Recent content by LeroyWhite

I'm confused by step 6 "decant about 80% of the beer off of the pre-harvested yeast in the larger mason jar, making sure to agitate to release the yeast from the bottom of the jar. Then simply pour the yeast directly into the previously boiled water in the smaller mason jar." Is the 80%...

I'm confused by step 6 "decant about 80% of the beer off of the pre-harvested yeast in the larger mason jar, making sure to agitate to release the yeast from the bottom of the jar. Then simply pour the yeast directly into the previously boiled water in the smaller mason jar." Is the 80%...

Is this a pellicle I see before me? I can't remember what the surface of the beer looked like when I opened it up, but this looks more like krausen to me. It's a beige-ish color and slimy, the same as what's sticking to the sides of the fermenter. I've got it cold-crashing right now and plan to...

audger, is there any way to tell if it's infected? And if so, is there anything that I can do with it... aside from dumping it?

Thanks for the feedback. I should have mentioned that the lid was not only unsealed, it wasn't covering the entire bucket. I had moved it aside to take the sample and never moved it back. I don't usually smell my fermenting beer unless I get close to the airlock –*But in this case, yes...

Has anyone pulled a sample from their fermenter and forgotten to reseal the lid? I did it two days ago and today I came home to a pretty stinky house. It took me a few minutes to figure out where the odor was coming from – after emptying the garbage and the kitchen compost. So now I'm wondering...