Oh no, looks bad!

[Baldylocks Brewery]

Emergency help please, about to bottle my raspberry wheat beer and it has developed a weird white head over the two days since I last checked the FG!
Is it ruined before I fill 45 bottles I’ve spent hours cleaning and sterilising?

 

[The Baron]

Looks like a pellicle to me. Depending on which it is you can sometimes syphon below the pellicle and it may be ok.
I know this sounds gross but syphon a little off from below with a wine thief and if it tastes good I would bottle but be careful with the last bottles not to get any in.

 

[Baldylocks Brewery]

thanks Baron, I'll taste test now!

 

[Baldylocks Brewery]

It tastes ok, so if I'm careful siphoning (without disturbing the film) from the bottom and leave a good few inches a waste I can do that. I'll decant into another bucket before bottling so least chance of mixing it up while moving bottles etc. Read a few threads and it doesn't sound dangerous to drink just randomly changes the flavor? Any last advise before I pull the trigger?????

 

[The Baron]

No but if you have a plastic bottle fill one so you can keep an eye on any possible over carbing which could mean a infection not that I think it is anything to worry about. Lets us know how it goes.

 

[Baldylocks Brewery]

Bugger no plastic bottles, but I'll keep a test sample to open in a couple of weeks to see if it's going bottle bomb.
Thank you Baron, I'm going to take the plunge now and bottle it carefully. I'll report back in a couple of weeks.

 

[The Baron]

Good Luck