Question about stuff floating in home-brew!

Discussion in 'Homebrewing' started by TickleMeTony, Aug 13, 2014.

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  1. TickleMeTony

    TickleMeTony Initiate (0) Sep 18, 2013 Colorado

    I recently brewed my 4th of Juliner Weiss beer (berliner weiss, with 3 weeks on blueberries, raspberries and white grapes).

    The beer turned out PHENOMENAL. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed it (and still enjoying it!) but I've noticed in a few bottles there are some tiny white flakes. Doesn't affect the taste (to my knowledge) but just a visual eye-sore, especially when trying to show people berliners and other sours for the first time.

    What are these? Yeast? Proteins? I would like to try and avoid it next time I make a berliner.

    For the record, I did a sour wort, where I let 1lb of uncrushed 2-row and acidulated malt sit in my wort for a week before bringing to a boil and adding hops then pitching yeast.
    Thanks!
     
    #1 TickleMeTony, Aug 13, 2014
  2. MLucky

    MLucky Initiate (0) Jul 31, 2010 California

    Did you use carbonation drops/tabs, by any chance? Some people have reported white flakes with those.
     
    #2 MLucky, Aug 13, 2014
  3. inchrisin

    inchrisin Pooh-Bah (2,013) Sep 25, 2008 Indiana
    Pooh-Bah

    Probably yeast related.
     
    #3 inchrisin, Aug 13, 2014
  4. Chal021

    Chal021 Initiate (0) Jul 26, 2014 California

    If you bottle conditioned its most likely the dormant yeast that was still active while it was carbonating.
     
    #4 Chal021, Aug 13, 2014
  5. TickleMeTony

    TickleMeTony Initiate (0) Sep 18, 2013 Colorado

    Didn't use any drops. I let bottle condition for about 3 weeks before she was ready, so there's definitely sediment and yeast at the bottom but just wondering what it was. I still slurp it up like it's juice anyways, but people who aren't as familiar with brewing and homebrewing might be turned off by the sight of white flakes in their delicious sour beer.
     
    #5 TickleMeTony, Aug 14, 2014
  6. cfrobrew

    cfrobrew Initiate (0) Oct 9, 2012 Texas

    Sounds like a broken up pellicle from brett on the grain you pitched. I dont think theres much you can do now. Next time you could cold crash for a few days to try to get everything to drop out and minimize exposure to O2. The pellicle forms to protect the beer from the air, brett seals itself off from the environment limiting the growth of acetobacter.
     
    #6 cfrobrew, Aug 14, 2014
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