WTF is this! obviously not normal but is it safe?

[KuntzBrewing]

Besides the hop sack which was sanitized and the condensation on the carboy what are these pulip things and the surface milkyness in my IIPA, this was an expensive brew has me worried! But doesn't look too bad so I'm hoping its ok

 

[je52rm]

look really close at them and make sure they aren't super tiny bubbles of CO2 that are appearing to look like "cloudyness". Ive had the small bubbles thing before too. I thought it was something bad as well but turned out really tasty

 

[KuntzBrewing]

I'm in class now but I think ill pull a sample to try and test my gravity but it still seems to be fermenting

 

[je52rm]

looks as if the yeast has already dropped so its very possible fermentation is complete. check your gravity and go from there. What was your OG and what was the attenuation% of the yeast?

 

[Piratwolf]

Don't sweat it. Fermentation is usually unsightly, but I don't see anything to be alarmed about. This just looks like fermenting beer

 

[KuntzBrewing]

Its an 1.080 og IIPA, biggest beer I've brewed yet, still having airlock activity in a temperature stable area

 

[wncbrewer]

Big beers take time....couldn't really tell from the pic, but it looks like a falling krausen to me, I wouldn't worry yet. Check with the hydrometer to see if you are at expected terminal gravity. My bet is it just needs more time...good luck...my double ipa is an EXPENSIVE beer to brew and I always worry about it

 

[badhabit]

The first time that I saw this I thought that I was in trouble. After very close examination I found that it was CO2 releasing in very, very small bubbles. It happens now consistantly for me when I brew alts. I use a secondary and keep them for a couple weeks at about 55 to 60F (kind of a lager). I move the secondary to a warmer spot (65 to 68F) about 12 hours before bottling and it is at that point that I now have noted seeing the same very small bubbles pretty much every time. There is no off smell or taste at the time of the bottling and the beer turns out fine. I have come to believe that the bubbles appear as result of the movement and a sort of diacetal rest resulting from the temp increase. Obviously I can't be sure what you are seeing is the same thing but it looks very similar and it is my best guess IF everything else seems good.

 

[Homercidal]

Looks ok to me.

Infected beer is rare, especially if you followed basic sanitation procedures.

 

[KuntzBrewing]

The first time that I saw this I thought that I was in trouble. After very close examination I found that it was CO2 releasing in very, very small bubbles. It happens now consistantly for me when I brew alts. I use a secondary and keep them for a couple weeks at about 55 to 60F (kind of a lager). I move the secondary to a warmer spot (65 to 68F) about 12 hours before bottling and it is at that point that I now have noted seeing the same very small bubbles pretty much every time. There is no off smell or taste at the time of the bottling and the beer turns out fine. I have come to believe that the bubbles appear as result of the movement and a sort of diacetal rest resulting from the temp increase. Obviously I can't be sure what you are seeing is the same thing but it looks very similar and it is my best guess IF everything else seems good.

Come to think of it, the beer has been in a cabinet in a room with a lot of windows, and this unusual "heat wave" in indiana has caused the temp to increase in the room slightly so what your describing sounds like the best explination

 

[spak]

The first time that I saw this I thought that I was in trouble. After very close examination I found that it was CO2 releasing in very, very small bubbles. It happens now consistantly for me when I brew alts. I use a secondary and keep them for a couple weeks at about 55 to 60F (kind of a lager). I move the secondary to a warmer spot (65 to 68F) about 12 hours before bottling and it is at that point that I now have noted seeing the same very small bubbles pretty much every time. There is no off smell or taste at the time of the bottling and the beer turns out fine. I have come to believe that the bubbles appear as result of the movement and a sort of diacetal rest resulting from the temp increase. Obviously I can't be sure what you are seeing is the same thing but it looks very similar and it is my best guess IF everything else seems good.

Yea that happened to me with the IPA I just bottled. I brewed it before I went home for the holidays. Came back and racked it 11 days after, and let it sit for a day before pouring 2 ounces of leaf citra in there. I came home from work the next day before hopping it and there were a ton of circles in there and it looks a lot like an infection but a slight swirl of the carboy broke them up a bit so I wasn't worried anymore haha