H harrij4 Member Joined Oct 4, 2013 Messages 18 Reaction score 0 Oct 12, 2013 #1 I just put my pumpkin ale In the secondary with a vodka spice tincture and I've got a few stringy blobs floating around. Is this the first signs of a full-on ropey infection?
I just put my pumpkin ale In the secondary with a vodka spice tincture and I've got a few stringy blobs floating around. Is this the first signs of a full-on ropey infection?
OP OP H harrij4 Member Joined Oct 4, 2013 Messages 18 Reaction score 0 Oct 13, 2013 #2 In the hope that someone will come across this, I've been monitoring it and there is no growth in size or quantity. Anyone have any ideas? Just yeast?
In the hope that someone will come across this, I've been monitoring it and there is no growth in size or quantity. Anyone have any ideas? Just yeast?
worksnorth Well-Known Member Joined Mar 31, 2011 Messages 682 Reaction score 64 Location Soldotna Oct 13, 2013 #3 Yeast, protein etc. it's beautiful looking beer I think. Looks perfectly fine to me, nice and clear Cheers
Yeast, protein etc. it's beautiful looking beer I think. Looks perfectly fine to me, nice and clear Cheers
P pdxal Supporting Member HBT Supporter Joined Jul 19, 2010 Messages 1,866 Reaction score 279 Location Portland, OR Oct 14, 2013 #4 Could be, best way to tell if it is infected is tasting it. Sour, nasty smelling and tasting, or unintentially phenolic=could be infected.
Could be, best way to tell if it is infected is tasting it. Sour, nasty smelling and tasting, or unintentially phenolic=could be infected.
Redbeard5289 Well-Known Member Joined Jul 31, 2009 Messages 177 Reaction score 15 Location Kasson Oct 14, 2013 #5 Looks like remnants of pumpkin guts from the picture. Like the kind you scrap out when making a jack-o-lantern. Just my two cents Redbeard5289
Looks like remnants of pumpkin guts from the picture. Like the kind you scrap out when making a jack-o-lantern. Just my two cents Redbeard5289
OP OP H harrij4 Member Joined Oct 4, 2013 Messages 18 Reaction score 0 Oct 26, 2013 #6 I like to close the loop in these forums in case someone else has the same issue.... Sooooo I just racked from the secondary to the keg, and no contamination whatsoever. Theory: The bourbon tincture and spice addition added fermentable sugars which attracted a nice yeast community and stayed afloat due to the CO2. Thanks all!
I like to close the loop in these forums in case someone else has the same issue.... Sooooo I just racked from the secondary to the keg, and no contamination whatsoever. Theory: The bourbon tincture and spice addition added fermentable sugars which attracted a nice yeast community and stayed afloat due to the CO2. Thanks all!
worksnorth Well-Known Member Joined Mar 31, 2011 Messages 682 Reaction score 64 Location Soldotna Oct 26, 2013 #7 Right on!!!