Chunkies floating in newly bottled beer

[Buttnsty]

Hello all! I've recently started brewing with about 5 or 6 batches under my belt. I understand the basics (I think) and have found these forums incredibly helpful for all those newbie questions I had and to reassure me that my beer in fact was not ruined. This time I couldn't find a thread that answered my question, so I made and account and here I go....

I brewed an American Pale Ale a few weeks ago and bottled today. In the past few days I've noticed some white spots forming on the top of the beer (they're not "yeast floaties" cause I had already noticed those and these white spots appeared above them and are different.) I waited a couple days and, unfortunately, I think they're mold. But I wasn't going to let that bring me down; I went ahead and racked out from under the thin white film floaties and bottled anyway.

I managed to leave most of the film and moldy looking part behind, but my freshly bottled beer is full of sediment. I don't think it's yeast sediment either because it was noticeable immediately and isn't compact like yeast usually is.

I'm just going to wait it out and see how the final product is (I would never dump homebrew.... except that one time) but has anyone experienced this? Should I be scared of bottle bombs? I'll probably be scared either way but any reassurence would put my mind to rest.

 

[Fid]

Any pics? If there is indeed something crazy in there bottle bombs could be a concern. I'd pop a bottle open every week and see if you've got any gushers. If you do get a gusher you can then go back and vent the caps on the remaining bottles.

 

[Buttnsty]

Sorry here are some pics. I swirled the bottle a little so you can see how un-yeast like it is. Also, keep in mind that this is only about an hour from when I bottled.

 

[Fid]

Looks like normal beer stuff to me to be honest... just sort of alot of it. Did you let your fermenter sit for a while to let all the stuff settle back down to the bottom before bottling? I think it just looks like you might have stirred up the yeast that was resting on the bottom of the fermenter so you siphoned up more yeast and other beer particulate than you might be use to seeing.

 

[ArizonaDB]

+1 to Fid. Probably yeast/trub/hop particles etc., all benign stuff. Just let the bottles sit upright while they are conditioning, don't swish them around too much when transfering to the fridge, chill for 3-5 days in upright position to help the sediment compact and pour carefully. Good to go!

 

[Revvy]

Looks fine to me. Not mold. Just looks like you didn't leave the beer alone long enough to get a compacted yeast cake, or maybe kicked up too much sediment during racking to the bottling bucket.

 

[ArizonaDB]

Did you check the FG of the beer twice over 2-3 days before bottling to make sure that fermentation was done? If you did the the reading was the same both times then fermentation was done and it is very unlikely you will get bottle bombs. If you bottled too early and fermentation was not done, then it is possible to have bottle bombs. It's always good to make sure that fermentation is complete before bottling by checking the FG twice over a few days and getting the same reading. Time and/or air lock bubbling is not a good indicator.

 

[Fid]

Some amber bottles might be a good idea as well. I never liked Corona and now I realize that I likely have never had one that wasn't skunked due to light exposure.

 

[Buttnsty]

Fid - Yeah I do use amber bottles but I like to put one from every batch into a clear bottle. As a newbie I still can't help myself from checking on my batches constantly and I like to see the little yeasties in action! Everyone else, thank you for the good news. That's pretty much what I was expecting (and hoping) to hear I just have never had yeast that was so... not compacted. And yes fermentation was complete (checked with hydrometer) and I left it for three weeks. As for the mold concern, my beer developed a strange white film a few days before I bottled it (about 20 days of fermentation) that was getting more noticeable everyday. I just racked from underneath the film and crossed my fingers. Sorry, I forgot to take a picture of it....

 

[Vernacular]

If it's full of "stuff". rack and settle, rack and settle, rack and settle... till you arehappy with it... but I agrre wiuth the other comments... looks like it's stirred up good before you bottled and again there isn't anything in there that's poison.... in moderation LOL. cheers