First try @ brewing Gueuze. Few questions

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Message HornyDevil 07:35 Wed 7/29/2015 Originally posted by Jdizzle1 So a pellicle after just 4-5 weeks could be bad? Not "could be". "Is". Depends on if what you’re talking about is actually a pellicle, though, and not krausen. Originally posted by Jdizzle1 If I were to brew say another gallon of mid strength wort, would that maybe take care of the head space problem? The head space is not your problem. It is the oxygen permeability of your fermenter. If you brew the extra wort, the fermentation that will ensue by adding it to your beer will help get rid of any oxygen in solution and in the fermenter, but you’ve got to do your best to keep your permeability as low as you can.
Message Jdizzle1 beers 2 º 07:46 Wed 7/29/2015 The brew is already in a Glass carboy w/ cork and airlock. I just notice a scum starting to form on the surface over the past few days. Getting bigger. Would adding the new batch of wort start fermentation again?
Message HornyDevil 07:59 Wed 7/29/2015 Originally posted by Jdizzle1 The brew is already in a Glass carboy w/ cork and airlock. I just notice a scum starting to form on the surface over the past few days. Getting bigger. This is, very probably, not a pellicle and just residual fermentation occurring by your microbes. You’ll be just fine. Originally posted by Jdizzle1 Would adding the new batch of wort start fermentation again? Yes.

Message Jdizzle1 beers 2 º 12:03 Wed 7/29/2015 How long should it normally take a pellicle to form if 4-5 weeks is too soon.
Message GarethYoung beers 1111 º places 27 º 13:07 Wed 7/29/2015 It depends a bit on the vessel, but ideally you want to see it form as late as possible. I have a strong (over 11%) dark sour that’s now about 3 months old and doesn’t have a pellicle yet.
Message HornyDevil 13:39 Wed 7/29/2015 Originally posted by GarethYoung It depends a bit on the vessel, but ideally you want to see it form as late as possible. I have a strong (over 11%) dark sour that’s now about 3 months old and doesn’t have a pellicle yet. Exactly. If I don’t rack the beer after primary fermentation has ceased, I won’t get one until one forms in the bottle.

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