White Dots durring secondary fermentation

[Brent Carmichael]

Hey guys, very first batch of home brew in process. Just racked to secondary carboy after 7 days In primary. Noticed these white dots appear after a few hours in secondary. Thoughts? Ideas? I would appreciate some help

 

[sborz22]

Hey guys, very first batch of home brew in process. Just racked to secondary carboy after 7 days In primary. Noticed these white dots appear after a few hours in secondary. Thoughts? Ideas? I would appreciate some helpView attachment 598678 View attachment 598679

Not sure if your flash is on in the second picture but the first one doesn’t look bad. If they are in fact as white as they appear in the second one then I would be a bit worried.

 

[Brent Carmichael]

No flash. They aren’t as white as the second picture makes it seem and about the size of a dime or smaller. What can I do?

 

[Andrew Hodgson]

Picture isn't great but it just looks like yeast rafts or normal fermentation occurrences.

 

[sborz22]

No flash. They aren’t as white as the second picture makes it seem and about the size of a dime or smaller. What can I do?

Let it ride. It could be yeast or it could be an infection. Which yeast did you use?

Also, any reason you transferred your beer to a secondary? Unless you are aging it for a long time or actually starting a second fermentation with fruits or something you are just exposing your beer to possible infection and oxygenation.

 

[RM-MN]

No flash. They aren’t as white as the second picture makes it seem and about the size of a dime or smaller. What can I do?

There are 2 things you can do.

1. FREAK OUT, DUMP BEER only to find out later that those were probably just innocuous yeast rafts.

2. Wait and see. If the spots continue as they appear, wait until final gravity is reached as proven by 2 identical hydrometer readings 2 or 3 days apart, then bottle. If the spots begin to expand and a complete layer forms you may have an infected beer. The beer won't harm you but the taste may not be good to you.

Next time, forget the secondary. They aren't necessary, don't do what you expect them to, and give you a much higher chance of infection or oxidation.

 

[Brettomomyces]

Let it ride. It could be yeast or it could be an infection. Which yeast did you use?

Also, any reason you transferred your beer to a secondary? Unless you are aging it for a long time or actually starting a second fermentation with fruits or something you are just exposing your beer to possible infection and oxygenation.

Signs of infection don't appear hours after transfer...

Looks completely normal to me, it's a combination of either sacc yeast rafts or just a little foam

 

[day_trippr]

Yeast rafts collecting CO2 bubbles. Carry on...

Cheers!

 

[Calder]

Looks fine to me. I don't think you have anything to worry about.