chandler, AZ
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oh and thanks for all the replies. It was the first i have seen of this, so wasn't sure what to make of it. The beer has turned out very good, now i need to get my keg to pour without all the damn foam.
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