Chromebrew
Well-Known Member
Hi guys,
Im sure i didnt handle the stress of my first pellicle properly, i kinda freaked out. I recently had an interesting pellicle show up in my Belgian Dubbel. Well, i siphoned off 3 gallons out from under the pellicle and left a couple gallons as a buffer to make sure i didnt pull anything from infected top. I primed and bottled immediately that day and a couple days later i found that my new dubbel bottles also had the pellicle showing, looking exactly like its larger parent. I saw some photos in the pellicle pics thread that led me to beleive that this particular microbe was desirable by some folks. I could be way off. Anyway, i guess my question is, do i need to dispose of these innoculated bottles? Or can i let it ride and have these be drinkable beers in some amount of time? i assume the pellicle will fall into the beer after a while. Any input would be greatly appreciated!
Cheers!
Edit: After some more forum research i guess the pellicle will eventually fall into the beer and all is well. Something i forgot to mention is that the beer tasted fine, the pellicle had just formed over the past 2 or 3 days before it was discovered so no change I couldnt detect any flavor changes. Basically id like to know if it is possible that a wild pellicle could be harmful to the imbiber...
Im sure i didnt handle the stress of my first pellicle properly, i kinda freaked out. I recently had an interesting pellicle show up in my Belgian Dubbel. Well, i siphoned off 3 gallons out from under the pellicle and left a couple gallons as a buffer to make sure i didnt pull anything from infected top. I primed and bottled immediately that day and a couple days later i found that my new dubbel bottles also had the pellicle showing, looking exactly like its larger parent. I saw some photos in the pellicle pics thread that led me to beleive that this particular microbe was desirable by some folks. I could be way off. Anyway, i guess my question is, do i need to dispose of these innoculated bottles? Or can i let it ride and have these be drinkable beers in some amount of time? i assume the pellicle will fall into the beer after a while. Any input would be greatly appreciated!
Cheers!
Edit: After some more forum research i guess the pellicle will eventually fall into the beer and all is well. Something i forgot to mention is that the beer tasted fine, the pellicle had just formed over the past 2 or 3 days before it was discovered so no change I couldnt detect any flavor changes. Basically id like to know if it is possible that a wild pellicle could be harmful to the imbiber...