Another "Infection?" Thread...

[BillyVegas]

Secondary Fermentation of my Vanilla Winter Bourbon Ale is looking clean and good...

The Chocolate Stout? Not so much... I've seen small form bubbles and stuff like that... but I see what looks like... small flecks of solidified lard/fat on the top, along with these white bubbles.

The secondary was filled with some Double Chocolate Stout brew... and sopem fresh Cacao Nibs...

I thought I'd ask the field.

Whatta ya think?

 

[greaper007]

I seem to think I've had that before, especially with a dark beer like a porter. How long has it been in the primary? Did you give it a taste? When I get nervous I always give it a taste, that usually calms my fears.

 

[Demfer]

That looks like the top of my grain bed after I vorlof in my MLT. What does it smell like?

 

[BillyVegas]

Smells like almost-beer. A little chemically/ammonia smelling I guess... but I may be reaching with that one. More like just alcohol.

It's dark, and I feel confident it'll be allright. Haven't tried it yet. Gonna drop some gelatin in the batches I have ready to go and put to kegs soon...

 

[Revvy]

Without pics we can't really tell but I'm gonna bet like 99percent of these threads that it is just yeast rafts and therefore perfectly normal.

 

[BillyVegas]

Yea, isn't funny and the beer looks clear.... Just wanted some input to make me feel warm and fuzzy.

 

[0110x011]

Looks like leftover yeast and trub that hasn't fallen out yet. Taste it. If it tastes bad, it's infected.

 

[greaper007]

Yeast and trub in dark beer always look more sinister than in your average pale ale.

 

[BillyVegas]

Makes me more conerned cause it's next to my darker vanilla bourbon ale and it's crystal clear in there... probably due to the large amount of jim beam in there...