Kind of a weird looking half and half pellicle.
(With and without flash)
(With and without flash)
Too late, it's in the keg in the kegerator cooling and carbonating. I did briefly consider letting it go though.Don't rack/keg it yet.
Let it sour longet and hit it with oak and dark fruit (currants/cherries) later.
Could turn out amazing.
So, months later...
This porter drinks just fine. Most homebrewers are shocked when they taste the beer and then see the pictures I posted above. It's far from the best beer I've ever tasted, but by no means is it bad.
So, months later...
This porter drinks just fine. Most homebrewers are shocked when they taste the beer and then see the pictures I posted above. It's far from the best beer I've ever tasted, but by no means is it bad.
No obvious sourness. There might be a hint of it, but just a hint, and if i don't think about those pictures when i drink it, there's no sourness at all.Is there an obvious sourness at all?
Did you keep it cold after kegging?
No obvious sourness. There might be a hint of it, but just a hint, and if i don't think about those pictures when i drink it, there's no sourness at all.
The day I posted those pics, it went into a keg and was chilled and carbonated. It's been kept cold and carbonated ever since.
Kind of a weird looking half and half pellicle.
(With and without flash)
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Perlick ss forward seal. Don’t remember the model number off the top of my head. I don’t entirely blame the faucet though, I was lazy hadn’t cleaned it for a while when it happened. After cleaning, it hasn’t leaked again in the last month or so.“Didn't notice at the time that the tap didn't quite close all of the way when I was done.”
Just curious what brand/type of tap was it?
Not sure, but I haven’t used that fermenter since then. It was a indiegogo thing from a few years ago, they’re basically 7.5g stainless steel milk cans. They’re decent for what we paid for them but there are lots of rough spots on the inside. My guess is that I didn’t get it cleaned and sanitized well. I would clean it thoroughly and use it again, but I got a deal on a couple ss brew tech conicals and a glycol chiller since then!Ah, yeah, doesn't look correct to me unless a sour porter is the goal. Perhaps a new style?
Any idea the cause of the infection? I ask as a few years ago I purchased a Blichmann 14 gallon conical from another brewer. The brewer was honest in admitting his last several batches were infected. Arriving home I disassemble everything and I mean everything. The nylon barb on the ball valve is green/black with mold! Clean everything thoroughly and replace the da*n nylon barb with stainless. I've since fermented several batches in the Blichmann with issues (or souring or infection).
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