Muntons kolsch style kit - infected?

[MiAlBrew]

Evening all.

Has anyone done the Muntons Kolsch style kit yet? I opened the fermentor tonight to stick the bag of dry hops in and I'm worried that it has got an infection. The fermentation started slowly and then had a lot of activity. Some sulphury smells for the first few days which I've read isn't uncommon for some yeasts. The krausen was huge, filling the headspace and needing a blow off tube.

The batch was started on the 16th May and seems to have stopped fermenting so I would expect to be able to see the top surface of the beer with a bit of yeast/foam by now. It doesn't smell off/unpleasant. Is it worth racking to a clean fermentor, go for broke in a corny or straight down the drain?

Cheers.

Oh, and it's probably obvious, but ignore the green bit - that's the dust from the hops!

 

[fluketamer]

That looks good
Just kreusen it can take a while to fall.
Rdwhahb

 

[MiAlBrew]

That looks good
Just kreusen it can take a while to fall.
Rdwhahb

Thanks. Would you wait for it to drop, skim it off or just siphon off from underneath when kegging?

 

[Sadfield]

Was the yeast Safale K-97? If so, I find the krausen is always persistent and gummy.

 

[MashBag]

Get it keged or bottled. I am sure it's fine.

 

[MiAlBrew]

Was the yeast Safale K-97? If so, I find the krausen is always persistent and gummy.

Just checked my notes and yes, it was K-97. Not one I've used before.
I have a tendency to assume the worst when unexpected things happen in the fermenter!

 

[Rodcx500z]

If you have a fridge and it's finished fermenting, cold crash it at 3c for 3 days, take the airlock out i put tin foil in the hole stops it sucking sanitiser out of the airlock

 

[dmtaylor]

K-97 is not a great yeast. I won't use it anymore, there are better options.

 

[Sadfield]

It's excellent in hop forward beers and gives exceptional foam, which is the carrier for aroma.

 

[White Rose Al]

The kreusen produced looks very healthy in the picture, be interesting to hear how that kit turns out

 

[MiAlBrew]

I got it into the corny at the weekend. Almost all the krausen had disappeared and it had cleared reasonably well. The sample taken for a gravity reading tasted promising

Really strange yeast trub and residue left in the fermenter - almost gel-like.

 

[MashBag]

If you have a fridge and it's finished fermenting, cold crash it at 3c for 3 days, take the airlock out i put tin foil in the hole stops it sucking sanitiser out of the airlock

So many people mention this, are airlicks sh1te design they really do this?

 

[Rodcx500z]

yes

 

[MiAlBrew]

A quick follow up...
This has had 2 weeks in the corny and cracked into it tonight.
Great pint. Quite malty, fruity, dry and woody. If anything it's a bit hazy but I might bottle a few out of the corny and let them settle and mature.

Cheers,
M