Help, contaminated beer

i have a 5 gallon batch of oatmeal stout i made, after three days it quit bubbling, throughout the rest of the ferment it rarely ever bubbled, i was going to bottle today and opened it and found translucent film in the shape of circles in the middle with patches of what looks like mold, the biggest being about the size of a quarter...just wondering if i should siphon from the bottom and leave the mold if it will be ok, or is it ruined and should i dump it out?

How does it smell, and taste?

We need to see a picture. But frankly I doubt it is an infection. Especially if you were going by airlock bubbling as some sort of gauge of fermentation. Whether an airlock bubbles or not doesn't mean fermentation has started or stopped. What you more than likely are seeing is NORMAL krausen....It really is hard to infect your beer, so I highly doubt it is....

smells fine, going to taste in a few minutes, will take a picture in a few minutes also

best picture i can get right now, will taste in a few minutes

Looks like the remnants of a krausen to me.......

thanks, ill bottle it but avoid the top

Looks like beer to me.



Revvy how is it you always seem to catch the "infection" posts.

bad67z said:

Looks like beer to me.



Revvy how is it you always seem to catch the "infection" posts.

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Because I understand noobitus in all it's forms.....I can count the number of true infections on this forum on one hand and still have a couple fingers left over to scratch myself.

Looks like an infection to me. Rack from the bottom.