So I made a batch of pale ale for a friend a few weeks back. It was a seriously windy day, with gusts up to 40 mph. I moved the open fermentation bucket from the garage to the kitchen and in the process got hit with a microburst of wind. The batch smelled goos throughout the primary (I didn't do a secondary). I popped the lid today for the OG measurement and found a large number of what appears to be the start of a pellicle. Any way to save this batch?
I was thinking of doing a cold crash but below freezing to see if it cold crashes it to the bottom. But I've not dealt with this so far. Any tips would be appreciated. If it was my batch, I'd just let it go sour and add some fruit in a few months but it was for a friend who is not a patient as I would like so I need to save it if possible.
Thanks in advance
I was thinking of doing a cold crash but below freezing to see if it cold crashes it to the bottom. But I've not dealt with this so far. Any tips would be appreciated. If it was my batch, I'd just let it go sour and add some fruit in a few months but it was for a friend who is not a patient as I would like so I need to save it if possible.
Thanks in advance