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2 weeks in lbk, white film appearing.
Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 7:54 pm
by sgtpeppr56
One gallon caribou slobber, been fermenting for 2 weeks. Looked today and saw the pic below, is this right? Top cleared up after the period of krausen disappeared for a day or two....then this started to form over the past week
Any thoughts? Doesn't seem right. Thanks and brew on!
Re: 2 weeks in lbk, white film appearing.
Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 8:23 pm
by BlackDuck
Looks like it might just be some yeast cake floaties. Shouldn't be a problem. If you can, cold crash that for a couple of days before you bottle.
Re: 2 weeks in lbk, white film appearing.
Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 8:24 pm
by Dawg LB Steve
Looks like yeast islands, if you have hydrometer go by the three days same reading, if not leave full three weeks and bottle.
Re: 2 weeks in lbk, white film appearing.
Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 1:01 am
by zorak1066
I get that all the time...even in my bottles when I bottle prime/condition. as was mentioned = yeast rafts.
Re: 2 weeks in lbk, white film appearing.
Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 7:31 am
by sgtpeppr56
Cool, good news! I think I can cold crash later next week.
Any reason this happens? Over pitch? I was only supposed to use 1/2 the yeast packet....maybe I dumbed too much.
Thanks guy
Re: 2 weeks in lbk, white film appearing.
Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 2:22 pm
by mashani
It happens to me more often with a low/medium floc yeast strain - IE one that stays more in suspension. Windsor is a low floc strain.
Instead of crashing to the bottom like a high floc strain it hangs out in suspension and sometimes collects on the surface like that. Cold crashing can make it settle, but you can just bottle from under it, which is what I do. I don't cold crash anything, not worth the time/effort for me, I don't give a crap if I get more bottle trub, I don't drink from the bottle anyways.
T-58 does that a lot.
Re: 2 weeks in lbk, white film appearing.
Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2014 6:53 pm
by sgtpeppr56
mashani wrote:It happens to me more often with a low/medium floc yeast strain - IE one that stays more in suspension. Windsor is a low floc strain.
Instead of crashing to the bottom like a high floc strain it hangs out in suspension and sometimes collects on the surface like that. Cold crashing can make it settle, but you can just bottle from under it, which is what I do. I don't cold crash anything, not worth the time/effort for me, I don't give a crap if I get more bottle trub, I don't drink from the bottle anyways.
T-58 does that a lot.
Thanks for the tip, the kit came with Windsor yeast.
Bottling Saturday....tick tock. Bought the next brew today