alee
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I made a 10 gal batch of all grain IPA in January which was rather slow to finish due to too low of a pitching rate. The batch was split into 2 6 gal carboys and fermented at around 67deg. I pitched one packet of Safeale 05 in one carboy and for the other I used some safeale 05 (not enough) that I harvested from my previous batch of beer. I ended up adding a packet of the same yeast to the second carboy. This carboy was very slow to start and I ended up mixing some of the first carboy (which was fermenting strong) with this carboy. After 2 weeks, I blended both carboys into 2 5 gal carboys for secondary fermentation, then after 1 week I dry hopped one and 1 week later kegged it. When carbonated, it was clear and rather good but had a slight spicy taste (which made it quite interesting).
The second carboy sat in the basement for a couple of weeks longer and was then dry hopped for a week and kegged.
This second keg will not clear up. It tastes good but is so cloudy that would not even clear up when I took a sample to work and centrifuged it at 4000rpm for 20 minutes!
Could this be a bacterial infection? It doesn't have any off flavor, but has been in the keg at 43deg for at least 2 weeks. I am wondering if the entire batch was infected (hence the spicy taste), but the first was kegged early enough to slow the bacteria down?
Since it tastes good...just looks ugly...is it ok to drink?
Thanks for any help.
The second carboy sat in the basement for a couple of weeks longer and was then dry hopped for a week and kegged.
This second keg will not clear up. It tastes good but is so cloudy that would not even clear up when I took a sample to work and centrifuged it at 4000rpm for 20 minutes!
Could this be a bacterial infection? It doesn't have any off flavor, but has been in the keg at 43deg for at least 2 weeks. I am wondering if the entire batch was infected (hence the spicy taste), but the first was kegged early enough to slow the bacteria down?
Since it tastes good...just looks ugly...is it ok to drink?
Thanks for any help.