What is this thing in my secondary!?

[Jaehnig]

Fellow Brewers,
I just transferred into the secondary this afternoon and now I see this little "gremlin" floating around in my beer! What is this thing? Should I remove it? Will it settle to the bottom? Thanks!

 

[Reno_eNVy]

Looks like yeast. It'll settle in time... quicker with a cold crash.

 

[CadillacAndy]

Looks like coagulated protein/cold break. I assume the secondary was clean and sanitized before you added the beer?

 

[Jaehnig]

Was clean and I sanitized, yes. I'll
Just have a brew. Lol

 

[CadillacAndy]

Was clean and I sanitized, yes. I'll
Just have a brew. Lol

My other suggestion was to name him and see what he does. On a side note - it really looks like there a boxer in the reflection on your carboy. Is it a dog or have I just had one or two too many this evening?

 

[Jaehnig]

My other suggestion was to name him and see what he does. On a side note - it really looks like there a boxer in the reflection on your carboy. Is it a dog or have I just had one or two too many this evening?

Haha no dogs here. I have a black tabby cat but she isn't near the carboy. She did like the airlock on the primary when it was practically boiling though... Lol

As for a name... Herbert.

 

[CadillacAndy]

Hahha! Took a closer look. What I thought were paws actually look like human feet. The shadow on the right looks like a dog face. Let us know how it turns out. Hopefully Herbert will get lazy and will fall to the bottom and will help with your next batch if you wash the yeast. Good luck!

 

[bottlebomber]

Most of what I'm seeing is probably reflections, but it looks an awful lot like a carboy full of water that I'm actually looking through, with some kind of a fetal puppy drowned inside. And a loogie as well. Very disturbing.

 

[Stauffbier]

And a loogie as well. Very disturbing.

Yeah, I was going to say snot, but likely yeast..

 

[Jaehnig]

Sorry all. That is my reflection in the photo. Attached is another photo of the secondary. No Herbert in this one though... It is in a pan to catch anything that may erupt out.

 

[Jaehnig]

So a few hours later, in the morning, I see that Herbert has grown and now has friends...

The airlock now has a little bit of activity going on and starting to see some changes happening as you can see in the pictures.

 

[NordeastBrewer77]

It really does look like a wad of snot.... but really, even if 'Herbert' is reproducing, no worries. It's probably coagulated proteins. Should settle out.

 

[DPBISME]

I duh-know but if starts drinking the beer I would take him out...

 

[Jaehnig]

So an update on Herbert... He has grown sufficiently and is much more... Interesting looking? You decide. Below are a few pics.

V/R,
BrewTech

 

[chumpsteak]

You sure that's not pond water sitting in full sun?

 

[RumRiverBrewer]

Looks like Puff the Magic Dragon to me

 

[Stauffbier]

Wow! The snot is growing!

 

[ButcherBoy]

Eww, you're not going to drink that are you?

 

[worksnorth]

Its POO!!!

 

[bottlebomber]

Really strange... Are you sure you're not just making kombucha and are pulling our legs?

 

[ggoodman]

I think he just keeps adding junk to make us wonder

 

[chungking]

Dude, stop beating off in your beer. Yeast and sperm don't make beer babies...

 

[Jaehnig]

No pond water. No sun. Kitchen light. No beating off. No snot. No kombucha. No adding ****. Won't drink the boogers. Not poop.

Told ya Herbert is real and maybe alive?

I'll make sure when I rack into my bottling bucket this Monday that I remove him and his friends.

 

[NordeastBrewer77]

No pond water. No sun. Kitchen light. No beating off. No snot. No kombucha. No adding ****. Won't drink the boogers. Not poop.

Told ya Herbert is real and maybe alive?

I'll make sure when I rack into my bottling bucket this Monday that I remove him and his friends.

I think he might be alive dude. So much for my 'no worries', huh? Looks wicked though, and you've already named him, so you gotta at least let him ride out his life and see what he makes you.

 

[Revvy]

What's the big deal? You're re-krausening with one of those yeasts that starts out with a little clump of yeast that sometimes looks like a brain or an ear, or a sponge corral before it fully blooms.

You either racked too soon, or had a stuck fermentation and racking it caused it to start up again....Or it was really stuck and a rise in temp woke it up.

 

[Jaehnig]

Just wondering what it was. Also thought it was a tad comical. Posted an update and got some wacky answers. I am enjoying it. Herbert will be fine though! I am not too worried.

 

[Revvy]

I'm trying to find the two krausens that looks like a brain and an ear....

 

[william_shakes_beer]

But its still a lot of fun naming it. Perhaps we should contribute to a college fund for herbert?

 

[Jaehnig]

We could... Herbert needs an education if he is to become successful. So far he amounts to only floating, chillin', drinkin' some beer, and growin'.

Maybe I should start a blog. Pluck him out of the secondary and save him in a jar...

 

[Hackwood]

Herbert needs an education if he is to become successful. So far he amounts to only floating, chillin', drinkin' some beer, and growin'.

SOOoooooooo no need for the college fund I see. Sounds like he's in college already! BUHZINGA!