Saint_Doyle
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I've seen a couple posts on this topic, but none of them have pictures (despite every single reply saying "post a pic"). So here is my post with pictures to help me and anyone else in the future who has this problem.
This is an Oktoberfest in the secondary carboy. It spent 2 weeks in the primary fermenter and has now been in the secondary for a week or two (I forget exactly how long). It has been kept at room temperature (~70 F) the whole time . Everything was sanitized, however the airlock I used was brand new and didn't want to stay in the carboy neck. At one point it fell out completely (for a brief second). A contaminant could have gotten in at that point. You can see in one of the pics that I had to tape the airlock to the neck of the carboy.
Other posts (without pictures) suggest that this could be yeast clumps, however it really does look like mold that grows on food after its been in the fridge for too long. I haven't tasted it yet, so I can't tell you if it is affecting the taste. I have moved the carboy from the closet to a kegerator (38 F) in an attempt to slow the mold's growth, if that is what it turns out to be.
What do I do? Siphon from the bottom, leaving the floaters behind, and pray it hasn't affected the taste? Do I need to drink this while sitting on the toilet?
This is an Oktoberfest in the secondary carboy. It spent 2 weeks in the primary fermenter and has now been in the secondary for a week or two (I forget exactly how long). It has been kept at room temperature (~70 F) the whole time . Everything was sanitized, however the airlock I used was brand new and didn't want to stay in the carboy neck. At one point it fell out completely (for a brief second). A contaminant could have gotten in at that point. You can see in one of the pics that I had to tape the airlock to the neck of the carboy.
Other posts (without pictures) suggest that this could be yeast clumps, however it really does look like mold that grows on food after its been in the fridge for too long. I haven't tasted it yet, so I can't tell you if it is affecting the taste. I have moved the carboy from the closet to a kegerator (38 F) in an attempt to slow the mold's growth, if that is what it turns out to be.
What do I do? Siphon from the bottom, leaving the floaters behind, and pray it hasn't affected the taste? Do I need to drink this while sitting on the toilet?