johng12 Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Hi all, bottled this brew yesterday tasted and smelt fine. Then today noticed a ring of foam on top of liquid in bottles and Pets yes all of them. After 105 brews if this is infected it will be my first bad one. All sanitation proceedures where followed as per normal. Below is the recipe and brew notes. Thomas Coopers Sparkling ale kit. 500gms LDM (Coopers), 500gms Dextrose, 500gms Light Liquid Malt (HBS) White labs California ale yeast WLP001 Calcuim Sulphate 1 teaspoon. POR 12.5gms 5min boil, Target hops at flameout. 23degrees steady through ferment. SG 1042 FG1004 Dry hopped after 8 days Target hops. Brewed 17 days. Question if this brew was infected would it be noticeable at bottling time? Also would the liquid yeast produce this foam in bottle. Sorry for the long post, opinions and thoughts welcome. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biermoasta Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 All of my brews so far have had a ring of foam for a few days after bottling. I'm pretty sure it's just the CO2 bubbles produced by the secondary fermentation, and maybe also some residual CO2 from primary fermentation coming out of solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng12 Posted February 21, 2011 Author Share Posted February 21, 2011 I quess thats a relief to know, i think it has happened before but only a tiny ring this time its a big bigger. Time will tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS12 Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 If it tasted good at bottling I won't worry to much it should be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Hi John, If it is an infection it will climb out of the bottles when you open it and will be over-gassed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng12 Posted February 21, 2011 Author Share Posted February 21, 2011 Cheers luke, il keep an eye on it after opening a PET just before it still smelt fine and no frothing out of the Pet at this stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng12 Posted February 27, 2011 Author Share Posted February 27, 2011 Ran into the local Homebrew shop owner this morning, described this problem he reckons it's due to the recent high humidity over the last few weeks. When bottling he told me to half fill the bottles put the cap on and leave for a hour or so then fill to top. During times of high humidity. But overall nothing to worry about the beer will be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Ran into the local Homebrew shop owner this morning, described this problem he reckons it's due to the recent high humidity over the last few weeks. When bottling he told me to half fill the bottles put the cap on and leave for a hour or so then fill to top. During times of high humidity. [lol] [sideways] [lol] No, that IS funny If you have concerns about the environment in which you are bottling - bottle quickly, sealing without delay and minimise the headspace in the bottles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng12 Posted February 28, 2011 Author Share Posted February 28, 2011 LOL that was my intial reaction to his comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng12 Posted March 7, 2011 Author Share Posted March 7, 2011 Drank one of these yesterday, very nice so not infected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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