Ice on the lake? Can anyone help me with this?

[Micky5752]

I've had this problem ever since I started using my new fermentation chamber made from a 6 foot chest freezer. I've drank 15 gallons of beer that has had this on it and they all came out great.... I recently started using Starsan instead of OneStep to ensure it's sanitized, but I just transferred this last week, and here we are again with this skim on top of the beer. Any ideas as to what it may be?

 

[usfmikeb]

Photo didn't come thru

 

[Beezer94]

http://s1141.beta.photobucket.com/user/macky05252/media/DSC_0017_zps1cacf383.jpg.html?sort=3&o=2

looks like yeast chunks to me

 

[Xpertskir]

What yeast strain are you using? The white chunks are likely yeast and the skin on top is likely hop oils.

 

[Micky5752]

I used US-05. It was a Hop Bursted with about 10 oz from 30 min down. I just don't understand why my Two Hearted Clone did the same thing about a month ago? Anything to be worried about? It smells normal, actually amazing with all those DownUnder hops in there? I drank the Two Hearted and its really good, just wondered if you think it might be some sort of infection? Thank You!

 

[Xpertskir]

0 to be worried about.

 

[usfmikeb]

Agree with others, there's nothing wrong here. There's often floating yeast in my fermenter after fermentation is complete.

 

[Bierliebhaber]

Did anyone look at the earlier pictures? That doesn't look like any yeast I've used. Looks more like what starts growing on top of samples I forget in the garage for too long. What do you use for transferring? It's cheap to replace tubing. Also, don't forget that there is a difference between cleaning and sanitizing and the products used to do each.

 

[Micky5752]

I use a 1/2 AutoSiphon that i always clean with Oxyclean, flush with water, and then I always run a couple fills of StarSan through it. It's about 2 months old too. I may just go and get some new tubing, perhaps that is the problem. Wonder if purging the air out with my Co2 tank after I transfer might help avoid this problem.. Thanks for all your input. I just get worried that all of that hard work is gonna go down the drain!

 

[Doongie]

I just get worried that all of that hard work is gonna go down the drain!

It's going down the drain, one way or another. I just hope it's through me first 😎