Well fellows, thanks for the tips, info, calm-the-heck-down-sonny and... name suggestions :mug:
Turns out it is the flocculation. My yeast might have gone a little too eager and did most of its work in the initial 24 hours. It has since settled into a much calmer pace.
I did indeed...
Sad to say, all I had on hand was my siphon and the straight racking tube attachment with the little plug at the end. Pretty sure it let fine particles in.
Wyeast 1084? I have on several occasions. Produced the same stout recipe at least once before (with some degree or success, meh) and a "two-penny" version of it (built from the spent grain of the first. A bit like low-ABV, watered-down cold coffee. Quaint but not exactly a success either.) So...
And that would set my mind at ease if I didn't know that I filtered my trub out, hops sludge, lipid film from boil, irish moss and all.
Could there have been some leftover that went through the filter and that's what I'm seeing?
Thanks for the quick answer, though ;)
Hello everyone. Long-time forum lurker, first time poster.
I'm currently looking at a situation I'm unfamiliar with.
Simple Oatmeal stout, third attempt after some earlier setbacks (which we'll not discuss, hehe)
First 24h after pitching, I came home to check on my ale and found that...