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WHAT in the bloody name of HELL is this?!?!

Discussion in 'Beginners Beer Brewing Forum' started by Gunpowder, Nov 25, 2012.

 

  1. #1
    Gunpowder

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Nov 25, 2012
    OK so I just brewed a batch of morebeer.com winter warmer and I just poured the wort fromvthe kettle to the carboy and haven't added the yeast yet and this is what I see.... I am sure I've done everything right. Is is supposed to look like this? This picture was taken literally a minute after the pour...

    20121125_171936.jpg
     
  2. #2
    Gear101

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Nov 25, 2012
    Looks like beer to me.
     
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  3. #3
    mb82

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Nov 25, 2012
    Trub falling out of solution. It is normal.
     
  4. #4
    Darwin18

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Nov 25, 2012
    That is a tremendous amount of cold break and trub...let it ferment though. If you give it at least a few weeks in primary all that material should settle out nicely.
     
  5. #5
    Billy-Klubb

    HBT Berry Puncher  

    Posted Nov 25, 2012
    I remember the first time I seen that in my own. scared the crap out of me. but it turned out amazing!
     
  6. #6
    Airborneguy

    Adjunct of the Law  

    Posted Nov 25, 2012
    Definitely more trub than the average, but nothing to be worried about!
     
  7. #7
    milesvdustin

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Nov 25, 2012
    Looks normal. Wait til you see the yeast swirling all over inside, it's crazy!
     
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  8. #8
    dbrewski

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Nov 25, 2012
    Did you use a whirlfloc tablet? The first time I used whirlfloc this happened to me. It was quite a ways beyond anything I had experienced just using irish moss. I admit I did get a little weirded out but everything turned out fine.
     
  9. #9
    mgortel

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Nov 25, 2012
    Hot break.....cold break......totally normal....you are fine......it will settle out

    PS ....make sure you cover that carboy with a black tee shirt or something to keep light off the beer ..
     
  10. #10
    Seven

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Nov 25, 2012
    It's a glitch in the Matrix. It happens when they change something...

    Seriously though, you're fine. Looks like break material/trub and it will settle out over time.
     
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  11. #11
    starsman20

    Supporting Member  

    Posted Nov 25, 2012
    +1

    I hate it when they change something!!
     
  12. #12
    Gunpowder

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Nov 25, 2012
    Thanks everyone! My nerves are calm now :-D. Its already starting to settle nicely. And yea I did use whirlfloc for the first time... the kit came with a tablet but I used about half of the tablet. I also think there is so much sediment because my new grain mill was set too finely and I think I pulverized some of the grain. Not too worried about that. Also I just learned that you can lose up to a gallon of water per hour when you boil.... obviously I knew there was some loss but not that much! so that was why my carboy looked so shallow even with the thick layer of sediment. I decided to add another 3/4 gal of spring water and now it looks pretty good. Thank God I have a 6 gal carboy or this sediment would've presented an issue.
     
  13. #13
    Gunpowder

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Nov 26, 2012
    Oh and thanks for the tip about the light, but a tshirt is not necessary for me. That carboy is in a special room in my basement with no windows and it only sees a couple of minutes of light when I check on it (like an anxious parent). All in all, it spends 23.5 hours a day in 100% darkness.
     
  14. #14
    mgortel

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Nov 26, 2012
    Oh yeah....i forgot to mention a dark room is fine :ban: No problem....now just gotta let your yeastie boys do their job
     
  15. #15
    DrunkleJon

    Objects in mirror are closer than they appear  

    Posted Nov 26, 2012
    The Yeastie Boys? Is this a Brass Monkey clone?

    Sorry, couldn't help myself.
     
  16. #16
    Kremlock

    Active Member

    Posted Nov 26, 2012
    If I get too much break and trub in my fermentor then I'll wait to pitch as I'll rack it off.
     
  17. #17
    Homercidal

    Licensed Sensual Massage Therapist.  

    Posted Nov 26, 2012
    That is a LOT of trub. I'd consider filtering the wort through a SS mesh screen of some kind to reduce the amount in the carboy. Not that it will hurt anything, but it's more ugly stuff and the less you have in there, the more room your krausen has before it starts creeping up through the airlock.

    Has anyone mentioned a "blow-off" yet?

    Anyway, the hot break and cold break material will go right through the mesh screen, but the larger hops particles will get caught and make your carboy look a lot less like something from the black lagoon.
     
  18. #18
    Erich8

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Nov 26, 2012
    Thread name grabbed my attention, post made me literally laugh out loud. Thank you for that lol.
     
  19. #19
    Gothgar

    Member

    Posted Nov 26, 2012
    Looks delicious
     
  20. #20
    tchamber

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Nov 26, 2012
    I'm with Gear101 - it looks like wort. You should see what my Pumpkin Ale looked one minute after pouring it into the bucket.
     
  21. #21
    metanoia

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Nov 26, 2012
    Remember, if you were fermenting in an ale pail this thread wouldn't even exist. Pitch it and forget it! Let us know how great the beer is in a couple months. :)
     
  22. #22
    Gunpowder

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Nov 26, 2012
    I was thinking about doing a two stage.... after 7 days rack to a bottling bucket and using a ss mesh to try and catch some of that trub... cleaning out the carboy, and racking it back in for another week.
     
  23. #23
    cheezydemon3

    Banned

    Posted Nov 26, 2012
    OK PEOPLE!!!!!

    Another one to add to my DON'T LOOK AT YOUR GODDAMNED BEER book.
     
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  24. #24
    Gunpowder

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Nov 26, 2012
    Actually, the morebeer recipe says 14 days fermentation, bottle, then 14 days carbonation and conditioning... so ill be letting you know how it tastes on Christmas day!
     
  25. #25
    Toadsticker

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Nov 26, 2012
    At this point, HIDE the instructions. The yeast are in control, and they don't read. ;)
     
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  26. #26
    metanoia

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Nov 26, 2012
    Well that's what the kits tell you because they want you to order more kits, plus old knowledge from when healthy yeast was less available. lol

    I'd let it sit in the primary for 3-4 weeks, then warm condition in the bottles for 2-3 weeks, followed by at least 1 week of cold conditioning in the fridge to drop out sediment and such. It'll taste like good beer with 2 weeks primary and 2 weeks warm conditioned in the bottles, but the general consensus from the well-versed brewers around here is to just let it sit longer in each stage for a better beer.

    :mug:
     
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  27. #27
    mgortel

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Nov 26, 2012
    Please listen to the last post by metanoia....right on.....3 weeks primary minimum.

    Please don't rack to bottling bucket then back to carboy....to much exposure to air....to many chances for infection...and NOT necessary....let it go 3 weeks min in primary and bottle it (check gravity first though to make sure finished).

    Trust us :D
     
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  28. #28
    edmanster

    Whats Under Your Kilt  

    Posted Nov 26, 2012
    like this :mug:


     
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  29. #29
    thetmaxx

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Nov 26, 2012
    I usually wirlpool the pot after chilling, then rack to the carboy, eliminates 90% of all the trub floating around, and in my experience I've been getting clearer beers.
     
  30. #30
    jonmohno

    Banned

    Posted Nov 27, 2012

    Couldnt help myself,either:

    yeastie boys rex.jpg
     
  31. #31
    mgortel

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Nov 27, 2012
    LMAO.....yeah....love the Yeastie Boys.

    Nice Avatar jon.....little Regular Show to go with your beer.

    I still chuckle when I see the title of this post.......its like something out of a horror movie. :eek:
     
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  32. #32
    cheezydemon3

    Banned

    Posted Nov 27, 2012
    ya-yuh!!!
     
  33. #33
    jerrodm

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Nov 27, 2012
    I love threads like this--you can predict with 99% success what the picture is going to look like even before you open it up, as well as what the responses will be. There should be a feature for this site that funnels all new members through half a dozen mandatory threads, including such favorites as:

    - Is this what my beer is supposed to look like? (trub version and krausen version)
    - My beer has been in the fermenter for two days with no bubbles!
    - Is my OG/FG too low/too high?
    - Do I need to use a secondary?
    - Beer's been in bottles for 10 days and doesn't taste good!

    Would save a lot of effort and stress in the long run.
     
  34. #34
    metanoia

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Nov 27, 2012
    Also, "my beer only bubbled for the first two days in the fermenter, then stopped!"
     
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