I know, another "is this an infection" from a new guy post.

[arc]

But I promise I've looked for pictures resembling this, but I can't find any. Eleven days into fermentation, and for the past five I've had these brown flakes on top. This is my third batch, and no matter what, it'll taste better than my last.

 

[thatjonguy]

That looks like fallen krassen to me. But I am just some dude on the internet and it has been awhile since I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express.

 

[sfgoat]

The picture is a little dark but it doesn't look like an infection. Probably just some hop debris or trub that hasn't settled.

 

[brewnz]

Looks fine to me also - as the others have said it's something left over from the brewing process.

 

[arc]

Cool, thanks. The hops thing makes sense. Had a bag of glacier hops bust in the last five minutes of the boil. Waiting to see how that turns out.

 

[VikingChrisColby]

From a word usage standpoint, it's not infected. It may be contaminated, but it's not infected as only living things can be infected.

http://beerandwinejournal.com/its-not-infected/

From a brewing standpoint, you're probably fine.

Chris Colby
Editor
beerandwinejournal.com

 

[Haji]

Looks like hops and trub. Did you dry hop?

 

[cobrem]

I just bottled a batch that looked exactly like that. It's probably hops/yeast/trub/stuff that got pushed up by the build up of CO2. The gunk will draw to the side when you rack it. I wouldn't worry.

 

[unionrdr]

It's just left over krausen & yeast rafts. no worries,m8.

 

[dstranger99]

It looks fine........no infection, now stop opening the container before you cause one........

 

[JBOGAN]

+ one on the yeast rafts.

 

[hlm123]

Looks like yeast rafts to me. There was probably a thick slimy layer of it at the top during fermentation, which then falls out as fermentation slows.

 

[arc]

Thanks. I didn't dry hop, but a bag of hops busted open so that's probably it. Racking tonight. Tasted a little after my hydrometer reading and it tastes like flat beer to me!

This is my third time brewing, second all grain, and this site has really helped. Great threads and great info!