Hey guys, so it looks like I'm having a few problems with my first few all grain batches. The first one, I believe to have a lactobacillus infection, at least from the searches I've done on here. This beer was in primary for 2 weeks before I transfered to secondary to free up a primary. It is a film like substance.. greyish in colour and I can see some white floating bits in it. It's either lacto or maybe pellicle, see the pictures attached at the bottom.
The second one I'm not so much worried about, as it sort of look like some yeast still floating on top, but this beer has been in primary for three weeks... so I'm not quite sure how that can be possible. I know that the stuff stuck to the walls is just krausen, so please note that I'm not confusing that with infection! Just the little floating bits.
I know these may be common things, but I have never seen them before, so any input would be greatly appreciated! If it helps at all, I'm going to keg these in the next couple days, so perhaps these possible infections can be avoided by racking around it. And yes, I do realize that the first beer doesn't have much in it... I lost a LOT when racking and boiled off a little too much, so I'm not left with much.
Thanks for your help! And here are the pics:
The second one I'm not so much worried about, as it sort of look like some yeast still floating on top, but this beer has been in primary for three weeks... so I'm not quite sure how that can be possible. I know that the stuff stuck to the walls is just krausen, so please note that I'm not confusing that with infection! Just the little floating bits.
I know these may be common things, but I have never seen them before, so any input would be greatly appreciated! If it helps at all, I'm going to keg these in the next couple days, so perhaps these possible infections can be avoided by racking around it. And yes, I do realize that the first beer doesn't have much in it... I lost a LOT when racking and boiled off a little too much, so I'm not left with much.
Thanks for your help! And here are the pics: