Coppinburgh
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ive brewed close to 100 gallons so far and I've never seen this??Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew
Anyone know what this is???
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ive brewed close to 100 gallons so far and I've never seen this??Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew
They look like pantry weevils. Of course they look like grain husks too.
Hop oil film with what looks like beetle larva. Another guy just showed that earlier in the week. Possibly from grains?
Sea Monkeys?
I'd skim them thangs outta there first. Any grains you used must've had beetle eggs in them?
Or eggs about to hatch?...You can see antennas on them.
OP, is it possible a bug laid eggs in your chiller? Seriously, I've had this happen.
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Plankton?
You should fish one out and eat it... for Science!!!
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Using deductive logic I have concluded the following.
You most likely live by a nuclear facility and your yeast have mutated. No longer content with feeding on the sugar we provide, they have chosen to evolve. Equipped with antenna, mandibles, and quite possibly talons. The worlds sugar reserves are now in danger and you should kill those little buggers before we have an epidemic on our hands.
You most likely live by a nuclear facility and your yeast have mutated. No longer content with feeding on the sugar we provide, they have chosen to evolve. Equipped with antenna, mandibles, and quite possibly talons. The worlds sugar reserves are now in danger and you should kill those little buggers before we have an epidemic on our hands.
PackerfaninSanDiego
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looks like some derelict junks in Hong Kong Harbor
They're definitely shark eggs, saw those at Sea World on my spring break trip last week. 
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African, or European?
I think the only way to tell is to weigh them.
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FYI, the European Beer Shrimp are extinct
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Sure, that makes sense. Against how many ducks, though?
I still say they're beetle larvae.
It's floating, so it's got to be a witch!
Dad-gummit. Lost my reply.
Looks similar to the frut flies that were in someones beer bottles earlier (last week?). How did/does your beer smell/taste? vinegary? fine? if it tastes okay, just rack off the little buggers and keep an eye on your bottles (in a container that will contain bottle bombs if they happen.
I love the OT jokes, but lets be nice, we are in the beginners section yaknow.
So, how does it taste? Did you wind up turning into a newt?
Looks similar to the frut flies that were in someones beer bottles earlier (last week?). How did/does your beer smell/taste? vinegary? fine? if it tastes okay, just rack off the little buggers and keep an eye on your bottles (in a container that will contain bottle bombs if they happen.
I love the OT jokes, but lets be nice, we are in the beginners section yaknow.
So, how does it taste? Did you wind up turning into a newt?
True.
OP what was your recipe and what equipment did you use in your brewing. Without much better pics, I think we are all just shooting in the dark. Those things could be ANYTHING.
Puddlethumper
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I'm going with grain husks or something like it. Insects would be more uniform in shape. These are pretty irregular in shape and size. Although, cast-off pupal cases of grain moth or mealworm larvae can also give this appearance. If you want you can mail me a sample in some kind of vial where they won't get damaged and I'll put them under the microscope. PM for the address.
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You need a better camera. That's one thing I know for certain.
Cadrian
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I vote grain husks.... I feel like larvae would be moving/twitching around, plus like someone else said they aren't uniform.
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Nightstrife
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I'm subscribing to this Cus I wanna know also... I like the microscope idea or at the very least rack a couple off and zoom on with a camera... Mabee over a peice of glass for light and contrast...
*I usually flush all my floaters JK
*I usually flush all my floaters JK
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Coppinburgh
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Well... If nothing else this has been a fun post.
Turns out it was pulp. Not sure why I didn't think about it until someone mentioned the orange. I just opened the top and panicked!
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Turns out it was pulp. Not sure why I didn't think about it until someone mentioned the orange. I just opened the top and panicked!
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Keep telling yourself that! It's just pulp.
*crunch crunch crunch*
Juuuuust pulp....
*crunch crunch crunch*
Juuuuust pulp....
Aw man, I was really hoping for some larvae.
Nightstrife
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I was too, hoping for some organism that flourished in wort... However I am glad that your beer should be OK
Larvebrau, a new offering from the makers of Sal's Spiderweb Saison and Billybobs Bathtub Bock.
Malaysian Beer Frog Tadpoles....
They disguise themselves as grain husks.
They disguise themselves as grain husks.
