Brulosopher
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I brewed a 10.5 gallon batch of my Tiny Bottom Pale Ale (with a few minor changes) 10 days ago, racking 5.25 gallons into 2 separate carboys then pitching yeast from the same exact starter. They both fermented as usual for the first 5 days or so, then things got weird. The carboy that received the first runnings of wort from the kettle, the one with quite a bit of cold break and hop matter, looked the most normal- after about 5 days, the krausen fell. The carboy that got the more clear wort (second runoff), the one I thought would be "better," looked good at first, then the krausen slowly faded and the airlock continues to bubble regularly (a couple times per minute). I just took FG samples. The "dirty" carboy was crystal clear with FG of 1.009, while the "clean" carboy was super hazy with FG of 1.013. I'm confused...
Clean on left, trub-y on right:
Clean on left, trub-y on right: