I'm guessing this is infected.

MartialAnt · Post by **MartialAnt** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 1:19 pm

My IPA ive got in the FV has got a funny skin on its surface.
Its been in the FV for 13days now but all week its been sat at 1.020 . So 2 days ago i gave it a gentle stir to rouse it a little and today its like this.

It has a smell like cellulose primer that you would use to spray your car with.

Is it foobarred?

Garth · Post by **Garth** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 1:33 pm

down the drain with that one Ant,

and a strong thin bleach solution in the fv.

looks.....dangerous... I dare you to taste it....

delboy · Post by **delboy** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 1:34 pm

Certainly looks infected, at i guess i would say thats a pellicle formed on the surface by a pedicoccus infection.
If im right it will end up souring the beer (lactic acid production) in fact i think those crazy belgians brew with it on purpose, you could always through in some cherry and call it a belgian lambic

When i got it out of the fermenter i'd give it a good loooong soak in bleach before putting a fresh brew in it again.

MartialAnt · Post by **MartialAnt** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 2:13 pm

Ive back tracked in my head at what the cause of the infection could be. Sussed it out.

I was pissed. Which let my caring barriers down. Thirsty work waiting for the mash to end. Also being drunk made me lose track of the boil time, hence the boil ending up a 2 hour 1.

As my hop bags were huge i decided to tip the hops into the stock pot. As my stock pot aint got a tap, that meant i had no hop strainer. So like a pissed up twit i poured it out of the pot into my mashtun so it would strain through that way. (after i'd cooled it to 20c). Guess what i didnt sterilize?

Well that'll teach me not to cut corners.

The most annoying part is the hops in total cost me nearly Â£20.

delboy · Post by **delboy** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 2:45 pm

Â£20 knicker on hops

thats a bummer

Post by **Jim** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 5:48 pm

Bad luck, MA, but at least you learnt from the mistake (don't brew while pissed!).

fraserjaxx · Post by **fraserjaxx** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 6:22 pm

Bad luck mate.I had a problem like this a while back that ended with 5 gallons down the drain

.Its not stopped me drinking while brewing though,just made me more careful

The top picture is disturbing,looks like something's going to spawn out of one of those bubbles!

maxashton · Post by **maxashton** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 9:30 pm

It is. More pediococcus spores.

Bongo · Post by **Bongo** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 9:48 pm

sorry it's infected ant keep going eh mate,brill pic though looks like the surface of the moon or spiders webs

MartialAnt · Post by **MartialAnt** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 4:29 pm

My lungs hurt today. Inhaling spores aint a good thing to do.

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I'm guessing this is infected.

I'm guessing this is infected.