Another infection thread

[devilishprune]

I know that this might get old, but for us new brewers, it's like having a sick child! I need help here:

I just tasted a sample of it and it was not undrinkable, but I don't know what an infected beer is supposed to taste like, nor do I know what this beer was going to taste like anyway.

I noticed a thin film on the to of it with little white bubbles here and there. It looks like the top is kind of oily? or something... Seems that things went south when I cold crashed my carboy the other day. I think that I'm still going to bottle it tomorrow, but am I going to have to worry about bottle bombs if this is some foreign invader in my brew?

 

[HickoryMike]

Just looks like generic scuz that I often see in the fermenter.

I would carry on as planned.

 

[devilishprune]

Question:

Mike, you wouldn't happen to own a homebrew store in Hickory would you?

Edit: Nevermind, I just figured out that you can look at people's profiles. You weren't the guy that I was thinking of. Thanks for the help though!

If it's not an infection, then could it be some residual hop oils or something? It looks like something non-polar that wouldn't mix in with the beer (if it isn't infected)

 

[DavidHawman]

Looks almost exactly like my beer and its not infected. Its just the last remnants of CO2 bubbles sticking to the surface. Give it a few more days and it will go away.

 

[JJL]

Just looks like active yeast colonies to me, but it's hard to tell from the picture. Might as well keep going. You should never give up on a beer. Ask Revvy.