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Normally I use vodka or water with starsan. This time it was the latter but the ratio may have been low because I was almost out. The hurricane would certainly caused enough pressure change to reverse the flow. Thanks for the insight.

After further research it appears that warm humid air in my house because of power loss for 48 hours and the fact that I had way too much headspace may have contributed to the growth of the mold. In the future, and after a very thorough cleaning, I'll use my conical as a bottling bucket only...

I should have known it was mold. There was quite a bit of condensation on the fermentor walls and a slight smell of bananas. I'm just wondering how it got in. Is it possible I have a bad seal and air was able to get in? I'll rack from underneath it and monitor it for another week. If it...

Yes the first batch was in the same conical but only for one week. The pellicle formed in the bottle on the first batch. This batch, however, has been in secondary for three weeks. I think I'll proceed with bottling.

Should I continue with bottling? What infection is this? This is the 2nd infection out of this conical and the first has no off flavor nor signs of over carbonation after 6 weeks in bottle. The beer is an altbier dunkel. It finished in primary at 1.014 and has dropped to 1.013 in secondary...

What infection is this? This is the 2nd infection out of this conical and the first has no off flavor nor signs of over carbonation after 6 weeks in bottles. The beer is an altbier dunkel. It finished in primary at 1.014 and has dropped to 1.013 in secondary. It's been in secondary for about...