I just got back into brewing after a few years hiatus. Bought new equipment around the beginning of the year (had to get rid of everything when I moved into a small apartment) and have done several good batches since.
My wife promised some family that we'd have homebrew to share at the 4th of July get-together, so I started with an Amarillo blonde ale that I've brewed before with good results. After 1 week in the carboy, it had dropped from around 1.049 to 1.012. So far so good. I went to take another sample yesterday, and noticed an unusual scummy sheen on some of the bubbles at the top of the carboy. The SG had dropped to around 1.009, higher attenuation than I got in my last batch, but not out of the ordinary. But I can't stop thinking about those bubbles.
I've been planning to bottle this weekend, to free up the carboy for another batch before the 4th, but I use all plastic equipment, and if there's a chance this is infected, I don't want to risk contaminating any more of it than I already have. So, I'm going to swallow my pride and ask the question we all ask sooner or later (whether on HBT or at the doctor's office)....does this look infected to you?
My wife promised some family that we'd have homebrew to share at the 4th of July get-together, so I started with an Amarillo blonde ale that I've brewed before with good results. After 1 week in the carboy, it had dropped from around 1.049 to 1.012. So far so good. I went to take another sample yesterday, and noticed an unusual scummy sheen on some of the bubbles at the top of the carboy. The SG had dropped to around 1.009, higher attenuation than I got in my last batch, but not out of the ordinary. But I can't stop thinking about those bubbles.
I've been planning to bottle this weekend, to free up the carboy for another batch before the 4th, but I use all plastic equipment, and if there's a chance this is infected, I don't want to risk contaminating any more of it than I already have. So, I'm going to swallow my pride and ask the question we all ask sooner or later (whether on HBT or at the doctor's office)....does this look infected to you?