Panic mood

I just kicked my last keg..a wonderful amber by far the best one I've made in six attempts .
I promptly cleaned out my keg and got ready to pour in a new batch of imperial ipa. When I opened the fermentor (22nd day of ferment) A strong alcohol smell came with it. "I've made beer! Again by god "
Then I noticed something...something I've never seen. For the most part it's clear. But I noticed a white clump of something? I'm hopping it's just a yeasty but I never saw it so big. And I saw lots of bubbles. I know air is bad so I kinda freaked. I also noticed bubbles coming to the top! So I quickly placed the lid back on and am praying I didn't goof up! (and by praying I mean I came on here to ask you guys!) I didn't check the gravity because I didn't plan on checking anything. So nothing was sanitized . Talk me down here!

Here's what I'm saw....oh the horror! :O

lazarus0530 said:

Here's what I'm saw....oh the horror! :O

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Look it has a face! And eyes! I think it's laughing at me!

How does it smell? Did you taste it? If it tastes ok, I think you are fine. Could be just a clump of yeasties.

Flyin1500 said:

How does it smell? Did you taste it? If it tastes ok, I think you are fine. Could be just a clump of yeasties.

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It smelled like alcohol ...the good kind. No bad smells. I didn't taste it. I wanted to but I didn't have anything sanitized.

Was this an all-grain batch?

Faseel said:

Was this an all-grain batch?

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No...it was a kit. I'm not comfortable with all grain yet. I wouldn't even know where to start.

thats a yeast raft. and those bubbles are totally normal, a lot my beers look like that the whole time. In fact if the gravity is stable you can probably rack it now

AdamPag said:

thats a yeast raft. and those bubbles are totally normal, a lot my beers look like that the whole time. In fact if the gravity is stable you can probably rack it now

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I wanted to check the gravity tonight... But I freaked out. So the bubbles are ok? It's not getting to much o2

It looks like the head of a ravenous squirrel trying to escape carbonite freezing. Just my 2 cents.

HawksBrewer said:

It looks like the head of a ravenous squirrel trying to escape carbonite freezing. Just my 2 cents.

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That's what I'm saying! The thing scared the hell outta me!

Talk to Jabba and see if he can help you. If not, bottle/keg and enjoy.

HawksBrewer said:

Talk to Jabba and see if he can help you. If not, bottle/keg and enjoy.

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quoted because of best possible response.
Looks fine, check your gravity and keg the sucker.

Who's jabba?

frankstoneline said:

quoted because of best possible response.
Looks fine, check your gravity and keg the sucker.

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Your right im kegging it

The bubbles are those guys kicken out the O2. Think of it as a yeast party raft. A booze cruze for a brewers best friends

Scoop out the clump with a sanitized spoon and squish it between your fingers. Examine it, smell it, maybe taste it. Then smear it on the bathroom wall and keg the rest of it.

beninan said:

Scoop out the clump with a sanitized spoon and squish it between your fingers. Examine it, smell it, maybe taste it. Then smear it on the bathroom wall and keg the rest of it.

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Lmao! So it's basically crap!

lazarus0530 said:

Who's jabba?

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You better be joking.

beninan said:

Scoop out the clump with a sanitized spoon and squish it between your fingers. Examine it, smell it, maybe taste it. Then smear it on the bathroom wall and keg the rest of it.

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Trolllolololol

beninan said:

Then smear it on the bathroom wall and keg the rest of it.

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Beer everywhere! Thanks!

AdamPag said:

You better be joking.

Trolllolololol

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No I'm not joking....sorry. No clue who Jaba is. Unless its in star wars are a pitcher for the new York Yankees

lazarus0530 said:

No I'm not joking....sorry. No clue who Jaba is. Unless its in star wars are a pitcher for the new York Yankees

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it's the former, as in the Hut. the guy who'd be freezing squirrels in carbonite. even though that thing looks like a ravenous squirrel in carbonite, it's not, it really looks like a large clump (raft) of yeast. don't sweat it and keg that beer up.

Wait, you've never seen star wars? not the S**t new ones, but the original 3?

AdamPag said:

thats a yeast raft.

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+1, looks like a left over yeasty piece, i wouldn't worry about it

This is really really tame compared to some of the pics in the infection threads around here:

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/post-your-infection-71400/

People have racked beer from underneath some truely terrible looking growths and still enjoyed their beer. I have decided that should an infection happen to me I will immediatley bottle said beer and drink it. Of course yours doesn't look like an infection to me anyway soooooooo you're good

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Wait, you've never seen star wars? not the S**t new ones, but the original 3?

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Of course I have! It just flew over my head like an x-wing

Oh thank god... ITS A TRAP!!!!!

AdamPag said:

Oh thank god... ITS A TRAP!!!!!

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I think I'm naming my beer genral Akbar ipa....or my next one the Catina lager ....NEW THREAD! Star wars beer names!

I kegged it! No really I did. I kegged the whole batch.

Oh thats a good idea, Wompa Milk.