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I figured it had something to do with being a sour (which is why I continued to rack it), but just wanted to make sure. Thanks! Edit: Too late for pictures, but if they form in the secondary, I will be sure to post pictures.

I am a beginner brewer (~10 brews) brewing my first sour. I brewed this grain/extract kit about 2 months ago and placed it in a primary. Today I opened it up to rack it to a secondary for another year or so. When I did there was white "flakes" covering about 20-30% of the top. I don't have...

Yes the yeast was kept in the fridge the entire time. It was rehydrated as I mentioned in the initial post. Hydrometer is reading slightly below 1.07 still so I will go ahead and pitch 12g yeast and post an update in a few days. Thanks everyone for the input.

If that is the case, is there any way to salvage the beer?

Yes same yeast, no OG was slightly lower (~1.05). Third batch (flat) was same yeast with OG 1.05. Would too high of an OG for one packet kill fermentation altogether? I've read that straining yeast can give incomplete fermentation/off-tastes but not prevent fermentation altogether (but I...

Not yet, will do tomorrow morning. It has been checked multiple times a day though yielding no signs whatsoever.

**Warning: beginner homebrewer** I started brewing around 8 months ago and absolutely love it. I am currently on my fourth batch but am having a few problems. My first two batches went as well as I could have planned. Brewing was as planned and the beer tasted great. The last two brews...