5hakesbeer
Active Member
Hi all,
I brewed a hefe around four and a half months ago and haven't had the time (or effort) to keg/bottle until now (starting to run low on beer!).
The first thing I noticed was the vodka in the airlock no longer reached the level required to completely keep a seal so air/spores etc. could easily have made their way in. The airlock also had some black marks on the inside.
The beer itself looked a bit suspect. some interesting glossy bubbles on the surface and what looks to be some very fine white stuff around them. under the surface there are definitely lumps floating around.
As I have no experience in using anything other than yeast I'd like to pick your brains on what this may be and whether it is still salvageable! Am I just being paranoid and a simple cold crash would sort it out?
As much as I hate to dump a batch I'd hate even more to spend a couple of hours bottling only to end up dumping it anyway!
If whatever is causing this could add to the character of the beer then I'm happy to give an accidental soured wheat beer a chance, but if it's beyond saving then...
I usually bottle my hefe's but if an infection could lead to bottle bombs then I could keg this one instead? (I suppose that would also make it a little easier to dump the batch rather than 40 bottles)
Thanks in advance for any input!
https://www.dropbox.com/s/0j6t1f9qudqpt1n/IMG_1673.JPG?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/h0as6qo5zkisafd/IMG_1674.JPG?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/vwpvdpgbkalyyu5/IMG_1675.JPG?dl=0
I brewed a hefe around four and a half months ago and haven't had the time (or effort) to keg/bottle until now (starting to run low on beer!).
The first thing I noticed was the vodka in the airlock no longer reached the level required to completely keep a seal so air/spores etc. could easily have made their way in. The airlock also had some black marks on the inside.
The beer itself looked a bit suspect. some interesting glossy bubbles on the surface and what looks to be some very fine white stuff around them. under the surface there are definitely lumps floating around.
As I have no experience in using anything other than yeast I'd like to pick your brains on what this may be and whether it is still salvageable! Am I just being paranoid and a simple cold crash would sort it out?
As much as I hate to dump a batch I'd hate even more to spend a couple of hours bottling only to end up dumping it anyway!
If whatever is causing this could add to the character of the beer then I'm happy to give an accidental soured wheat beer a chance, but if it's beyond saving then...
I usually bottle my hefe's but if an infection could lead to bottle bombs then I could keg this one instead? (I suppose that would also make it a little easier to dump the batch rather than 40 bottles)
Thanks in advance for any input!
https://www.dropbox.com/s/0j6t1f9qudqpt1n/IMG_1673.JPG?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/h0as6qo5zkisafd/IMG_1674.JPG?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/vwpvdpgbkalyyu5/IMG_1675.JPG?dl=0