B brockettbrews Well-Known Member Joined Mar 23, 2012 Messages 565 Reaction score 1 Location Charlotte Jul 14, 2013 #1 I have been working a lot, so I left my beer in the fermentor 14 days. I took the lid off and there was a white film in the top of it. Is this mold?? It is an English bitter from coopers with 5 pounds of crystal 20.
I have been working a lot, so I left my beer in the fermentor 14 days. I took the lid off and there was a white film in the top of it. Is this mold?? It is an English bitter from coopers with 5 pounds of crystal 20.
S SeattleBrewer Member Joined Jul 14, 2013 Messages 7 Reaction score 0 Jul 14, 2013 #2 What kind of white film? Is it foamy or is it shiny and transparent? Is there an off odor or taste?
RedOktoberfest Well-Known Member Joined Mar 4, 2013 Messages 450 Reaction score 28 Location Fairfield County Jul 14, 2013 #3 Does it look like a pellicle? There is a thread on here with a photo collection, if you do a quick search.
Does it look like a pellicle? There is a thread on here with a photo collection, if you do a quick search.
OP OP B brockettbrews Well-Known Member Joined Mar 23, 2012 Messages 565 Reaction score 1 Location Charlotte Jul 18, 2013 #4 I think it was dead yeast. It was a white film on the beer. I tasted it and it was fine.