What is this?

[theninja]

Hey guys,

Before any one starts I'm not worried just curious. It's already bottled and waiting another month before I have a test.
This is my 9 batch and first fruit beer. Added fruit after the initial fermentation then after about 3 weeks I got rid of the fruit and left it for another 2 weeks.
It doesn't smell nasty just wondering what that is on top.

Thanks for any feedback.

 

[Clann]

Looks like a pellicle. Did you use fresh fruit? If yes, it is the likley culprit.

 

[theninja]

No I only used frozen.

 

[pablo1337]

still looks like a pellicle. I think it looks like brett. If you search for pictures of infections you can probably find out what exactly it is.

 

[scrambledegg81]

Thinking that could be lacto at work. Brett & pellicle usually produce flat or foamy clusters, where lacto often produces milky bubbles.

Easy fix: rack from underneath the blobs, bottle/keg as usual, and drink quickly.

 

[theninja]

Thanks scramble. Already racked and bottled. Wasn't going to touch it for a couple of months. You think should start drinking sooner?

 

[Clann]

You should drink it young as you may end up with bottle bombs with the infection. The bugs will keep eating where the yeast stopped.