Weird Film Near top of Fermenter - Mold? (Pics)

[gzus13]

Hey guys.
I'm not exactly new to homebrewing, but this is the first time I've seen this. Long story short, I went out of town and, quite honestly, sort of forgot about this beer. It's been in the primary fermenter for about 7 weeks. I transferred it to a secondary today and when I opened the lid, there was kind of a slimy looking film on top of the old krausen. I siphoned the beer into the secondary anyway and took a taste. It tastes fine and smells pretty good. But I'm still a little worried because I've never seen a slimy film like this. Is this mold or some type of fungus?

Thanks for the help,
Chris

 

[Revvy]

All I'm seeing is krausen. Nothing I'd freak about. Unless a beer tastes like crap, then it's fine.

 

[BrewMedic]

All I'm seeing is krausen. Nothing I'd freak about. Unless a beer tastes like crap, then it's fine.

+1 What type of beer was it? Have you brewed it before? Unless it has a sour taste it should be fine. I've left a batch setting several weeks and it was ok. If your sanitation was good, you should be ok.

 

[daveyeah]

Looks pretty normal to me.

 

[COLObrewer]

Yes, that's what I would expect for leftovers in a 7 week primary. Brew on.

 

[unionrdr]

I've seen krausen look like that before it gets kinda dry. No worries,m8.

 

[ThePearsonFam]

mine almost always leave that krausen slime ring.

 

[unionrdr]

I see it also has a lot of grains from dissolved hop pellets too. Looks gross,but completely normal.

 

[gzus13]

Thanks for the input guys (and such quick responses). I appreciate it.

 

[unionrdr]

No problem. Reassurance can be quite lifting when needed.

 

[NordeastBrewer77]

I've seen krausen look like that before it gets kinda dry. No worries,m8.

+1. Looks like dried up krausen residue.