Is this nomal

DRB · Post by **DRB** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 4:57 pm

Just a quick one,is this normal looking.

Post by **Andy** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 5:15 pm

Yup, just a load of trub/break material brough to the surface. Make sure it's left behind in the fermenter when you transfer

Calum · Post by **Calum** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 5:30 pm

Thats what my Directors looked like after about 24 hours. I was using Safale S 04.

Scooby · Post by **Scooby** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 6:44 pm

Looks normal to me, I also skim.

moorsd · Post by **moorsd** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 6:54 pm

I skim this off too...never used to bother until I tasted a tiny bit (after reading about it causing off flavors if allowed to sink back into the beer) and it was grim...really bitter, so I could quite believe the effect it would have on producing off flavours!

Since then, I always skim to get rid of it!

DRB · Post by **DRB** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 8:23 pm

When I pitched the yeast (liquid split as per jims way)I noticed I had a layer of brown stuff laying on top of the white stuff,I mentioned it on another thread a couple of days ago,and DAAB mentioned it could be trub,if it was do you think that this is where this lot came from.Spoon being cleand ready for skimming,do I just scrape the brown off and leave the paler stuff.

BigEd · Post by **BigEd** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 11:27 pm

Not to worry, DRB, that looks perfectly fine.

Vossy1 · Post by **Vossy1** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 11:40 pm

do I just scrape the brown off and leave the paler stuff.

Yep

Kev. · Post by **Kev.** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 1:49 am

I don't tend to skim these days, I wait untill it begins to drop back, I then rack the beer to an airlocked secondary leaving the trub behind.

Frothy · Post by **Frothy** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 2:07 am

moorsd wrote:Since then, I always skim to get rid of it!

This is the main reason I use a 2ndary fermentor - let it get most of the fermenting out of the way in ~ 3 days and then rack from the gunk into the 2ndary. I left some break in my first AG brew and it turned out rank -> down the sink it went

sorry kev - just noticed u already said this
Matt

mysterio · Post by **mysterio** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 3:27 am

F*ck skimming! Let the yeast do its thing.

edited 'just incase the Queen drops by'

Post by **Andy** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 9:35 am

I only skim if the yeast head is about to exit the top of the fermenter bin. Best to leave it alone unless absolutely necessary. As I don't harvest from the yeast slurry then I'm not worried about what gets left behind after racking.

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Is this nomal

Is this nomal