just looking for some more educated opinions based on limited info and one pic. I've never had an infected brew, but fear I might. Working on an extract hefewiezen kit my father in law gifted me this Christmas. Yeast is safbrew wb-06, picture is 24 hours after pitching the yeast direct from the packet. Your thoughts, folks?
To me this looks like a typical, healthy fermentation. The dark gunk looks like hop material and trub. I don't see anything to worry about. That said, did you do a good, vigorous gjærkauk while pitching the yeast? A lot of beginning brewers forget this step, and come to regret it. Without a good gjærkauk, there's no telling what might be in there.
