Am I Infected?

[Baspronick]

I brewed the carmel amber ale recipe last sunday. I opened my bucket today to get a gravity reading, as it stopped bubbling two days ago. All I see is a foamy substance on top, that also is in my blow off tube. I would have expected the krausen to have fallen by now. Am I infected? It smells good when i open the lid as well. If I was infected, I would think that it would not still smell pleasent.

 

[cfonnes]

It is krausen.

Put the lid back on, change the blowoff tube for a bubbler, do not open the lid for three weeks.

 

[GodsStepBrother]

Nope that is normal, and looks great.

 

[TimT]

Yes, it seems to be totally infected with yeast. I think you are going to end up with a pail full of beer.

 

[Dan]

You're not infected. Those pics show some great home made beer in the making!

chill out dude

 

[jfr1111]

You might be infected but your beer is not.

 

[ErieShores]

It's contracted AIDS somehow.

 

[runningweird]

Kill it with fire.

Beer is fine, its krausen. Perfectly normal at your age. Nothing to be ashmed of, just don't do it in public.

Wait a few weeks, cold crash. Then bottle.


Cheers

 

[Baspronick]

Thanks for the reassurance. It is my first all grain batch, sixth batch in all. I'm used to the krausen falling and being gone by this point. Maybe a difference b/w all grain and extract, I dont know?