merky (stuck?) fermentation

[AN_TKE]

Here is a new one for me:

I brewed 10 gallons of a SN celebration a few weeks ago and fermentation has been happily bubbling along in two seperate 6 gal. HDPE buckets at 72-degrees. Fermentation appeared to stop last week sometime and I racked to secondary yesterday.

Two slightly different results:
One had not cleared like i am used to seeing and SG was at 1018, Original G was at 1071. Taste was off, plasticy flavor, not good.

The other was more clear, although not as good as usual, and had a FG of 1011. Flavor off like the first.

Could I be a victom of contamination? This is AG #38 for me over the past 3 years and I am happy to say I haven't ever had a contaminated batch - could this be the one?

Anyone have any ideas? I am letting both vessels sit, dry hopping, waiting for more bubbles.....no significant signs yet.

Thanks.

 

[avidhomebrewer]

Yeah, let them sit longer and see what another couple of weeks gets you. If you are confident in your sanitizing, I wouldn't worry about contamination. Make sure your lids, stoppers, airlocks, etc. are properly attached so there is no leakage around those areas.

 

[AN_TKE]

i have the really merky one in a glass carboy now and the other in a better bottle. the merky one looks red almost. there will be no dumping, but im sweatin' it a bit.

 

[dzlater]

Maybe one of the carboys just has more trub from the kettle?

 

[AN_TKE]

two different kettles. Maybe one has more trub than the other, but it should have cleared by now....