Is This an Infection

[Kbearit]

Hi Guys and Gals,

I got a carboy from my dad an I didn't realize that the bung he gave me had a chunk missing from the side of it so it would not form a good seal. It was sitting this way for a week. I just realized today and now there are small bits of something floating on the top of the beer that I haven't seen before. Not sure if this is an infection and what to do from here.

Any insight helps.

Thanks!

 

[passedpawn]

Not infected. Looks like hoppy trub that floated to the top. Pretty normal. Give it a good shake and they might fall to bottom. Proceed normally.

[edit] probably don't want to shake a glass carboy, especially on that granite surface.

 

[mr_stout]

I does not look like infection but I am not a scientist. A lot of my bottles look like that.

 

[PADave]

Nope, no infection there.

 

[Yooper]

It looks like little clumps of yeast that flocculated but didn't fall to the bottom. No worries- that's common.

 

[RM-MN]

Sierra Nevada seems to have a slight leak in their fermenters but that doesn't seem to make bad beer. Yours looks fine to me.

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xClXKMhcFr0[/ame]

 

[yankeroo]

any idea what the yellow Is? The white is the kraus, the brown is some of the yeast but I've never seen the yellow before...infection maybe?

 

[PADave]

Hop particles would be my guess.

 

[ESBrewer]

Yeast, hops, protein, (fat). I do not think it is an infection, it looks perfect.