Cauliflower in my beer!

[Wez]

I have this floating on the top of my forum brew :shock: I'm pretty sure it's just floating trub but would appreciate it if someone could confirm and give me an idea about why it's happened. I used protofloc in the boil and fermented with wlp007.

 

[Vossy1]

:lol: :lol:

Has the bairne been feeding the ducks in daddies brew :lol:

 

[Wez]

:cry: Do I just skim and carry on as normal?

 

[Vossy1]

Seriously mate, don't worry about it.
It's happened to me before when using S04 and protafloc.
There is talk that it's formed by electrostatic charges making the yeast clump.
It's an absolute PITA to rack your beer off the stuff as it doesn't compact, instead it rolls across itself like bunches of grapes.

Last time it happened to me, when the beer was finished I skimmed it all off the surface, racked to another container, and then racked to keg.

I'll find the pic to prove it

 

[Wez]

Right i'll do that :thumb: (tomorrow :) )

 

[Vossy1]

Here it is after a lot of it had sunk

 

[Wez]

That looks like the stuff right enough!

 

[Vossy1]

Out of interest what finings did you use?

 

[Wez]

None in this brew, apart from the copper finings :shock:

 

[Vossy1]

Sorry, I meant copper finings :lol:

 

[Wez]

Protofloc

 

[Vossy1]

Doesn't happen to be S04 also does it?

 

[Wez]

I have this floating on the top of my forum brew :shock: I'm pretty sure it's just floating trub but would appreciate it if someone could confirm and give me an idea about why it's happened. I used protofloc in the boil and fermented with wlp007

:lol: :lol: Have you been drinking :drunk:

 

[A T]

I get that in every brew, i think it must be the protofloc :hmm:
Beer still tastes great

 

[Vossy1]

Have you been drinking

:lol:

Have you been a busy boy editing :lol:

 

[BrewStew]

sorry for the belated response wez,

i had exactly this same problem in my group brew. and as it happens this is the first time i used protafloc, and yes i'm using S04.

I put it down to the hop bed not being a good enough filter.

the good news is the beer came out crystal clear when i racked it a few days ago, but it was indeed a royal PITA to rack. the lumps are attracted to your syphon and i lost alot of beer because the last gallon or so was just so riddled with these lumps.

edit: if this keeps consistently happening i may try using a filter pad when emptying the boiler to fermenter... failing that i may have to ditch the protafloc

 

[BarnsleyBrewer]

Here it is after a lot of it had sunk

I know this is an old post...but!!
I've had this happen to me a few times, I put it down to lack of o2 in the wort before pitching, I now transfer the wort from container to container making a splash then whip it up before I pitch, not had the problem since...(touch wood)

BB

 

[Wez]

Thats interesting BB :hmm: do you use protofloc?

 

[BarnsleyBrewer]

I mostly use Whirlofloc from paul at barley bottom, but I had the same problem years ago using Irishmoss!
The reason I think it's o2 is because the last time it happend my wort next day was the same as vossy1's picture the wort also looked "dead".
I gave it a really good rousing, pouring from bucket to bucket numerous times creating loads of froth (I thought nothing to loose) :pray:
The next day it was fermenting as normal with 3" of head on!! :thumb:

 

[bossdrums]

I've just had this very same experience, first time using irish moss during the boil...i thought it was fungus at first but soon realised it wasn't and bottled the beer, losing a couple of litres due to all the **** in the fermentor.....I had plenty of oxygen prior to pitching the yeast...will wait and see what the beer turns out like....

..got a few bottles with some of this in due to it being sucked in whilst racking, will this settle during conditioning ??


***pictures updated 20.50 15/07/2009***