Rum Blue flashes

Padre_nz · Post by **Padre_nz** » Mon Nov 28, 2016 7:20 pm

Yesterday afternoon i started on my first batch of rum.
When i was walking past it that night i noticed little blue flashes like what static would make playing over the surface of the wort.got my wife to have a look incase it was me being stupid but sge could see it as well..Is it normal for little blue flashes over the surface of the rum while it ferments? Bright enough to see through the fermetarion drum? It looks cool at night but its a little disconcerting

Post by **FullySilenced** » Mon Nov 28, 2016 7:25 pm

Damn that's rare.... i have only heard of "Rum Fairies" never seen em

Post by **nerdybrewer** » Mon Nov 28, 2016 7:31 pm

Bet mine does that, I will look next time I have a rum ferment going.

Padre_nz · Post by **Padre_nz** » Mon Nov 28, 2016 8:00 pm

I can see how they would be called rum fairies.... is it something to be concerned about? Cant seem to find anything on it have I fone something wrong in the mix?

Post by **nerdybrewer** » Mon Nov 28, 2016 8:12 pm

Padre_nz wrote:I can see how they would be called rum fairies.... is it something to be concerned about? Cant seem to find anything on it have I fone something wrong in the mix?

My best guess is that it's static electricity.
My own rum ferments are pretty violent so it's not unbelievable that there would be tiny flashes of lightning happening.

Post by **Saltbush Bill** » Tue Nov 29, 2016 12:38 am

Post by **emptyglass** » Tue Nov 29, 2016 3:55 am

Have you got pictures of this phenomena?

If you and your wife can see it, a camera should be able to see it too

Antler24 · Post by **Antler24** » Tue Nov 29, 2016 5:16 am

I'd like to see some pics as well. I've only done a dozen or so sugar washes but hundreds of extract and all grain beers. I've never saw anything like described above.

der wo · Post by **der wo** » Tue Nov 29, 2016 5:19 am

I remember when fermenting shmoo, there was a blue light. But on the pics it was gone...

jb-texshine · Post by **jb-texshine** » Tue Nov 29, 2016 5:31 am

der wo wrote:I remember when fermenting shmoo, there was a blue light. But on the pics it was gone...

+1 i always thought that was the moment their tiny little souls left their bodies.

der wo · Post by **der wo** » Tue Nov 29, 2016 5:38 am

...and give birth to a shmoo baby in a parallel universe.

Post by **thecroweater** » Tue Nov 29, 2016 7:14 am

Dude your aquarium heater has a major short turn that thing off

Post by **rad14701** » Tue Nov 29, 2016 11:23 am

There's a storm brewing...!!!

MDH · Post by **MDH** » Tue Nov 29, 2016 12:10 pm

This is called Triboluminescence

spiff · Post by **spiff** » Tue Nov 29, 2016 12:56 pm

So what is different about rum that you don't see this in other washes? Or is it happening and people just don't notice?

Padre_nz · Post by **Padre_nz** » Wed Nov 30, 2016 2:06 am

Sorry guys I was to busy going wtf is that to take a photo, if I see it again I will take a video of it as a photo will be too hard.

Post by **Swedish Pride** » Wed Nov 30, 2016 2:20 am

MDH wrote:This is called Triboluminescence

Interesting..
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Post by **Saltbush Bill** » Wed Nov 30, 2016 12:55 pm

Nothing that Ive read so far about Triboluminescence, says anything about it happening in a sugar water solution. Everything that I see indicates that it only happens when sugar is in crystal form.
If anyone has a link to a source that says otherwise Id be keen to see it.

Padre_nz · Post by **Padre_nz** » Fri Jan 06, 2017 2:33 am

Will be setting down my next wash tomorrow... Unfortunately I can't seem to find the recipe I used but will follow it as close as possible from memory. If it happens again I will record it as I think it will be to hard to take a photo... night all

Post by **still_stirrin** » Fri Jan 06, 2017 6:43 am

Padre_nz wrote:I can see how they would be called rum fairies.... is it something to be concerned about?

Maybe the angels have shown up early for an "advance" on their share.....

Post by **Pikey** » Fri Jan 06, 2017 7:36 am

Padre_nz wrote:Yesterday afternoon i started on my first batch of rum.
When i was walking past it that night i noticed little blue flashes like what static would make playing over the surface of the wort.got my wife to have a look incase it was me being stupid but sge could see it as well..Is it normal for little blue flashes over the surface of the rum while it ferments? Bright enough to see through the fermetarion drum? It looks cool at night but its a little disconcerting

So if that was your first batch of rum - what did you make before ? - Sounds like good stuff

Padre_nz · Post by **Padre_nz** » Sat Jan 07, 2017 12:57 am

First day of rum watch... I think watching the rum is scaring them off though I only noticed it on the second night haha. Pikey before hand I had only made ciders and mead I have only just go into the distiller scene... I think if they don't show up in the next couple of days I will put it down to the other type of molasses and a chemical reaction (different brand used this run), new fermenting barrel haveing static or just a freak occurrence

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