Film cover?

[Angie25]

Hello! I'm in the middle of brewing my second batch of beer, a pumpkin spice blonde and since about the second day it's had this sort of bubble film across the top. On my last batch of beer this eventually went away and thats when I moved it to secondary. So far after a week it's still around.

So my question is should I wait till it dissipates? Or move to secondary whenever I want?

I also took a picture!

 

[LLBeanJ]

Wait until the krausen drops before even thinking of transferring. Also, despite what the instructions say to do, there is really no need to transfer to secondary. Instead, wait for the krausen to drop and give it another week. Take a gravity reading and if it is at expected FG, then transfer to the bottling bucket and bottle. If not at FG, wait 3 more days and take another reading. If no change from first reading, transfer and bottle.

 

[bobeer]

Looks like krausen which is totally normal. Not all beer will ferment out in the same amount of time. Leave it for 10-14 days and then take a gravity reading. Then take another reading the next day. If there's no change then you can move to whatever your next step is. If the gravity dropped then leave it alone for another couple days and take another reading until you get the same reading twice or even 3 times.

Leaving your beer on the yeast cake for a few days after fermentation has stopped is a good thing. The yeast will clean up after themselves and you'll get a better beer.

 

[unionrdr]

You learn quickly around here that good things come to those who wait. I usually wait 10-14 days before testing to see if it's at FG.

 

[m00ps]

Yeah, I'd be more concerned if there WASNT any krausen...
Some types of yeast are huge top croppers and the krausen basically gets stuck up there. I've waited weeks and had to punch through with a wine theif to take readings. If its still there are a week, try gently rocking the fermentor to get it to drop.

Also, just a thought - it sounds like you're opening the bucket to check on your beer several times during the initial stages of fermentation. I would advise against that. You're beer is most vulnerable during this time and you risk oxidation. I wait until airlock activity ceases before cracking it open

 

[Angie25]

Thank you for the info! The only reason I'm moving it to a secondary is because I used real pumpkin the flavour and I'd like it to not show up in the bottles

 

[fimpster]

Thank you for the info! The only reason I'm moving it to a secondary is because I used real pumpkin the flavour and I'd like it to not show up in the bottles

I don't secondary much any more either, but this is a good reason to, in my book. If it were my batch I'd still keep it in primary for at least 2 weeks and then secondary for 2 more.
just my 2¢