Is my beer ruined?

[user 49754]

It's done the first stage fermentation and I have og of 1.040 and Fg of 1.009 but I have loads of floaters here. This is after I transferred the brew into a second bucket. All sanitised equipment from the outset. The racking barrel too!
What is going on here. It tastes like beer. Would it be an idea to rack it again with a filter. I have a teabag that came with the hops. The brew is hoppy days by dark rock with brew enhancer. Hoping it's not ruined.

 

[MashBag]

Is fine. Give it chance.

 

[An Ankoù]

Looks like yeast to me. I certainly wouldn't keep swapping it from one vessel to another. That'll definitely spoil it. The beer's reached it's target FG so I'd bottle it up pretty soon if I were you.

It's hard to tell from a photo, but whats that round blob near the bottom right hand corner? I should fish that out with a sterilised spoon. Looks like a mould colony from here. And just left of centre of the photo, has something landed on the surface?
Might be just the photo.

 

[user 49754]

Looks like yeast to me. I'd bottle it up pretty soon if I were you.

Might be just the photo.

Yeah the photo isn't the best. There's no mold or insects in there

I'll bottle it tomorrow.

Should I try and fish out that yeast? Seems to be only on the top inch or so?

 

[An Ankoù]

Should I try and fish out that yeast? Seems to be only on the top inch or so?

I should leave it. It won't do any harm and it should compact at the bottom of the bottle in due course.

 

[Rodcx500z]

If it only the top inch get a syphon in and bottle it from the bottom

 

[An Ankoù]

Or you could filter it between your teeth. Borrow granny's dentures if you're lacking in that department.

 

[Jahfish]

Looks like yeast to me. I certainly wouldn't keep swapping it from one vessel to another. That'll definitely spoil it. The beer's reached it's target FG so I'd bottle it up pretty soon if I were you.

It's hard to tell from a photo, but whats that round blob near the bottom right hand corner? I should fish that out with a sterilised spoon. Looks like a mould colony from here. And just left of centre of the photo, has something landed on the surface?
Might be just the photo.

I spotted those too - need a look at. Otherwise the beer is clear other than floaters

 

[RichardM]

If you have the means chill it for a couple of days before bottling and a lot of stuff will drop out.

 

[user 49754]

I spotted those too - need a look at. Otherwise the beer is clear other than floaters

I did a thing. A sterilized a sieve and fished out the floaters just before bottling. The floaters were mainly comprised of hops. So I fished them out and racked the whole lot through the seive . 5 mins later I bottled the ale. Looks good. ...so far. No flotsam in my beer. Used plastic bottles with ½ spoon sugar and squeezed the neck gap. Hoping for a good result

 

[jof]

Here's a tip for you:
Rather than guessing 1/2 a teaspoon of sugar, you can use a little coffee spoon.
That's normally easier than trying to find a measuring spoon set that goes that small.

 

[An Ankoù]

Here's a tip for you:
Rather than guessing 1/2 a teaspoon of sugar, you can use a little coffee spoon.
That's normally easier than trying to find a measuring spoon set that goes that small.

I've got a couple of measuring sets. One has ½ tsp and the other has ¼ and ½ teaspoon. But I've never come across the coffee spoon you describe.
Personally, I use none of these. I use a teaspoon and guess.

 

[RichardM]

I've got a couple of measuring sets. One has ½ tsp and the other has ¼ and ½ teaspoon. But I've never come across the coffee spoon you describe.
Personally, I use none of these. I use a teaspoon and guess.

Same here

 

[user 49754]

Here's a tip for you:
Rather than guessing 1/2 a teaspoon of sugar, you can use a little coffee spoon.
That's normally easier than trying to find a measuring spoon set that goes that small.

I use a mustard spoon and castor sugar as it's fine and finds it's own level