Vorsicht709
Well-Known Member
I think my first attempt at cider may have gotten infected. It was a simple recipe, apple juice, dextrose, and Nottingham yeast. I racked to secondary today after five days in primary.
Here is where I think I went wrong. When I racked to secondary, I added a splash of extra apple juice to the fermenter from a half empty bottle of apple juice from the fridge.Two hours later I noticed there was a glob of mucus like goo floating in the top of my cider. I tasted the apple juice from the fridge
as well as the cider and they both tasted fine. I am wondering if I infected the cider by using the opened juice from the fridge and not boiling it.
I have attached two photos of the nefarious globule. Does anyone think this might be an infection?
Here is where I think I went wrong. When I racked to secondary, I added a splash of extra apple juice to the fermenter from a half empty bottle of apple juice from the fridge.Two hours later I noticed there was a glob of mucus like goo floating in the top of my cider. I tasted the apple juice from the fridge
as well as the cider and they both tasted fine. I am wondering if I infected the cider by using the opened juice from the fridge and not boiling it.
I have attached two photos of the nefarious globule. Does anyone think this might be an infection?