SantaClaus
Well-Known Member
Hey all -- Just joined this site and am hoping someone can shed some light on what is going on with my latest couple batches of beer.
I have a Wit and sassion all-grain currently in the secondary fermenter. Both were brewed approximately 4 weeks ago and have been in the secondary for 3 of those. The sassion never seemed to produce a lot of CO2, or I should say never had the air lock popping vigorously. However a hydrometer reading 3 weeks ago suggested some fermentation did occur.
I've been out of town for a week and have come home to discover the wit seems to have stratified into 2 separate layers. A lighter on bottom and darker on top.
And the sassion has what appears to be a thin film (waxy in appearance) on the top. This has been present for nearly 3 weeks now, but hasn't grown any or changed appearance. And no mold is present within the film, however CO2 bubbles are...
Both smell alright. Do I have a problem here? -- Don't have a ton of brewing experience, but have brewing for a handful of years and this is the first time I've seen either of this issues.
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I have a Wit and sassion all-grain currently in the secondary fermenter. Both were brewed approximately 4 weeks ago and have been in the secondary for 3 of those. The sassion never seemed to produce a lot of CO2, or I should say never had the air lock popping vigorously. However a hydrometer reading 3 weeks ago suggested some fermentation did occur.
I've been out of town for a week and have come home to discover the wit seems to have stratified into 2 separate layers. A lighter on bottom and darker on top.
And the sassion has what appears to be a thin film (waxy in appearance) on the top. This has been present for nearly 3 weeks now, but hasn't grown any or changed appearance. And no mold is present within the film, however CO2 bubbles are...
Both smell alright. Do I have a problem here? -- Don't have a ton of brewing experience, but have brewing for a handful of years and this is the first time I've seen either of this issues.
See pics: