Infection? with pics

[Dick562]

http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j409/Dick562/IMG_3974.jpg?t=1301964806
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[o4_srt]

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[Dick562]

?

 

[chaydaw]

It's fine. Fermentation is ugly.

 

[tedclev]

What is in the last picture that looks like flowers with tenticles?

 

[chemman14]

What is in the last picture that looks like flowers with tenticles?

my guess is hops

 

[Dick562]

No its not hops i dont know what it is and the first to look like white spider webs i just couldnt get a good pic through the glass

 

[Durhamite]

I'm no expert, but that doesnt look like a normal fermentation to me...

 

[RIT_Warrior]

How long has it been in the fermenter? Have you tasted it yet? Get a turkey baster and pull out a sample, then describe any off flavors you can detect (note that the presence of off flavors at this point will probably be OK).

Also, are you sure those tentacle things aren't whole leaf hops? They sure look like the remnants of whole leaf hops that have gone through a boil.

 

[Dick562]

Its been in for a week, yes i tasted it, it was bitter and had an off taste of iron but that didnt surprise me i have alot of iron in my water and this was the first time i used just my well water. But it did have off smell coming through the roasty smells. No that is not hops i did not use whole leaf hops. I had a slime like film on my boil and i think it got into the fermenter i think that is what that thing is.

 

[incog]

In my very rookie opinon, the white looks like mold which should not be an issue. Just do not rack it. As for the orange tentiicals, i have no idea, but it looks like they are trying to take root. Call it "Mega Organic", and put the last pic ya posted on the label. I'll drink it sir!

Good luck, and Cheers!

 

[curlyfat]

I know there's a sticky somewhere here that has a bunch of infection pics. I'm looking for it...

 

[curlyfat]

Here it is: Post your infection!

I guess it's not a sticky.

Your last picture is the one that really scares me. The first two (although difficult to see) look like CO2 bubbles at first glance. That last one is gnarly looking!

 

[Flomaster]

that last photo looks like some type of Sea Creature

-=Jason=-

 

[Dick562]

yea creeps me out. Why no racking?

 

[Amity]

You want to rack underneath the gunk. Avoid getting it in your bottles to prevent it from spreading.

 

[Flomaster]

ROFL


-=Jason=-

 

[TipsyDragon]

yea that's definitely an infection of something. the tentacles of cathulu are kind of a hint that something form the other world has been at work. IMO if it tastes ok and smells ok drink it and learn from your mistakes.

 

[Dick562]

im more concerned with the white film on the top of the beer

 

[cklages]

ROFL


-=Jason=-

So after seeing that, you still opened the thread?

 

[ericd]

The last pic looks like you got some seeds in there that started growing??!!!

 

[ShakerD]

that last photo looks like some type of Sea Creature

-=Jason=-

Invasion of the body snatchers

 

[Priemus]

Thats a strange one, agree, it looks like seeds that started growing.

Anyone id this one?

 

[GoldMiner]

Thats a strange one, agree, it looks like seeds that started growing.

+1

Looks like pepper seeds.

 

[Hoppus_Poppatopolis]

Can you give us the recipe? That might help ID the sea creature.

 

[Priemus]

Can you give us the recipe? That might help ID the sea creature.

Sea monkeys instead of yeast nutrient you think?

 

[Dick562]

2-row
barley
chocolate malt
roasted barley
dextrine

 

[passedpawn]

"stringy" is not yeast like, so I'd say not good. Might as well let the drama play out and see what you end up with. Keep an eye on your hydro.

 

[Cheaton]

My biochemist wife says the filiment type structures look indicative of mold. Molds can be nasty and even highly toxic. Without a positive ID on the growth.... i'd dump it. There are few bacteria who can call a beer home and that doesnt look like any of them. But its not even the organisms you have to worry about, its the toxins they produce. Personally, i would not ingest that......

 

[curlyfat]

My biochemist wife says the filiment type structures look indicative of mold. Molds can be nasty and even highly toxic. Without a positive ID on the growth.... i'd dump it. There are few bacteria who can call a beer home and that doesnt look like any of them. But its not even the organisms you have to worry about, its the toxins they produce. Personally, i would not ingest that......

I hope you realized that you just summoned Revvy from his lair. He will soon strike with a long rant about NO PATHOGENS CAN SURVIVE IN BEER!

He says it better than I can. If this is even palatable, and you can drink it at all, it won't hurt you. At all. Seriously. That's if you can suppress the gag reflex as you reflect on the pictures. [shudder]