Fermentation Question

Williams 728
Homebrew Talk - Beer, Wine, Mead, & Cider Brewing Discussion Forum

Help Support Homebrew Talk - Beer, Wine, Mead, & Cider Brewing Discussion Forum:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
U

user 41638

Well-Known Member
Joined
Aug 1, 2009
Messages
63
Reaction score
0
So I am starting to get very worried about my beer. What does the beginning of fermentation look like?

I repitched my yeast (see my other post for details why) today and within minutes of pitching it started "growing" a moldlike substance at the top. Is that the beginning of krausen or is that an infection?
 
That beautiful foam forming atop your beer is krausen and it is a sign healthy fermentation. Has more formed since you posted your thread?
 
Haha, moldlike. If it were mold it would not grow in minutes. Definitely krausen. Let it ferment until the foam on top of the beer goes away- then secondary OR bottle/keg that thing!
 
I guess I can shamelessly steal from the internets:
Ten hours:
dsc00227.jpg

Twelve hours:
dsc00228.jpg

Twenty hours:
dsc00229.jpg


Those look like the beginnings of a really typical ferment, but EVERY ONE IS DIFFERENT, so look out for blowoff....
 
Sreidy12 said:
That beautiful foam forming atop your beer is krausen and it is a sign healthy fermentation. Has more formed since you posted your thread?
Click to expand...

Nope, just the few couple spots that were there before.

I checked again this morning before leaving for work, and its the same thing that was there last night. No signs of bubbling in the fermenter or the airlock. I realize that it may never bubble in the airlock due to co2 escaping elsewhere.

I was really hoping it was krausen, and not any type of infection. Didn't know how quickly an infection might show up...
 
There were no other signs of fermentation, I wasn't relying on the airlock to tell me if there was fermentation but rather as a secondary piece of information.

Either way, I repitched and I've got some nice fermentation going.

I can't connect to a website (from work) to host a picture online, so I'll attach one later.
 

Similar threads

_Keven
Question on if this mold made it into my fermenter
Replies
3
Views
514
hotbeer
hotbeer
L
Krausen drop in less than 12 hours with US-05
Replies
6
Views
495
day_trippr
day_trippr
corncob
Is Imperial A09 Pub a top-cropper?
Replies
3
Views
485
DBhomebrew
DBhomebrew
Tony B
Curious fermentation
Replies
15
Views
770
redrocker652002
R
nyoksol
Stuck fermentation-- how can I rescue it?
Replies
11
Views
996
dmtaylor
dmtaylor
BrewSwag 300

Latest posts

Back
Top