Greenish color after racking.

[pudland]

Hi All,

So this is my second batch I have going.
The "German Style Dark" True Brew kit seemed to go well.

This batch is a "Pale Ale - All Malt" True Brew kit.
After racking to the secondary I noticed a greenish tint throughout the beer. Kind of looks like suspended air bubbles also. I am also getting airlock activity. I cant tell you time between bubbles. I note the air bubble position in the airlock(S-type) and see if it changed the next time I walk through my pantry.
All equipment that touched the beer had been sanitized. I am very thorough about that.

I'm thinking I may cold crash it after day 5 in the secondary. Cold crashing worked well for my first batch. Settled in 2 days.

I've attached my brew log to this point and some pictures.

I appreciate any feedback.

Thanks!
Adam

EDIT: I have NO IDEA why the pics are rotated 90 deg!!! They dont show up like that on my computer! Sorry!

 

[JonM]

Looks like you stirred up some hop particulate with the trub. I bet it settles to the bottom soon enough.

 

[JimRausch]

No worries. I agree with Jon- looks like hop/trub particles. Not noticeable in your 1st because..... it was a dark.
It will settle out clear, and yes cold crashing will help.

 

[JimRausch]

By the way- good job on keeping notes!

 

[pudland]

Thanks for the replies!
One of the steps I forgot in both batches was to filter while transferring to the primary. I had planned on doing it during transfer to the secondary, but I forgot again!
I guess I didn't expect so much to get stirred in because I left an inch of wort on the bottom of the primary when I racked. I didn't bother to check gravity when I transfered to the secondary do to my initial estimate of 5%. I figured any more activity means the % gets better!
I think I'll cold crash at day 5.
I like good notes! Makes for better repeatability!
Adam

 

[pudland]

UPDATE:
I didn't wait till day 5. I put it in the fridge to cold crash today, day 4 in the secondary. My fridge is hanging at 48F right now.

 

[pudland]

UPDATE:
Well.... the "green" is still there...
I opened the fridge door and wathced the airlock for a minute and I could see the air bubble moving. The color and "consistency" just looks odd to me.

 

[pudland]

Just thought of something. ..
I didn't let the star-san totally dry in the secondary before transfering. I let it drain for an hour or 2. There was liquid sanitizer in the carnoy. Could residual sanitizer cause the beer to do this also?

 

[pablosbrewing]

Starsan is a no rinse, no dry sanitizer. You can drain right before racking and if the carboy/bucket is full of foam that is OK too.

"Don't fear the foam"

Your beer looks fine, Cheers!

 

[MichaelBrock]

If you actually have a problem, the sanitizer would not have caused it. I always move my wort into star-san wet fermenters. Most people do. What does the beer look like in the glass or thief? It's hard to judge the color while in the fermenter.

 

[pudland]

Thanks for the info! The first batch I made was so dark it didn't look "greenish".
I try not to handle the beer alot. I can pull a sample and take another pic.
Thats a good idea actually!
It'll be an hour till I can do it though.

 

[pudland]

Here are the pics of the sample. I tasted it also and it does seem on the hoppy side to me. Fridge is hanging around 43F.
Thanks!

 

[fuelish]

Where's the "green" you speak of???....just sayin' ... looks fine to me

 

[pudland]

In the second pic at the top and the 3rd pic to the left.
Am I just being paranoid?? Not to discount the numerous fine people in previous posts that told me it is fine. I get wierd when it comes to food. I had a bad experience when I was younger with bad food.
Thanks!

 

[pudland]

UPDATE:

Hello again!
On 11/5 I followed instructions on using Gelatin for fining and stirred it in.
This past Saturday I brewed a Bavarian Dark Lager and checked the Pale Ale.
The fridge is holding around 32*-36*. I noticed more "stuff" had fallen out of suspension into "clumps". I guess I expected to have a clear beer by now. Not that a haze will bother me. I havn't tasted it since my post on the 2nd.
I believe I will be kegging it tonight, hit it with some CO2, and let it go for another 2 weeks before the next tasting.

I'll post my thoughts then.

Cheers!
Adam

 

[pudland]

Here are some pics of a sample I pulled while kegging. BIG difference after the gelatin! Paranoia has settled now! Hit it with 10 psi. Now it's time to forget about it for a week or two.

 

[pudland]

Update.... kicked the keg of this Pale Ale last night while brewing a Holiday beer with my siblings. My brother, who's a Lord Chesterfield drinker, likened it somewhat to that. I guess that means success! Thanks for all the replies and help!