BostonRogue
Active Member
I acquired a small gallon sized carboy to toy around with to explore some of my more unique ideas; really the things I would like to taste before committing to either the fiscal or fermenting space requirements.
In this instance I am brewing my first batch of mead balanced between Joe's Ancient and Malkore's not so ancient (I know, not too unique or wild, but new to me). The liquid isn't as important to note as the color, which is largely a transparent and lightly toned yellow, which allows for me to see through rather well. As I geeked out staring at the first signs of fermentation and the bubble trails, I realized I could trace some of these down which lead to very tiny (really small) black specks on the side of the glass. Clearly there is a bubble stream coming out of them and spacing out further apart as they rise to the top. It's not a pin hole in the tank, and there are not multiple bubble lines (which may indicate clustered yeasties and the CO2 is just uniting from all there mass farts).
I don't have binocular vision and thought yeasts would be near impossible to see with the naked eye. Some searching in forums and online didn't yield any results and thought I'd toss it to the fellow brewers. Yeast? Critters?
Something else?
Unfortunately pictures aren't turning out both due to resolution and the light in the surface of the carboy, so sorry for no evidence of my potential crazy talk.
In this instance I am brewing my first batch of mead balanced between Joe's Ancient and Malkore's not so ancient (I know, not too unique or wild, but new to me). The liquid isn't as important to note as the color, which is largely a transparent and lightly toned yellow, which allows for me to see through rather well. As I geeked out staring at the first signs of fermentation and the bubble trails, I realized I could trace some of these down which lead to very tiny (really small) black specks on the side of the glass. Clearly there is a bubble stream coming out of them and spacing out further apart as they rise to the top. It's not a pin hole in the tank, and there are not multiple bubble lines (which may indicate clustered yeasties and the CO2 is just uniting from all there mass farts).
I don't have binocular vision and thought yeasts would be near impossible to see with the naked eye. Some searching in forums and online didn't yield any results and thought I'd toss it to the fellow brewers. Yeast? Critters?
Something else?
Unfortunately pictures aren't turning out both due to resolution and the light in the surface of the carboy, so sorry for no evidence of my potential crazy talk.
