Gone bad? or can i recover?

GriffsBrews · Nov 5, 2012

All,

Brewed the batch on the right Saturday. Its an American Pale Wheat. Checked it today, and I see this white film. Is this the start of a good ferment, or is it going bad?
Can I recover it if its gone bad?

Please advise so I can take evasive actions today if necessary.

Revvy · Nov 5, 2012

If you just pitched yeast on Saturday, all you're probably seeing is is bubboes from aeration and yeast beginning to form. Nothing serious. It's highly improbably for something nasty to forum in 48 hours especially with yeast already competing for primacy in there. I don't think there's really anything to worry about. Looks like co2 and foam to me.

unionrdr · Nov 5, 2012

Floating yeast colonies maybe. I don't see any lines & such as you would with an infection.

ACbrewer · Nov 5, 2012

looks tasty to me.

GriffsBrews · Nov 5, 2012

Here are some other pics gents. Figured a good closeup couldn't hurt! : :mug:

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unionrdr · Nov 5, 2012

Yep,floating yeast colonies with krausen forming in it.

GriffsBrews · Nov 5, 2012

Ok, phew. Hate to be nervous, but only have 7 or so batches under the belt. I figure an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Thanks to all of you for your quick responses. Can't wait to taste this sukka.

Revvy · Nov 5, 2012

unionrdr said:
Yep,floating yeast colonies with krausen forming in it.

yeah, it looks normal...Just the early early stages of krausen formation. The foam from aeration is subsiding, yeast is forming, as well as co2 bubbles around the perimeter.

unionrdr · Nov 5, 2012

Well,since ale yeasts are top fermenting,you've got a classic going there.

GriffsBrews · Nov 5, 2012

So if a batch gets "infected", am I looking for something closer to webbing? Kinda like mycelin?

sweetcell · Nov 5, 2012

like others have said, looks fine. fermentations do not all look alike.

and if some day you do get an infection, there isn't much you can do about it. by the time you can see it, it's take hold and can't be removed. although you might see something on the surface (a pelicle, floating bits, etc) the infection is everywhere in the beer.

beerman0001 · Nov 5, 2012

You will not see an infection in the first few day or weeks.

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