Red lentils gone black

[D4nny74]

Hi All

Started another wash last night with red lentils and this morning its bubbling away nicely but some of the lentils have gone black and there is some black krausen ?

cheers all , Danny

[Mash]

How does it smell?

[D4nny74]

ok lol

[Mash]

Normally if a fermentation has gone wrong, they get a bad smell.

I would let it continue.

...Later addition: There is nothing to stop you skimming them off if the Krausen is lifting them up. Some beer makers fiddle about skimming all the time (unnecessarily IMO)

[Easydrinker]

Philistine that I am,I quite often/usually bash the crusty stuff back down into the wash and give it a good stir.
And usually do this for the first two days.
It works for me,and by the end of day four,I usually rack it off.
Two days after that it is racked into the still.
Maybe mine would also have black bits if I allowed it to rest.
I'm not posting advice here,just my experiences.
Best of Luck.

Robert.

[Mash]

LOL - it's not often that I am truly speechless.

[Easydrinker]

I am missing which bit of my methodology messes with Mashy's mind here.
Maybe it's just that "You've got me spinning around.."?
Long live Kylie.

Robert.