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[NYShooterGuy]

Looks like the StarSan

 

[unionrdr]

Looks like a bit of krausen & yeast rafts to me.

 

[Queequeg]

Looks fine to me

 

[j5brady]

I am assuming this is infected, second batch in a row... Time to replace the fermenters?

 

[theck]

I am assuming this is infected, second batch in a row... Time to replace the fermenters?

Yes looks like it. Did you soak the fermenter in pbw for a while? Soak then after in starsan?

 

[j5brady]

Yeah, not sure if it was PBW exactly but t was a cleaner. And followed it with starsan.
Both infections happened in this specific fermenter. I am wondering if it somehow got scratched on the inside which is harboring the infection.
My previous infection I racked to another Carboy and the symptoms disappeared.
Does this look like a lacto infection?

 

[WayFrae]

American IPA in the secondary for a few days. FG has not been reached and fermentation is very slow. I don't think it's an infection based upon going through 78 pages of some nasty pictures. Just want a second opinion.

It doesn't look infected to me either but that is WAY too much head space for a secondary vessel. How are you judging that fermentation is slow? Generally you won't get much drop in gravity after transferring to secondary unless you racked to secondary too early.

 

[theck]

Yeah, not sure if it was PBW exactly but t was a cleaner. And followed it with starsan.
Both infections happened in this specific fermenter. I am wondering if it somehow got scratched on the inside which is harboring the infection.
My previous infection I racked to another Carboy and the symptoms disappeared.
Does this look like a lacto infection?

I'll be trying my infected buckets soon too but I soaked them for a day in pbw and hot water. Looks like Brett to me or the start of it. Mine started out the same and got worse. No expert in this so might be wrong.

 

[Agate]

Here's one for y'all!
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[theck]

Haha

 

[Agate]

Sorry, I cheated... All brett starter at about 10 days. This thread is even better with the more true infections, so I wanted to throw that out for your enjoyment.

Aren't those big juicy bubbles hidden in the krausen creepy?

 

[NYShooterGuy]

Oh god. That's terrible.

 

[WayFrae]

Here's one for y'all!
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That is amazing!

 

[Agate]

I know, I can't stop staring at it! Anyways, back to your regularly scheduled thread...

 

[YanknOnion]

2 weeks in primary. Gravity from 1.060 to 1.004. Never had one before, what do you guys think? Gravity that low tells me yes?

 

[NYShooterGuy]

Oh yeah. I would have to say infection...but if it tastes and smells good to you, drink it!

That's what I did with my IPA.

 

[notoriouslyKEN]

My Scottish Wee Heavy.

I was hoping that this would be ready for St. Paddy's Day (and also not infected). Unfortunately, I mashed in at too high a temp and it only fermented out to 1.020. I added some Yeast Enzyme and Beta Amalyse hoping to wake it up and finish the fermentation, but I think I introduced this instead.

Should I let this roll? Or just dump?

 

[mbruneaux]

Last three batches, I posted elsewhere before finding this thread. Very bitter!

 

[DrunkleJon]

Same fermenter?

 

[brettg20]

American IPA in the secondary for a few days. FG has not been reached and fermentation is very slow. I don't think it's an infection based upon going through 78 pages of some nasty pictures. Just want a second opinion.

Why did you transfer before fermentation was finished?

 

[Westermans]

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I'm guessing this is just yeast/hop rafts?

 

[unionrdr]

Little bits of yeast & leftover krausen.

 

[v01gt]

Is this the start of an infection?? The white spots have me worried

 

[W0GWT]

Is this the start of an infection?? The white spots have me worried

Looks great! I wouldn't think that's infected.

 

[DisturbdChemist]

My Scottish Wee Heavy.

I was hoping that this would be ready for St. Paddy's Day (and also not infected). Unfortunately, I mashed in at too high a temp and it only fermented out to 1.020. I added some Yeast Enzyme and Beta Amalyse hoping to wake it up and finish the fermentation, but I think I introduced this instead.

Should I let this roll? Or just dump?

Ill wait and see. If it taste alright ill let it sit. A local brewery makes a sour wee heavy and its amazing

 

[v01gt]

Looks great! I wouldn't think that's infected.

Ok, awesome! My first competition beer so I was freaking out a bit. Any idea what the white stuff is? I've seen the off white spots that are supposedly starsan, but these looked a little more pronounced. Thanks for the response.

 

[YoBombel]

 

[W0GWT]

Ok, awesome! My first competition beer so I was freaking out a bit. Any idea what the white stuff is? I've seen the off white spots that are supposedly starsan, but these looked a little more pronounced. Thanks for the response.

I don't know, maybe yeast rafts of something. When I rack after primary, there's usually something like that, but I haven't had an unintentional infection yet.

 

[unionrdr]

that last pic looks like classic lacto to me. But the previous one IDK...maybe funky-shaped clumps of proteins? Not sure about that one?

 

[Snowden]

Any idea what these spots are? Just noticed them in a batch of Graham's English cider. It has been in secondary since the week before Christmas. Was thinking about bottling it soon. It smelled ok...haven't tasted a sample yet though.

Sorry about the slight fuzziness of the photo and the glare...camera was having a rough go of it in the dark basement.

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