Possible fruit infection?

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truekey

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Doing a three gallon batch of a strawberry cider. I used a pound of frozen strawberries in the primary and I also always add yeast nutrient (the recommended amount per gallon) and I've never seen fermentation with big white bubbles like this.



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It's fermenting quite strongly still about three days in. Just wondering if this is abnormal as my last batch was not this crazy looking.
 
Good thing you used a 5 gallon carboy for three gallons of cider...that would have been messy. Looks good to me.
 
This is interesting, I'd like to see what info you get, should I ever see the same problem.

Good luck with the batch, though.
 
LeBreton said:
Looks like bubbles to me, but not an infection. If it forms a skin, then you're looking at trouble.

It's a three gallon carb but I left so,e head space in there. Whew.

Bubbles are super white and foamy.

The only reason I bothered asking is because of the strawberries I added. I realize adding in the secondary would have been better but I didn't have anything to transfer it in to
 

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