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A: There are many variables and there is no one. It's all about the yeast and bacteria involved, o2 exposure, and time. Depending on all this, you may also never see a pellicle form. In the end, a pellicle only means there has been some exposure to an unknown amount of oxygen. Otherwise, pellicles have little meaning. See [[pellicle]] for more information.
==Do I need to wait for the pellicle to drop==
Q: Do I need to wait for the pellicle to drop out before I package my beer?
A: The pellicle dropping out has no bearing on the readiness of the beer for packaging, nor the quality of the beer. Don't worry so much about pellicles! See [[pellicle]] for more information.
==Why did my Lacto beer not sour==