I recently brewed a red ale. I dry hopped it around 10days ago with 2 oz perle. When I went to bottle today there was what looked like mould growing on top of the floating hops. I took a sample from the tap and it tasted fine. So I racked it into the bottling bucket and left the yucky looking stuff behind. I had another taste and it smelled good was tasty so I bottled away. The stuff left in the fermenter smelt decidedly funky. My question is have I just made 40 explosive devices or could it be ok?
Pictures are always a massive help?
Did you use lead or pellet to DH
Leaf needs a bag with marbles ideally.
I know in your case pics and bag is too late, can you describe the mold in a bit more detail, color smell floating appearance, tentacles etc?
In fact I've just had a brain fart, we should have a rogues gallery of mold in beer or ciders!
It looked like the mould that grows on bread and it was only on the very top of the hops above the beer. The beer itself was crystal clear
I've had that before, the dry hops didn't submerge completely and a few had mould on them. The beer turned out 100% fine.
Quote from: irish_goat on January 13, 2014, 10:36:28 PM
I've had that before, the dry hops didn't submerge completely and a few had mould on them. The beer turned out 100% fine.
Cheers I hope that's it I hate throwing out beer :)
Sounds like you dodged a bullet.
A catalogue of nasty photo's would be a good idea to have :)
No private selfies now Mr D that got you in trouble before ;)
Quote from: irish_goat on January 13, 2014, 10:36:28 PM
I've had that before, the dry hops didn't submerge completely and a few had mould on them. The beer turned out 100% fine.
+1 if it tastes good, it is good.
Palmer says the same