BeerPirate
Active Member
Ok, I hope I'm jumping to conclusions but I am a little scared that I may have a contamination problem. I brewed an IPA on Thursday night. (tons of hops) I left town for the weekend so I didn't get to watch it do anything. Last night (sunday) when I got home there was obvious evidence of fermentation, krausen ring settled hops. There is very little bubbling from my airlock and the size of the krausen ring suggests the fermentation is done, but I have a hard time believing that a beer with 7 lbs. of DME is done in 3 days. Also, I have some light colored spots on top of my brew. I was in a hurry this morning and I didn't get a real good look at the situation but I think it could be mold. I take sanitation very serious so I doubt it is an issue but I am curious. This is only my third batch and I've never seen a beer this hoppy before. Is this unusual to have an IPA ferment this quickly? Can mold propigate this quickly? And what does mold typically look like?
Bottled - English Pale
Secondary - German Bock
Primary - IPA
Bottled - English Pale
Secondary - German Bock
Primary - IPA