lazyguitarist
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Hi Everyone,
I've been brewing for about a year, and I just tried my first saison. Thanks to the heatwave, I've been able to ferment this beer in the upper 90's/low 100's for several days straight, and I was pleased to get it down from 1.050 to 1.008 in just a couple of weeks.
However, I'm a little concerned about what I saw when I checked the gravity last night. I posted a picture for reference. Is this bubbly white scum on top of the beer a mold infection, or something created by the saison yeast? I've even read that it could be a wild yeast or something. If it's an infection, it could have happened when I checked the gravity a week ago. The beer doesn't stink, and I used a turkey baster to get a sample from below this layer of crud. The beer looks good and tastes fine--decent level of bitterness with a mild fruity flavor.
So, what is this stuff, and what should I do about it? Should I skim it off the top, or just leave it alone?
Thanks!
I've been brewing for about a year, and I just tried my first saison. Thanks to the heatwave, I've been able to ferment this beer in the upper 90's/low 100's for several days straight, and I was pleased to get it down from 1.050 to 1.008 in just a couple of weeks.
However, I'm a little concerned about what I saw when I checked the gravity last night. I posted a picture for reference. Is this bubbly white scum on top of the beer a mold infection, or something created by the saison yeast? I've even read that it could be a wild yeast or something. If it's an infection, it could have happened when I checked the gravity a week ago. The beer doesn't stink, and I used a turkey baster to get a sample from below this layer of crud. The beer looks good and tastes fine--decent level of bitterness with a mild fruity flavor.
So, what is this stuff, and what should I do about it? Should I skim it off the top, or just leave it alone?
Thanks!