Bottle Infection So Soon?

[crabbyapple]

Hi all,

I'm usually a cider guy, and am pretty experienced at that, but I decided to try some beers. Bottled NB's Smashing Pumpkin Ale (Extract) kit two days ago using fizz drops (I know, I know) and when I checked the bottles today, I have some stuff that may be an infection. I'm hoping it's just yeast. Pictures attached.

I'm a pretty hardcore nut when it comes to cleanliness and sanitation (heat, bleach, oxiclean, and starsan), and I always use new tubing for every transfer, so if this is an infection I'm looking squarely at the fizz drops.

Pooled at the bottom. Fluffy and easily suspended. Maybe the hint of ring at the neck. Popped one open and it doesn't taste off, but it's early.

I make a lot of sweeter ciders, so I'm used to pasteurizing my carbed bottles. If this IS an infection, can I just wait until the batch is carbed and pasteurize to halt it?

Any beer experts want to rescue this cider guy? Thanks!

 

[JBOGAN]

The ring at the top looks like normal carbonation.Not so sure about the debri at the bottom but IMO i would not pasteurize,just give it a little more time and see if everything settles.Sure someone else will chime in here.

 

[JBOGAN]

Just read the kit description.Did you add canned pumpkin? may just be some of the trub when you siphoned the batch and if so you should be golden.

 

[crabbyapple]

Did not add any canned pumpkin. Wanted to avoid any sources of possible infection this first time around (laugh). I didn't notice it when I bottled, and it seems to be present in all of the bottles.

 

[progmac]

this looks normal to me. sometimes the yeast clump a bit at the bottom, especially english strains

 

[twistr25]

I think it looks ok too. You need some extra yeast to help carb the beer and those will eventually fall out of suspension as well. So i think it's just yeast beginning to fall out and hasn't really compacted yet.