deadflesh96
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A white cloudy substance has developed at the top of my mead. Is it still safe? Can I just rack out from under it.
white cloudy substance in my mead
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gratus fermentatio
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Could be yeast, hard to say without more info and/or pics.
Regards, GF.
Regards, GF.
deadflesh96
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Its filmy. There was a little bit of white foam on the top the day before. The smell seems good. Taste was ok.
deadflesh96
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My guess was that it was some residual yeast. There was a little on the bottom. I racked it again and so far I'm not seeing any more of it.
"filmy" sounds bad. Is it topped up to within an inch of the top? I wonder if some oxygen was able to get to your mead and allow some lacto or other infection to form.
I'd rack immediately, using 1 campden (crushed and dissolved) per gallon, and make sure it's topped up properly and hope for the best.
deadflesh96
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I racked it. I was careful not to let any of the cloudy stuff get into the new carboy.
deadflesh96
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I'm thinking that it wasn't done fermenting when I racked it to the secondary. A day after I racked it it took off again and produced some foam on the top. a day later there was the cloudyness but no foam. I racked it again and haven't noticed any more cloudyness.
