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[heferly]

yup, nothing wrong there

 

[mlg5039]

I took these pictures this morning when i was checking an APA that I have been dry hopping for a few days.

 

[PolishStout]

someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but is that spiderwebbiness the beginnings of a pellicle?

 

[android]

someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but is that spiderwebbiness the beginnings of a pellicle?

sure looks like it to me.

 

[wyzazz]

Did you sanitize the muslin bag before dropping it in the fermenter?

 

[Scruffy1207]

This thread scares me, now I'm really worried about my stout, I changed up my sanitation procedures because I switched to star san and now I'm nervous.

 

[Dale_3rd]

Here is what I thought was infected...pretty sure it's infected now.

 

[pdxbrewnoob]

Anyone got a read on this?

The foam is fine...I poured it into the carboy too quickly...it's that brown mass thats got me worried.

 

[Sammy75]

Krausen?

 

[wyzazz]

Looks fine to me...

 

[kanddr]

Even though it looks like your dog left you a present, it's only krausen and is perfectly normal.

 

[mlg5039]

Did you sanitize the muslin bag before dropping it in the fermenter?

Yeah. Soaked in starsan solution overnight.

 

[wyzazz]

Yeah. Soaked in starsan solution overnight.

Do you mill your grain in the same place you ferment? Or did that muslin bag previously hold grain? Just trying to troubleshoot a bit here.

 

[jdubb75]

Great, and just when I was feeling confident my first brew was going to turn out, now I'm having second thoughts. It's been in the primary for almost three weeks, with a muslin (sanitized with star san) bag of hops thrown in 5 days ago. I haven't peeked in (Ale Pale) since dry hopping, but now I'm going to have to crack the lid and satisfy my curiosity.

I'm sure it's fine, but after seeing some of these pics, one can't help but be overly cautious.

 

[mlg5039]

Do you mill your grain in the same place you ferment? Or did that muslin bag previously hold grain? Just trying to troubleshoot a bit here.

No, I mill at the LHBS. It was the first time the bag was used for anything.

Just to point out something, I still am not certain it was infected yet. ::crosses fingers::

 

[Magee]

Liberty Cream Ale Extract Kit from Midwest


Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier Clone from LBHS


I don't think either has an infection both taste fine 3 1/2 weeks in primary. I'm set to bottle in a few days. The Hefe fermented vigorously so much I had to use a blow off tube.

 

[android]

I don't think either has an infection both taste fine 3 1/2 weeks in primary. I'm set to bottle in a few days. The Hefe fermented vigorously so much I had to use a blow off tube.

you're right, neither have an infection. look good!

 

[FarSide792]

So how about something similar to this. I tried to tip the carboy up on the side a bit to get some of the condensation down for the pic...and the little *dots* look like a bunch of c02 bubbles...but then again I can't decide. They might have a slight fuzzy tendency

This IPA is on day 12, and it was transfered to this secondary after 7 days (FG was reached).

No bottles to bottle, otherwise I would tonight. Looks like I'll be waiting till Tuesday haha.

 

[FireRescueFL]

Those look like yeast floaties to me. This is in primary, correct?

---Chris

 

[FireRescueFL]

Oops, just saw you said it was in secondary. Did they just develop overnight or over a few days?

 

[KCBigDog]

Looks like yeast islands to me.

 

[FarSide792]

Oops, just saw you said it was in secondary. Did they just develop overnight or over a few days?

Well, I racked it into the secondary 5 days ago (Tuesday) and I was out of town since Thursday...didn't notice anything Thursday and it's come about since then. So I guess over the past 4 days? Makes me sad

 

[bottomofthebarrel]

this was the wrong thread to read.

 

[FireRescueFL]

Well, I racked it into the secondary 5 days ago (Tuesday) and I was out of town since Thursday...didn't notice anything Thursday and it's come about since then. So I guess over the past 4 days? Makes me sad

ANy odds smells? I'd let it ride for another week or so and see if it gets worse. If not, just enjoy your beer! It really does look ok though.

---Chris

 

[FarSide792]

ANy odds smells? I'd let it ride for another week or so and see if it gets worse. If not, just enjoy your beer! It really does look ok though.

---Chris

Hmmm...I have yet to crack it open since I racked it. I was hoping to bottle it maybe Wed/Thurs this week so I can free up the carboy for a batch this weekend. Might it be too early to bottle with this newest development?

 

[FireRescueFL]

21 days is my absolute minimum. At least 2wks in primary and one in secondary. Go spend $13 on a new primary bucket if you want to brew sooner and let this one sit for another couple weeks.

---Chris

 

[FarSide792]

21 days is my absolute minimum. At least 2wks in primary and one in secondary. Go spend $13 on a new primary bucket if you want to brew sooner and let this one sit for another couple weeks.

---Chris

Hmm...just might can do that. The reason I wanted to empty out the carboy is because I'm going to dry-hop another IPA this weekend....can I just throw the hops in the primary or does it need to be racked to a secondary for dry hopping?

 

[KCBigDog]

Hmm...just might can do that. The reason I wanted to empty out the carboy is because I'm going to dry-hop another IPA this weekend....can I just throw the hops in the primary or does it need to be racked to a secondary for dry hopping?

Yes, you can throw in primary.

 

[tjr9175]

I brewed a batch about 3 weeks ago and the infection looked like white cobwebbs about half inch tall throughout the top of the secondary. it was difficult to tell how it affected the beer because it had a lb of honey and bitter orange peel in it. It did have fruity and slightly sour taste to it so minimal tat didnt stop me from consuming most of it in 2 weeks and no complaints from everyone that tried it so what did it have and how do i avoid this next batch?

 

[Misplaced_Canuck]

That's CO2 being released. RDWHAHB.

M_C

So how about something similar to this. I tried to tip the carboy up on the side a bit to get some of the condensation down for the pic...and the little *dots* look like a bunch of c02 bubbles...but then again I can't decide. They might have a slight fuzzy tendency

This IPA is on day 12, and it was transfered to this secondary after 7 days (FG was reached).

No bottles to bottle, otherwise I would tonight. Looks like I'll be waiting till Tuesday haha.