Infected Perry?

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schwiz

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This is my first time doing perry. Pretty sure its infected. What do you guys think?

I started with 5 gallons of unpasteurized pear cider.
I added 5 campden tablets and waited 48 hours.
I then pitched Wyeast 4766 (cider)
This is what it looks like 12 hours after pitching: http://imgur.com/a/2huX7
 
It looks a little fuzzy, usually when I do apple it looks more like the head on a beer. But I've never done pears before or unpasteurized juice so thats why I'm unsure.
 
You would have to have a crazy infection to show up after 12 hours. Your pitched yeast should outnumber any infection by 1000:1 or more.

I'm getting ready to start my first perry, so I don't know for sure, but that doesn't look bad to me. I would let it ride.
 
You would have to have a crazy infection to show up after 12 hours. Your pitched yeast should outnumber any infection by 1000:1 or more.

I'm getting ready to start my first perry, so I don't know for sure, but that doesn't look bad to me. I would let it ride.

Oh I'm gonna let it ride for sure. Just curious what more experienced people thought. Yes I was shocked at how it looked after just 12 hours. When I pitched there were just a few c02 bubbles forming which I assumed was from wild yeast before the campden kicked in.
 
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