Hey...real quick!
I'm fermenting a light lager beer at 50 degrees.
All is going well, gravity went from OG 1.043 to 1.006 in one week. (I pitched 2 packs of Wyeast Pilsner 2007 w/ starter and it fermented nicely.)
I checked the gravity today and got 1.006. I noticed a thick white film on the top of the beer. I stuck in my "turkey baster" (after being sanitized) to get my sample wort. The beer tasted good and for a light lager (my first attempt) I was shocked at how good it tasted. I need to do a diacetyl rest from what I've read, but I don't know how soon to do that. I figured two weeks...but the beer has fermented better than expected and I don't want the yeast to peter out too soon before I warm it for the D-rest for about 48 hours.
Question: is the thick, white layer of foam MOLD? or yeast residue?
And should I do the diacetyl rest NOW or wait a couple more days? I will eventually rack and lager for about a month before bottling.
I worry about the thick film on top of the beer...but it tastes good and no bad smell or anything. I just don't want a problem if I can catch it prior to being a "mold" problem.
Thanks for any tips!
Bob
I'm fermenting a light lager beer at 50 degrees.
All is going well, gravity went from OG 1.043 to 1.006 in one week. (I pitched 2 packs of Wyeast Pilsner 2007 w/ starter and it fermented nicely.)
I checked the gravity today and got 1.006. I noticed a thick white film on the top of the beer. I stuck in my "turkey baster" (after being sanitized) to get my sample wort. The beer tasted good and for a light lager (my first attempt) I was shocked at how good it tasted. I need to do a diacetyl rest from what I've read, but I don't know how soon to do that. I figured two weeks...but the beer has fermented better than expected and I don't want the yeast to peter out too soon before I warm it for the D-rest for about 48 hours.
Question: is the thick, white layer of foam MOLD? or yeast residue?
And should I do the diacetyl rest NOW or wait a couple more days? I will eventually rack and lager for about a month before bottling.
I worry about the thick film on top of the beer...but it tastes good and no bad smell or anything. I just don't want a problem if I can catch it prior to being a "mold" problem.
Thanks for any tips!
Bob