Secondary/sanitizer question (pics)

Discussion in 'Homebrewing' started by ghostinthemachine, Sep 30, 2015.

Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.
  1. ghostinthemachine

    ghostinthemachine Initiate (0) Aug 14, 2015 Louisiana

    I put an APA into secondary about a week ago (yeah yeah no need for secondary....i did it because i wanted to free my primary for a stout) and when i made the transfer there was still a good bit of star san bubbles in the carboy (i mix 1 oz/5 gallons). Since the transfer there have been some white patches on top of the beer. I figured it would settle out but it hasnt. Is this bacteria or sanitizer?

    http://imgur.com/a/4Ss2e

    sorry i dont know how to embed. best pics i could get without moving the carboy into the light. didnt want to stir anything up. also this beer is not anywhere close to the color i wanted. it looks dirty as all hell still. I wanted it to be a light caramel color. I guess i'll use cara 20l instead of 40l next time
     
    #1 ghostinthemachine, Sep 30, 2015
  2. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
    Pooh-Bah

    Hard to tell from the pic, but could just be yeast floaties. If you can't take a better pic, can you google up a pic of something similar and post?

    Color-wise, beer looks darker in a fermenter than in a drinking glass.
     
    #2 VikeMan, Sep 30, 2015
    ronobvious2 and ghostinthemachine like this.
  3. ghostinthemachine

    ghostinthemachine Initiate (0) Aug 14, 2015 Louisiana

    Can't find anything like it. They are really white and have small bubbles in them. I think it may be star san bubbles that arent sinking
     
    #3 ghostinthemachine, Sep 30, 2015
  4. wspscott

    wspscott Pooh-Bah (1,958) May 25, 2006 Kentucky
    Pooh-Bah

    I'm voting for yeast, I have never noticed Starsan bubbles to linger that long.
     
    #4 wspscott, Sep 30, 2015
  5. ssam

    ssam Pundit (997) Dec 2, 2008 California

    I've seen this in a couple of my past beers and like you I suspected it was starsan, but I could be wrong and it might be yeast. Its not an infection.
     
    #5 ssam, Sep 30, 2015
  6. GetMeAnIPA

    GetMeAnIPA Pooh-Bah (2,559) Mar 28, 2009 California
    Pooh-Bah

    If the beer was done fermenting why didn't you just bottle or keg it?
     
    #6 GetMeAnIPA, Sep 30, 2015
Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.