Dark ring in krausen

[bdbart]

So I brewed Sunday and added yeast that night.
The next day after work (5 pm) there was no krausen... no worries.
The day after that the was krausen... Haza!!!
Today I noticed a dark ring on the krausen... wtf.
The ring does not go all the way around the carboy (see pic). The carboy is listing to the side where the ring is. This is unavoidable, but I will try to correct it next time. The fermentation seems to be going fine. But I am worried it is contamination.

Should I be worried?
Is my brew ruined?
Any thoughts?

 

[day_trippr]

[...]
Should I be worried?
Is my brew ruined?
Any thoughts?

-Not yet.
-Probably not.
-Let it finish.

I've had some fearsome looking krausen over the years. That one looks pretty tame, actually. I'm betting everything is actually quite perfect so far...

Cheers!

 

[day_trippr]

[...]
Should I be worried?
Is my brew ruined?
Any thoughts?

-Not yet.
-Probably not.
-Let it finish.

I've had some fearsome looking krausen over the years. That one looks pretty tame, actually. I'm betting everything is actually quite perfect so far...

Cheers!

[edit] Missed the tilted carboy bit. That's why you have a partial ring. Many of my primaries have that same color, but it appears as random shapes scattered around the surface. The tilt made it all settle on the high side, I bet...

[edit2/mea culpa] Sorry about replying to my own reply. Under the influence of 22% ABV barleywine. My bad

 

[TANSTAAFB]

Obligatory "your beer is ruined, send it to me for proper disposal post"...
RDWHAAHB!!!

 

[BuckSwope]

Let it do its thing and give it a taste when fermentation ends.

 

[bdbart]

Thanks for the reassurance.
That's what I wanted to hear.

Anyone in South MS is welcome to come and see how it turns out.

 

[zeekage]

Also the carboy tilted to one side can actually be a good thing. They make carboy wedges so that you can ferment at an angle and more of the trub collects in the lower side. When you're ready to rack out of it you turn the carboy upright and stick the racking cane where the trub is the lowest. It helps you get more beer out without getting the trub.

RDWHAHB