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After 6 days of fermentation with Lutra yeast, the krausen on this Maibock has a strange appearance. Any thoughts?

I brewed a bottle-conditioned Vienna lager that tastes fine but the head disappears quickly with a hiss that sounds like pouring sparkling water. The bubbles are so fine they are barely visible; they are gone before the beer has been finished (I know, drink faster). What might cause such...

Made a 1 qt starter yesterday using Wyeast smack pack but after 24 hours, no activity. Got a little foam after 9 or 10 hours but then nothing. Used 3 oz DME in a qt of water, boiled, cooled it and dumped in contents of the pack after it expanded (slightly) for 4 or 5 hours. The smack pack has an...

Brewed a Scottish ale (OG 1.069) with S-05. Fermented for 3 weeks at 65-66 deg and finished at FG 1.017. When fermenter opened the solvent smell was overpowering and beer had some small tan spots on the surface (like somebody sprinkled pepper flakes on it). In the bottling bucket, however, no...

Looking for breweries with tasting rooms and brew pubs in Sicily. Visiting late September, 2018.

What is the effect of excess irish moss in primary fermentation? I accidentally dumped about 3/4 ounce into the boil for a 5 gal. batch!