Chunky bits in cream ale, whirfloc doing its thing?

[VanHeroy]

Hi all,

I'm on my third batch of beer and have made cream ale this time and hit something new. A day or two after racking I'm seeing cloudy white bits floating in the fermenter that I haven't seen when making my two previous brews. I'm not sure if I've done something wrong, if this is common for a cream ale, if this is whirfloc doing what it is supposed to do (this is the first time I'm using it, I know it's a coagulant, just not sure the results), or if this is a result of using a wine whip for the first time and properly aerating before pitching the yeast (hooray for the learning curve). Anyway, any info helps. Thanks all.

 

[kapbrew13]

Probably yeasties. Pics?

 

[VanHeroy]

Sadly I've already racked to second fermenter, so no pics (would have been a good idea). No little white bits in second fermenter though.

 

[IXVolt]

The corn in my cream ale did that too. Mine kind of looked like goldschlager. I have a pic somewhere......

Beer turned out great, cleaned right up.


https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f36/my-cream-3-crops-looks-like-goldschlager-260636/

 

[VanHeroy]

Ah brilliant, that just how mine looked, although used rice instead of corn. Glad to hear it worked out well. Thanks!

 

[IXVolt]

I used both rice and corn. But yes, it clears up pretty well. Just give it time.

 

[kapbrew13]

clears up pretty good.
EDIT: This was wlp001

 

[bwomp313]

different strains of yeast act differently. some make those delightful little clumps like you describe.