Is my saison infected?

[MrNic]

I've been brewing for 3 years, and I've never seen this in my bottles before. What do you guys think?

It tastes fine. It's a little funky, but I expected that with a saison.

 

[sweetcell]

unfortunately the pic isn't very clear... can you describe what you're seeing? is there a pellicle inside the bottle?

 

[MrNic]

It's hard to tell with the brown glass. From what I can tell, it looks white and it's floating on top. When I disturb it, sediment (looks like yeast particles) falls down.

 

[MrNic]

It's ten days in the bottle if that makes any difference

 

[MrNic]

I'll try to get a better picture today.

 

[sweetcell]

It's hard to tell with the brown glass. From what I can tell, it looks white and it's floating on top. When I disturb it, sediment (looks like yeast particles) falls down.

that could be a pellicle, or not.

have you ever brewed with brett? maybe some brett got in there...

in the end, the only thing that matters is taste. if it tastes good, don't worry about it.

 

[MrNic]

I've never brewed with Brett. It tastes fine now, but like I said it's only 10 days in the bottle. I'm not so much worried about the infection, I'm more worried about bottle bombs.

 

[MrNic]

Here's a better picture.

 

[flars]

Here's a better picture.

Have you poured some beer form the bottle pictured? If not that is too much head space.
Pour one of the beers in a sanitized pilsner glass. Cover with sanitized foil and let it sit away from strong light for a few days. If it is infected a strong pellicle will form across the surface.

 

[MrNic]

Have you poured some beer form the bottle pictured? If not that is too much head space.
Pour one of the beers in a sanitized pilsner glass. Cover with sanitized foil and let it sit away from strong light for a few days. If it is infected a strong pellicle will form across the surface.

No, it's a bomber, so it has more head space. It was easier to see in the bombers. I'll definitely try what you said. Thanks for the tip.

 

[sweetcell]

if you're worried about bottle bombs, be sure to open a bottle on a regular basis. while they're still carbing up i would open one every few days, after 3 weeks you can taper off to once a week.

if you notice that the carbonation is increasing and you're almost getting gushers, it's time to either refrigerate the bottles or drink them quickly.

 

[flars]

No, it's a bomber, so it has more head space. It was easier to see in the bombers. I'll definitely try what you said. Thanks for the tip.

How do you fill your bottles? A bottling wand will leave the appropriate head space in bottles of any volume.
Just a thought because to much head space can cause some oxidation before the beer is fully carbed.

 

[MrNic]

How do you fill your bottles? A bottling wand will leave the appropriate head space in bottles of any volume.
Just a thought because to much head space can cause some oxidation before the beer is fully carbed.

I use a bottle wand. Fill to the top, then pull the wand out.