Spoiled Beer?

[tobyace]

Does this beer look spoiled. I moved it from the primary to a secondary and when I opened the primary there was a thick skin what was rubbery or plastic on top of the wort. A day after sitting in the secondary, the same type of stuff was on top of the wort

 

[ThatGuyRyan]

cant see the pic

 

[KeithMoonsLiver]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/40278843@N08/4945585867/

 

[KevinW]

Well, cannot see the pic so cannot pursue the visual, did you taste it?
If not taste, how about smell?

 

[Revvy]

Looks like foamy krauzen to me. Perfectly normal. And more than likely because you racked to secondary too soon, and it wasn't done fermenting yet, so the yeast is going back to work in secondary.

 

[ThatGuyRyan]

yep, looks like it just wanst finished yet. I will drop in a few days and I wouldnt worry.

 

[KevinW]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/40278843@N08/4945585867/

Is this the intended pic?

If so, it does not look rubbery to me it looks just like Revvy said!

Did the OP mean foam rubbery?:cross:

 

[tobyace]

yes that is the pic. Had a hard time trying to get it posted. The foam itself was super rubbery.

 

[tobyace]

here is another pic http://www.flickr.com/photos/40278843@N08/4946170874/

 

[malkore]

Listen to Revvy...its krausen. Your beer is at peak fermentation...don't mess with it! Be patient.

 

[Daybis]

I'm happy when my beer looks like that.

 

[ZBrewMan]

I'm happy when my beer looks like that.

Ditto. Looks like delicious beer!

 

[skidaddytn]

That beer is ruined! send it to me immediately for inspection

 

[COLObrewer]

It's a pretty little krausen, be aware that fermentation sometimes gets alot fuglier than that. Sometimes you will have fat chunky brown splotches on top of that, sometimes it will be green or even black. Sometimes it will fill up the fermentor so you won't be able to see anything at all, and spew out the airlock and/or blow off the lid and/or airlock. Sometimes it is alot less than that, as in lager beers, sometimes it looks like an oil slick, it all depends on the beer your making and it's all good

 

[kingmatt]

What was your gravity prior to transferring to your secondary. My bet is, it was too high.

 

[tobyace]

The original gravity was 1.064. When I transfered it to the secondary it was 1.021.