zackmon21
Active Member
Pellicle or yeast rafts and proteins. The bubbles are what worry me.
It is a belgian strong ale, so if it doesn't taste like garbage, let it sit.What will you do if it is?
Just let it go until it's time to bottle and see what it tastes like along the way. If it's nasty as all get out when it gets to bottling time, then you can dump it then. Though you'll never know if it would have gotten better after sitting in the bottle or keg for a month or so.
Infections very seldom are toxic. You might get a case of the runs.
Yea, I have never seen solid bubble before in a non sour. Been brewing for 4 years.I am inclined to say no but somebody else here might recognize bubbles like that and say yes. Typically, I think it's pretty unusual for an infection to show itself so early on. Most times the yeast competes with it pretty vigorously and it's only after the yeast has run its course that the infection can start to take over. I don't know if that's always true, but the few cases of infections I have seen, and only one of my own brew, it took a while before it was noticeable.
If you're not using PBW or OxiClean for cleaning and starsan for sanitation, then I would say it's a good chance you could have a problem. I want to say I've seen bubbles like that on beers of my own but it's just been so long I don't recall. Most of the time I ferment in vessels I can't see into, but the more I think about this, I'm pretty sure I've seen bubbles like that before.
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