Slimy blobs in secondary

[harrij4]

I just put my pumpkin ale In the secondary with a vodka spice tincture and I've got a few stringy blobs floating around. Is this the first signs of a full-on ropey infection?

 

[harrij4]

In the hope that someone will come across this, I've been monitoring it and there is no growth in size or quantity.

Anyone have any ideas?

Just yeast?

 

[worksnorth]

Yeast, protein etc. it's beautiful looking beer I think. Looks perfectly fine to me, nice and clear
Cheers

 

[pdxal]

Could be, best way to tell if it is infected is tasting it. Sour, nasty smelling and tasting, or unintentially phenolic=could be infected.

 

[Redbeard5289]

Looks like remnants of pumpkin guts from the picture. Like the kind you scrap out when making a jack-o-lantern.
Just my two cents
Redbeard5289

 

[harrij4]

I like to close the loop in these forums in case someone else has the same issue.... Sooooo

I just racked from the secondary to the keg, and no contamination whatsoever.

Theory: The bourbon tincture and spice addition added fermentable sugars which attracted a nice yeast community and stayed afloat due to the CO2.

Thanks all!

 

[worksnorth]

Right on!!!