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Pellicle plentiful (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by whaleross@lemmy.world to c/homebrewing@sopuli.xyz
 

I've had plenty of pellicle lately despite not changing anything in my routines. I even have it in some bottles with a small head of air. I'm not worried but I'm curious about the cause. I've done a few brews with brettanomyces that are more prone to pellicle but even several without have had a thin white surface. Could it be brett living in the air contaminating or the spring times have naturally more wild yeasts of which some are more sensitive?

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[–] drre@feddit.org 1 points 1 month ago

you probably know more than me, but i'd suspect contamination in the cold side, thus

  • deep clean everyth ing and make new starsan solution (or something similar)
  • check speed of cooling after boiling. final temp should be ok, since it's apparently cold enough to not kill t he yeast.
  • check ph of wort (somwhere i've heard that people adjust ph using lactic acid or citric acid, but i've never done that in brewing beer.)

good luck!