Is my LME bad????

[MashStirBrew]

This is only my second batch of wheat beer. I ordered a bulk pack of LME about three weeks ago. It has been sitting in my basement at about 70F.

I did the normal steeping @ 158F in 1 gallon water for ½ hr, while I raised 5 gallons in my brew pot to 170F. Then I dunked the grain bag in the 5 gallons for a couple minutes. Then, in the gallon of steeped water I dissolved 5.5lbs of wheat LME, and add it to the brewpot.

Now after stirring for a few minutes and letting it sit I notice that it looks like aggressively fermenting wort. There are little flake like things floating around everywhere. Not just a few but Lots, almost like millions of little bubbles. They also get smaller as it boils. I have never seen this before, so I thought I would consult the experts. Yes, the brew pots were cleaned and well rinsed before I began.

If I were guessing it is somehow related to it being “wheat” LME. Either way it’s going to be beer in the end, but I have 6.6 more lbs of amber LME to brew next weekend. I have yet to dump any beer, but LME is expendable, and if I buy bulk again it will be DME. Vacuum sealers rule…



Any thoughts on the trub like stuff????


Thanks and sorry for the long post...

 

[EvilTOJ]

If it was during the boil/steep, it was probably just hot break. That's the long strings of proteins doing their thing and it's perfectly normal. Nothing to worry about, all it is is just pretty.

 

[david_42]

And wheat extract has more protein that barley, that's why it gives good head retention.