Think i have buggered up

[Rodcx500z]

Last night I boiled a hop bag for 15 mins with a couple of spoons then added some loose leaf citra and chucked them in the fv, had a peak this morning and there is a second krausen this 4 days into the ferment is this normal or have I introduced some wild yeast, there are no funny smells or anything like that just a white foamy head

 

[prog99]

What style of beer?

 

[Rodcx500z]

What style of beer?

It's an ipa

 

[terrym]

I have noticed that when I have added hops to a nearly done brew you get a release of CO2. I have put this down to the hops providing sites for the CO2 to bubble. Some people suggest that the hops can restart the fermentation, not sure on that one. If your sanitising regime is good it is unlikely that you have contaminated your brew. Boiling the bag and spoons should be more than enough. And hops are substantially sterile, and one of the reasons they are used in beer is to preserve it. So in conclusion, don't worry about it would be my advice

 

[Rodcx500z]

I have noticed that when I have added hops to a nearly done brew you get a release of CO2. I have put this down to the hops providing sites for the CO2 to bubble. Some people suggest that the hops can restart the fermentation, not sure on that one. If your sanitising regime is good it is unlikely that you have contaminated your brew. Boiling the bag and spoons should be more than enough. And hops are substantially sterile, and one of the reasons they are used in beer is to preserve it. So in conclusion, don't worry about it would be my advice

Cheers Terry I feel a little more at ease now, the krausen is pure white no brown tinge like a fermenting brew, I think you are right about it being co2 it looks just like a head on a pint

 

[Rodcx500z]

Here is a pic

 

[SteveH]

I guess dry hopping after 4 days, it may well just have not finished fermenting out yet?

I know hopping during fermentation is a thing for NEIPA etc (not brewed that style myself yet tbh), but for west-coast style IPAs I've dry-hopped after more like 10 days, for 3-4 days before packaging and it's worked out fine.

Personally I'd not worry about it, leave the lid on for another week or so, then check the gravity to see if it's done

 

[Rodcx500z]

Just took a sample

I guess dry hopping after 4 days, it may well just have not finished fermenting out yet?

I know hopping during fermentation is a thing for NEIPA etc (not brewed that style myself yet tbh), but for west-coast style IPAs I've dry-hopped after more like 10 days, for 3-4 days before packaging and it's worked out fine.

Personally I'd not worry about it, leave the lid on for another week or so, then check the gravity to see if it's done

just took a sample Steve 1004 tastes lovely lol