realjones
New Member
First time beer brewer, I've brewed 6 batches of Cider successfully and gave a hand at beer. Everything was sanitized properly, fermentation went for 10 days. After I racked to the secondary I did not have any campden tablets to kill the yeast, and forgot to make it back to the brew store to get some.
After 10 days I looked at the carboy and white bubbles (filled with air probably), appeared at the top of the beer, along with strings that interconnected the bubbles together in a star shape.
I went to the brew store, bought campden tablets they suggested this was not mold and to throw in campden after reracking into new glass.
I did this and mixed it up well and 5 days later the bubbles are back with a vengeance.
Is this mold or a set of yeast colonies? The beer itself smells fine, I have not yet tasted it. The ambient temperature is now around 65 in the space, and was likely around 70 before. It is being kept in a dark closet.
04/02/12
04/05/12
04/13/12 - Several days after reracking into new glass.
Thanks for the help! I don't want to throw out my first batch.
After 10 days I looked at the carboy and white bubbles (filled with air probably), appeared at the top of the beer, along with strings that interconnected the bubbles together in a star shape.
I went to the brew store, bought campden tablets they suggested this was not mold and to throw in campden after reracking into new glass.
I did this and mixed it up well and 5 days later the bubbles are back with a vengeance.
Is this mold or a set of yeast colonies? The beer itself smells fine, I have not yet tasted it. The ambient temperature is now around 65 in the space, and was likely around 70 before. It is being kept in a dark closet.
04/02/12
04/05/12
04/13/12 - Several days after reracking into new glass.
Thanks for the help! I don't want to throw out my first batch.