I went to transfer the beer into the carboy and I found this:

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It was very slow to ferment - about a month!

I used White Labs Dusseldorf yeast.

Also, I sterilize, not just sanitize.

I haven't opened the fermentation bucket to peak - not even once!

What am I supposed to do? :-)
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Drink up!!!!
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That's plume!
:-)
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Yogurt beer!
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Not sure if you can save it. Let me check.
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Unfortunately you'll have to dump it. Looks like you got an infection.
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Even if you could save it, would you want to? Best start fresh D.
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Dump a tube of this in there, bottle it and mail it to Nick, he'll drink anything...

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:-) :-) :-) :-)
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This is why I dont use buckets as a primary fermenter. I have made over 50 batches and have had only one infection, and that was in a bucket. The tiny-est scratch in the plastic will harbor an infection.
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You could always just bottle it "experimentally" and see what happens.
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Is beer supposed to be lumpy? :-)
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how did this comment get skipped by so many. :-):-)
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What do you use?

Thanks all.
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Dang D... I don't know a thing about home brewing, but I am sorry that happened to ya!!
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You can use a glass carboy instead of the bucket.
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I dont see anything wrong. :-)
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Use a glass carboy or one of these, just dont ever use a scrub brush to clean, a good soak in Oxyclean Free is all you need

http://www.midwestsupplies.com/5-gal...er-bottle.html
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I'll get a second glass carboy. I've made several batches with the plastic bucket and have had no problems. Oh well, I think it will be a good receptacle for brining turkey.
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Don't go crazy and dump that yet. It's likely just small colonies of yeast. The best way to tell is open it up and take a sniff. If it smells nasty, then you've got an infection. If it smells normal for a fermented wort, then finish the job and bottle it.
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