Pale ale problem
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 10:10 am
I am putting this here, because there is not a general brewing discussion area.
I have an APA in the secondary. All was going well, had a nice fast fermentation. I put it in secondary, and a day later, I added a hop bag with some cascade pellets for dry hopping. Now (2 days later) there is a white "film" forming on the top of the beer. It looks sort of like yeast. There is no foul odor coming from the carboy (like with an acetobacter infection). It was completely fermented, so most infections should be ruled out. Everything in the racking process was thoroughly sanitized. I sanitized the hop bag, marbles, and string I used for the hops. I am thinking of racking to a keg in a few days, just to see what happens. If it doesn't smell bad, I am not throwing it out, until it tastes bad.
Discuss.
I have an APA in the secondary. All was going well, had a nice fast fermentation. I put it in secondary, and a day later, I added a hop bag with some cascade pellets for dry hopping. Now (2 days later) there is a white "film" forming on the top of the beer. It looks sort of like yeast. There is no foul odor coming from the carboy (like with an acetobacter infection). It was completely fermented, so most infections should be ruled out. Everything in the racking process was thoroughly sanitized. I sanitized the hop bag, marbles, and string I used for the hops. I am thinking of racking to a keg in a few days, just to see what happens. If it doesn't smell bad, I am not throwing it out, until it tastes bad.
Discuss.