Is this normal to be growing on the inside of my carboy?

Ryan · Jul 18, 2008

Had this been above the beer line, I would have just thought that it was krausen. However, it has gone beneath the beer line, so I was just curious to what you guys thought it was.

http://i327.photobucket.com/albums/k454/rschmuck/07-18-08_1557.jpg

fat x nub · Jul 18, 2008

i think its just a pack of yeast piled up. I cant tell if the carboy is lying on its side or if the pic was just taken sideways. Cuz if the carboy is lying sideways then that would explain the yeast pile up

Evan! · Jul 18, 2008

Looks like normal krausen crud. No worries.

BarleyWater · Jul 18, 2008

Problem number one, you are obviously fermenting with your carboy on its side in a zero gravity enviroment, I'm not sure what affect that may have on the yeast.

If it is actually growing, it may be something, but it looks like a bunch of coagulated yeast that decided to stick to the side. I wouldn't worry about it unless it start to smell like death.

Ryan · Jul 18, 2008

Thanks for the quick responses guys. I should have pre-warned you guys that the pic was sideways.

BarleyWater · Jul 18, 2008

Oh... so it's not zero g. I thought you may have been on to some new spectacular fermentation method.

TheFlatline · Jul 19, 2008

BarleyWater said:
Oh... so it's not zero g. I thought you may have been on to some new spectacular fermentation method.

This is a fascinating idea and I think we need to submit a proposal immediately to NASA to study the effects of weightlessness on beer fermentation.

Besides, NASA can help fund their projects by selling the results. "Spaced Aged Beer, brewed in Zero-G"

I smell a new BMC ad campaign coming on!

Redweasel · Jul 19, 2008

It has actually been discused. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=65947&highlight=nasa

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