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Old 01-02-2013, 05:49 PM   #1
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Hey how's it going? So I am on my 6th day of fermentation and I opened the lid on the lbk this morning to take a quick peek, (only the second time I've done this), and I found this white spot on the fringe of this group of bubbles. It doesn't look good...








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It's really hard to tell based on the pictures. If you had good sanitation practices then it is probably nothing. If it really bothers you, take a sanitized spoon or cup and remove it.


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Looks normal. Probably yeast.
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Could be yeast or the beer is still releasing c02 trapped in the beer causing the odd foam
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Thanks for the answers. I was going to let it just sit but then my fears got the best of me so I Sanitized a ladle and scooped out the parts that didn't look too good. I will be keeping an eye on it very closely
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Looks like CO2 bubbles to me.
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Its fine. Don't pick at it.


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