Any idea what this is?

I've only noticed this in my last two batches, and the only difference between all my other batches and these last two is that I just started using specialty grains. Any idea what these floating white bits are? I'm not too concerned, as I don't have any odd odors or flavors, just curious...

are you steeping your grains in a muslin bag or are you just scooping them out of the preboil? i'm assumign that you're an extract brewer.

how did the last batch taste? is that your primary or is it in the secondary?

Yes, I am still brewing extract. I steeped the grains in a muslin bag both times. This picture is from the primary, about 7 days in.

The last batch, a Magic Hat #9 clone, just went into the bottle a few days ago, and it tasted just fine, no weird odors or flavors.

hmmm, cant say i've seen this. if it tastes good then dont worry about it i guess. does it pop up when you secondary?

What kind of yeast are you using?

On the Magic Hat #9, I used a Wyeast 1056 American Ale smack. Although the white bits were nowehere near as numerous or large as in the current english ale.

On the batch pictured, I used a Wyeast 1968 London Ale Smack.

are you using whole hops, Plugs, or Pellets?

Eskimo Spy said:

On the Magic Hat #9, I used a Wyeast 1056 American Ale smack. Although the white bits were nowehere near as numerous or large as in the current english ale.

On the batch pictured, I used a Wyeast 1968 London Ale Smack.

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I've never seen that before, but I tend not to open my primary fermenters until they completely done 2-3 weeks.

My guess is they could be yeast or trub clumps. Its odd how they stick to the side of the pail.

When are you seeing this?? How long into the ferment?

I'd guess at yeast clumps.

looks like yeast to me. a bit odd, tho

orfy said:

I'd guess at yeast clumps.

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Oppssss

That's 3 votes yeast clumpage!!!!

BigKahuna said:

are you using whole hops, Plugs, or Pellets?

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In this one, I used:

• 2 oz. Kent Goldings Pellets (bittering) 60 mins.

• .5 oz. Kent Goldings leaf (flavoring) 10 mins.

Then cooled and strained into the primary. They're actually a little smaller than they appear in the picture, btw.

I'll bet it's from the Leaf Hops. I've noticed it a LOT when using whole Fuggle Hops.

No Worries!

BigKahuna said:

I'll bet it's from the Leaf Hops. I've noticed it a LOT when using whole Fuggle Hops.

No Worries!

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Darn! I was hoping to popularise the name "yeasticles" for them.

It could be yeast sticking to bits from the whole hops. I vote for yeasticles.

+1 for yeasticles...wait. that sounds like a bad thing to have...down under...eww.

reminds me of futurama. They're not tentacles! They're gentacles!!!

Thanks guys, I appreciate the responses and ideas. Except for the yeasticles, ewwww.

Had the same looking stuff floating in my Nut Brown Ale. Almost all of it sunk prior to transfer to secondary. I used the same yeast, and thought that was what it was when I noticed it in mine.

Taste test upon transfer was good.

like yeast dingleberries?.... gross!!!!