Stuff on top of my cider...

[theck]

Used store apple juice, smells ok, drank a sip or two after taking a gravity check (starting to slow a lot) but has this on top. I used ale yeast from a previous ale. Been in the bucket for over a week, sterilized EVERYTHING even the store bottles. I was going to put it in the keg today/tomorrow since it's ready. Ok or dump, this is my first hard apple cider?

 

[Pommeau]

Looks like normal activity to me, A nice healthy natural cap to cover your nectar.
I wouldnt worry.

 

[theck]

Ok cool, thanks... I thought it looked normal but thought I'd double check since it's my first batch. I talked to 2 other people recently that gave up on cider because they had issues with it going bad... guess I just got a little worried after they told me their horror stories.

 

[rocketsan]

Is that white flakes or just reflection ?

 

[theck]

Is that white flakes or just reflection ?

reflection and the darker areas are bubbles.

 

[rocketsan]

Then it looks normal

 

[theck]

Drinking it from the keg now and tastes great... got a second in the bucket as well. It's been working around the clock for 3 days now like a metronome. Every second or so, pop, pop, pop... like my alcoholic coo coo clock.