ch1m1changas
New Member
Hi all, first time trying to brew cider. Naturally I've quickly encountered my first problem:
3 days ago I racked 5 gallons of cider from primary fermentation bucket to carboy. This morning I awoke to find that what I thought was an innocuous collection of bubbles on the surface actually has a little milky-looking "icicle" hanging from it.
It's hard to see in the photo but is baaaarely visible under the right-hand bubble patch. It's maybe the size of a Tylenol pill. It almost looks like a mini version of a kombucha mother. The icicle under the surface is creating a slow but steady stream of small bubbles. Is this the beginning of a pellicle?
2 questions:
-I know now from the collected wisdom of these forums that I left too much headspace in the carboy. The space could fit maybe another eighth of a gallon, but I ran out of cider in the primary bucket. Any ideas on the best move here? Pump CO2 or inert gases into airspace? Rerack into smaller jugs? Just run with it?
-Any idea what that thing under the bubbles is? I have a feeling it's a bad thing!
Great forums here, I've learned so much from browsing that I feel way less ignorant than I actually am. Very empowering! ; )
3 days ago I racked 5 gallons of cider from primary fermentation bucket to carboy. This morning I awoke to find that what I thought was an innocuous collection of bubbles on the surface actually has a little milky-looking "icicle" hanging from it.
It's hard to see in the photo but is baaaarely visible under the right-hand bubble patch. It's maybe the size of a Tylenol pill. It almost looks like a mini version of a kombucha mother. The icicle under the surface is creating a slow but steady stream of small bubbles. Is this the beginning of a pellicle?
2 questions:
-I know now from the collected wisdom of these forums that I left too much headspace in the carboy. The space could fit maybe another eighth of a gallon, but I ran out of cider in the primary bucket. Any ideas on the best move here? Pump CO2 or inert gases into airspace? Rerack into smaller jugs? Just run with it?
-Any idea what that thing under the bubbles is? I have a feeling it's a bad thing!
Great forums here, I've learned so much from browsing that I feel way less ignorant than I actually am. Very empowering! ; )