Hello! So this is a kettle soured beer brewed with brettanomyces bruxellensis. It's been through primary fermentation, at which point it had some pretty big yeast rafts. now it's been in secondary fermentation for five days, and I noticed this growth on it. I don't know if it's more yeast rafts, but I'm more concerned because this is secondary, not primary, and because it covers the entire top of the beer. It does not smell bad (through airlock) though, so I'm hoping it's not mold. If it is mold, will it be salvageable?
Does this look like mold? Been worried about this batch
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Well there's definitely something working there but it doesn't look like a mold. Looks more like bugs.
But I've never brewed with brett strains, so maybe that's "normal"?
Cheers!
But I've never brewed with brett strains, so maybe that's "normal"?
Cheers!
rsquared
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Looks like a pellicle to me, which I thought was normal for Brett Brux (I'm not sure, haven't used it myself)
fwiw, this image was taken from White Labs of a brett brux fermentation...
So I'm guessing things are going to get interesting soon
Cheers!
So I'm guessing things are going to get interesting soon
Cheers!
If your brew develops a krausen like that shown I would be cautious about bottling before verifying the FG is stable...
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Cheers!
