possible mold...

tony21 · Nov 13, 2008

I'm new to this site but I have a question for y'all: While getting ready to bottle a pale ale, I noticed a white soapy film on the surface of my beer in the secondary...went ahead and bottled anyway and of course have the same thing there. Everything else looks normal...clarity, sediment, etc...but there's still a film on the surface. Could this be mold? Thanks for any help.

Aleforge · Nov 13, 2008

Nope, bubbly, soapy substance is the carbonation foaming up.

Revvy · Nov 13, 2008

Need to see a picture, but more than likely it's co2 bubbles with hopscum mixed in....

tony21 · Nov 13, 2008

...I did dry-hop this one. That's good news. Thanks for the quick reply.

Revvy · Nov 13, 2008

tony21 said:
...I did dry-hop this one. That's good news. Thanks for the quick reply.

geez...that's the answer, it's pretty common with dry hopping...as the oils in the hops break down it traps the co2 and it looks...scary..

possible mold...

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