Hi all,
I've been having something similar to this appear in 3 of my beers as of late, like a white film that grows with time. The previous two I've kegged right after seeing this, they still taste great. The attached pictures are from my oatmeal stout, it's been in primary about a month now and this appeared a few days ago.
My question is, is this an infection? Is it safe to drink? Because I have been
It looks to be maybe a pellicle, based on what I've been able to search? Anything that would cause this other than general sanitation issues? This is a trend I don't think I've seen in my beers before, I've been brewing for ~10 years. I have made some brewing process changes, so they could be suspect.
Let me know what you think, thanks in advance!
I've been having something similar to this appear in 3 of my beers as of late, like a white film that grows with time. The previous two I've kegged right after seeing this, they still taste great. The attached pictures are from my oatmeal stout, it's been in primary about a month now and this appeared a few days ago.
My question is, is this an infection? Is it safe to drink? Because I have been
It looks to be maybe a pellicle, based on what I've been able to search? Anything that would cause this other than general sanitation issues? This is a trend I don't think I've seen in my beers before, I've been brewing for ~10 years. I have made some brewing process changes, so they could be suspect.
Let me know what you think, thanks in advance!