Wanna see a gnarly infection???

[Thor the Mighty]

haha exactly. I told my friend *who was really really pissed about the beer getting an infection* that if beer catches a cold like this, worst case scenario is that we have to wait longer for it to be drinkable.

 

[Bigscience]

Do you have a ball or butterfly valve on the bottom? Ball valves can be hard to clean and can hold a pocket of liquid. Make sure you cycle them a ton when cleaning/sanitizing.

 

[HI_SALENITY]

I think you should make the airlock look like a Hooker

Then you could blame the infection on her.

 

[Thor the Mighty]

Do you have a ball or butterfly valve on the bottom? Ball valves can be hard to clean and can hold a pocket of liquid. Make sure you cycle them a ton when cleaning/sanitizing.

I definitely soak the ball valves thoroughly before use, and run the entire fermenter's worth of sanitizer through the valves. it was the hookerish airlock!

 

[Thor the Mighty]

oooooh.........update: looks like some blue mold is growin' on the top. damn. should i scoop that off or is it a waste of time at this point?

 

[Houblon]

oooooh.........update: looks like some blue mold is growin' on the top. damn. should i scoop that off or is it a waste of time at this point?

Thats all she wrote, time to toss it as that (blue) is mold.

Got a good magnifier? see if it looks like mold on bad bread.

 

[InYerMouth]

I would say if its a conical.....take the beer from underneath and you should be fine. and if its not, I have racked from beneath an infection before and was not totally displeased with the outcome. I know it sucks, but you would be surprised how forgiving some of these can be.

 

[iconic]

wow what was in the fermenter before u got it looks like the cap that devolops when fermenting a corn mash

 

[Thor the Mighty]

I don't remember, but it wasn't a sour and it was a charm of a beer. dunno where it all went wrong.