I brewed a beer back in September, hoping to have it ready for Thanksgiving. It sat in primary for two weeks. Did two gravity tests (three days apart) and concluded that I reached FG. I racked over to secondary for further conditioning and clarity. Everything appeared normal--pretty dull appearance in the carboy.
After three weeks in secondary, I've suddenly gotten what appears to be active/further fermentation. For the three weeks, there was no activity and then suddenly, a week and a half ago, there is activity on the surface. You can see in the attached picture and video (you have to download it to see it) the activity that is present.
I searched some forums for this and found that the beer is just off-gasing CO2 and that it's nothing to worry about. Shouldn't I be concerned about bottling this? When it started showing this activity, I waited about three or four days, hoping for it to subside and it didn't. So I decided to take a gravity test. The gravity is still at my FG that I recorded over a month ago so it doesn't appear to be going through anything (and it tastes fine). My next concern was that it was infected (even though I'm fairly thorough in sanitation) but there doesn't appear to be any mold--even a week and a half later. What you see on the surface are bubbles.
I'm using Wyeast London Ale. I've brewed this beer before and have never had this issue. Actually, I've never seen it in any other beer I've made over the last nine years.
Do I wait it out still? Is this not out of the ordinary? You can see in the video, that it's still pretty active. It's been the same since I noticed it. No real signs of dying down.
After three weeks in secondary, I've suddenly gotten what appears to be active/further fermentation. For the three weeks, there was no activity and then suddenly, a week and a half ago, there is activity on the surface. You can see in the attached picture and video (you have to download it to see it) the activity that is present.
I searched some forums for this and found that the beer is just off-gasing CO2 and that it's nothing to worry about. Shouldn't I be concerned about bottling this? When it started showing this activity, I waited about three or four days, hoping for it to subside and it didn't. So I decided to take a gravity test. The gravity is still at my FG that I recorded over a month ago so it doesn't appear to be going through anything (and it tastes fine). My next concern was that it was infected (even though I'm fairly thorough in sanitation) but there doesn't appear to be any mold--even a week and a half later. What you see on the surface are bubbles.
I'm using Wyeast London Ale. I've brewed this beer before and have never had this issue. Actually, I've never seen it in any other beer I've made over the last nine years.
Do I wait it out still? Is this not out of the ordinary? You can see in the video, that it's still pretty active. It's been the same since I noticed it. No real signs of dying down.