Yeah, that just looks like a mix of micro. High O2 is giving you a quick pellicle. It looks like what I usually see called kahm yeast in lacto fermentations. If you only transferred 5% I wonder if it would take some time to further colonize. Going to a vessel with less surface area might help...
I'll second Rustic, which I believe is the Blaugies strain. It's a beautiful yeast and open top fermentation lends a great character. Mid to high 70s for me has worked well. Which is near the top of the suggested range as Miraculix mentioned.
That's your prerogative. The message I quoted was a person stating their experience. I refrain from speaking in absolutes or presuming I know more about someone's subjective experience than they do. I come here to share and listen and learn.
The pale Czech lager I have on right now was brewed with CUL from Bootleg! I agree the description makes it sound like Budvar. I pitched cool and then spunded and let the temp rise as the fermentation got underway. It took the beer from 1.049 to 1.012 pretty quickly and then leveled off. Great...
I think I'm in the know 😂 Good to hear! My money is still that you've got a palate sensitive to diacetly (I think it was). I've seen a lot of variation in sensitivity to it. I think that's not a terrible problem to have, though. Just need to dial in the process that gives you the beer you want...
I thought the same! This behavior was still happening after a few repitches and streaking out to confirm purity. I think it would probably stabilize more over time but might take patience and selection as it drifts under pressure. Maybe to become something more civilized :) I haven't used this...
No problem.That looks like a very solid schedule. I'm not sure you'd have any trouble as is. I can offer my experiences and you can take it from there.
I usually had it struggle at anything at/under 55F. Typically dropping a few SG points over as many days. When bumped up a few degrees it moved...
Probably give it much more headspace if you do that, though. Heat wrap is a cheap, easy way to keep temps up. Similar to a seedling mat. Link for example.
https://www.morebeer.com/products/fermwrap-heater.html
Seedling mat should also work just fine. They commonly include controllers with...
I know of at least one discussion here about it because I participated. I've used it several times. Attenuation rates can vary but it usually destroys whatever you give it. Like up to 95% attenuation. It is pretty clean but can definitely be temperamental. Here's the link to the past discussion...
^^^ This is what I meant with my first post 😂 I'm not saying either person is right or wrong. Actually, pretty positive both know what they are doing! I ferment Lutra in the low 70s. It gets fairly crisp after some lagering. I don't get a super strong character from it, but it's definitely a...