Bert1097
Well-Known Member
Guys,
I brewed up a Flanders Red last July, pitched the Roselare blend, fermented then racked to secondary end of July and have let it sit in the back of an unused closet since then occassionaly checking on it. I formed a thick brown cake at the top of the carboy which caused foaming, etc for about a month then stopped. I thought this was the pellicle and it may have gotten too cold for it to continue doing its thing.
Today I check on it and the airlock is completely dry. I'm not too worried at this point thinking that Brett might be able to use some O2. I refill the airlock and check on the beer. I see two white phlegm strands on either side of the carboy and some minimal foaming around them.
The brown chunks are oak BTW.
So, do I have a problem here?
I brewed up a Flanders Red last July, pitched the Roselare blend, fermented then racked to secondary end of July and have let it sit in the back of an unused closet since then occassionaly checking on it. I formed a thick brown cake at the top of the carboy which caused foaming, etc for about a month then stopped. I thought this was the pellicle and it may have gotten too cold for it to continue doing its thing.
Today I check on it and the airlock is completely dry. I'm not too worried at this point thinking that Brett might be able to use some O2. I refill the airlock and check on the beer. I see two white phlegm strands on either side of the carboy and some minimal foaming around them.
The brown chunks are oak BTW.
So, do I have a problem here?