jaidedk
Member
Hi. So I'm doing a 6 gallon batch of cider. But after racking I've noticed some white fluffy things mostly sitting on the bottom a few 3 to be exact mid carboy.
Back ground-
I picked apples out of my orchard good little mix 4-5 various kinds. Juiced them. Into 6 1 gallon containers added camden tabs Let sit 24 hrs. Boiled [actually just heated to dissolve] 1 gall with sugar to dissolve sugars added it with the rest of my juice to the carboy so after sediment I had a lil less then 6 gallons, then pitched my yeast. Gave a nice swirl to start. (I used champagne yeast.) Put air lock on. Let the fun begin! Let that sit a while maybe 2-3 wks racked right before thanksgiving added some raw organic honey really thick kinda a molasses taste mmmm. A lil bit of sugar and cinnamon. I Should say I heated the honey to get it nice and creamy before putting.it in carboy. Added my cider to my flavors to let sit.( Initial taste when syphoning at racking was bitter) I noticed yesterday that there's these weird white fluff balls sitting on the bottom. And I'm wondering what it is. I've been reading everything and looking for pics but have yet to find something that resembles it. Read about keeving did I stumble into this unknowingly? I also read about yeast balls. Any advice? Was it the honey I used maybe should I rack a third time asap or just let it go till bottle Time?? I will post a pic as soon as I can. I can only describe for now but its almost like blue cheese crumble with no blue.. smells fine looks clear not sure what it is..
Back ground-
I picked apples out of my orchard good little mix 4-5 various kinds. Juiced them. Into 6 1 gallon containers added camden tabs Let sit 24 hrs. Boiled [actually just heated to dissolve] 1 gall with sugar to dissolve sugars added it with the rest of my juice to the carboy so after sediment I had a lil less then 6 gallons, then pitched my yeast. Gave a nice swirl to start. (I used champagne yeast.) Put air lock on. Let the fun begin! Let that sit a while maybe 2-3 wks racked right before thanksgiving added some raw organic honey really thick kinda a molasses taste mmmm. A lil bit of sugar and cinnamon. I Should say I heated the honey to get it nice and creamy before putting.it in carboy. Added my cider to my flavors to let sit.( Initial taste when syphoning at racking was bitter) I noticed yesterday that there's these weird white fluff balls sitting on the bottom. And I'm wondering what it is. I've been reading everything and looking for pics but have yet to find something that resembles it. Read about keeving did I stumble into this unknowingly? I also read about yeast balls. Any advice? Was it the honey I used maybe should I rack a third time asap or just let it go till bottle Time?? I will post a pic as soon as I can. I can only describe for now but its almost like blue cheese crumble with no blue.. smells fine looks clear not sure what it is..