Pellicle, yeast remainder or something else (sorry)

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  1. crcostel

    crcostel Initiate (0) Feb 26, 2006 Illinois

    Sorry for yet another of these threads. I pitched m15 dry yeast about 3 days ago. Active fermentation began t+18 and seems to be over. This is what is left on my wort. Excuse the pic - the debris on the fermenter make picture focussing near impossible. I've never seen this before and can't tell if its the end of the yeast or the start of a pellicle.

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    Thanks everyone
     
    #1 crcostel, Aug 24, 2016
  2. Granitebeard

    Granitebeard Zealot (549) Aug 24, 2016 Maine

    Hard to tell to me but might be Krausen. It is "stuff" on top of your brew during fermentation. Honestly, I learned about krausen today, so can't be positive.
     
    #2 Granitebeard, Aug 24, 2016
  3. scottakelly

    scottakelly Maven (1,487) May 9, 2007 Ohio

    I dont see a pellicle from the picture (I'm not saying that there isn't one, I just can't see it).

    Give it some time. If it's krausen it will go away. If it's a pellicle it will get worse.
     
    #3 scottakelly, Aug 24, 2016
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  4. jbakajust1

    jbakajust1 Pooh-Bah (2,552) Aug 25, 2009 Oregon
    Pooh-Bah

    Yeast.
     
    #4 jbakajust1, Aug 25, 2016
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  5. crcostel

    crcostel Initiate (0) Feb 26, 2006 Illinois

    #5 crcostel, Aug 27, 2016
  6. NiceFly

    NiceFly Initiate (0) Dec 22, 2011 Tajikistan

    looks pretty normal to me.
     
    #6 NiceFly, Aug 27, 2016
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  7. scottakelly

    scottakelly Maven (1,487) May 9, 2007 Ohio

    Looks like krausen that just hasn't fallen completely
     
    #7 scottakelly, Aug 27, 2016
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  8. crcostel

    crcostel Initiate (0) Feb 26, 2006 Illinois

    Should it fall on its own in the next 7-10 days or do I need to do something to make it fall? Is this an effect of having medium flocculaation or perhaps overpitching?
     
    #8 crcostel, Aug 27, 2016
  9. scottakelly

    scottakelly Maven (1,487) May 9, 2007 Ohio

    Some yeast strains just have krausen that lingers. I love WY1469, but that one won't drop unless I cold crash.

    If you are worried about it you can cold crash. If it's done you can also just be careful to not siphon any of the krausen in when you transfer
     
    #9 scottakelly, Aug 27, 2016
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