bill72080 said:So how could I avoid the headspace without topping off with water?
So I checked it again and it looked like there were more white spots on top. I tilted the Carboy a bit and almost all of the dots fell straight to the bottom. Did I kill it for good? It looked more like un
Yooper said:No, bacteria and mold don't die like that.
bill72080 said:I wasn't worried that I killed the bacteria. I was worried that I killed the beer!
oxiclean 'stuff'? yes, thats a technical term
Ogri said:
Caught me! I thought i was infected for sure! I got nervous this is only my 4th batch and I never saw that stuff before. I'm seriously going to skip the bucket next time and do the whole thing in my Carboy.
So it's been sitting in the secondary for about 6 weeks now. Think I should bottle it in time for Christmas or let it age some more?
Ogri said:Hahaha,
nothing to be ashamed about. My own batch that I mentioned having similar white spots, that became benign clumps of CO2 bubbles, there was probably about my 35th. or so, and when I first saw them, my heart sank a little:cross: The next day when I realized all was not lost I was a happy camper
I've yet to use a carboy for primary fermentation. Buckets and Mr. Beer LBKs for me all the way. All I really get to observe is the krausens, though, but rehydrating S-04, US-05 has been getting some pretty entertaining eruptions going of recent
So it's been sitting in the secondary for about 6 weeks now. Think I should bottle it in time for Christmas or let it age some more?
bill72080 said:FG read high at 1.026 but I don't know if I trust my hydrometer. Regular water reads at like 1.010
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