Floating material visible through the wall of fermenter

[Tand]

Hi all,

Completed my first AG batch yesterday without a hitch, really enjoyed it! The batch has been fermenting for little under 24 hours so far (i can already see a krausen through the walls of the fermenting bucket!) Also visible through the walls are quite large, moving particles. Is this just bits of the krausen falling, or matter stirred up from the fermentation? Anyone know what they are? Resisting looking through the airlock and examining further!

Cheers

 

[GrogNerd]

grain bits, cold break, hot break, yeast rafts, krausen, alien beings... could be anything

whatever it is, it's helping make beer, so I'd leave it alone

and, what do we always say? relax, don't worry...

 

[Tand]

I know, I know... Just excited!
I guess if the batch was infected I'd be able to smell it.

 

[SGTSparty]

If you don't have any reason to think its infected just let it ride. Even if it is you've got another 1-4 weeks of blissful Schrodinger's infection to enjoy before the soul crushing truth. That and what Grog said.

 

[ryanryates]

What yeast strain did you pitch? Depending on the strain, my guess would be yeast rafts. I've had a number of strains do the same. They looks like little yeast orgys cruising around the fermenter.

 

[AkTom]

That's one reason some danger freaks like me, use glass carboys. It's fun to watch.

 

[Tand]

What yeast strain did you pitch? Depending on the strain, my guess would be yeast rafts. I've had a number of strains do the same. They looks like little yeast orgys cruising around the fermenter.

Danstar Nottingham Ale. Haha think you're right about the orgies.

 

[flars]

Stuff floating around during active fermentation is normal. The only thing you should watch now is the fermentation temperature.

 

[kh54s10]

That's one reason some danger freaks like me, use glass carboys. It's fun to watch.

I also like to be able to see what is happening. But there is no reason to risk life and limb. There is a thing called a PET carboy, and they weigh less than 1/4 that of a glass carboy.

Some yeasts really set up a churning storm in the fermenter!

 

[Civicrice17]

I'm sure this response is too late to assure you about this batch, but here is a short clip of the fermentation of my last oatmeal stout 36 hours after pitching. The beer turned out great!

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