Apfelwein Infection?

[joekid88]

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This is a modified EdWort's Apfelwein reciepe. I used 3 gallons apple juice and 2 gallons cranberry/pomegranite. Corn sugar and a wine yeast. In the pics you can see a possible infection, i dont know what this is. Everything else is going according to plan but these guys worry me. Still smells really good and has been about a month since starting. If you shake the carboy it breaks up and goes away for a couple days. Infection or something with the yeast floating? Any advice please, thanks.

 

[marzsit]

did you use fresh or bottled/frozen juice?

i've always followed the original recipe and never had any clumps of goo build up on the surface..

 

[joekid88]

Bottled. Tree top apple juice from costco. and a no name cranberry/ pomigranite juice. both 100% juice. no presevatives.

 

[SurlyBastard]

I have brewed quite a few Apfelwein's in my day (hey look, there is some in my primary as we speak lol) and can't say I have ever seen that. If all else fails you can always taste it and see what it is, there isn't anything that will hurt you in any way ^^

 

[Schecter]

Yup, just as I thought.

UFO's.

To be honest, it doesn't look much like yeast...yeast wouldn't situate like that. And it doesn't look like any infection I've ever seen, but, I haven't seen many.

As the bastard above me said, I'd taste it. If it tastes fine, usually is fine.

Good luck!

 

[oldmate]

Taste it and report back!

 

[joekid88]

Tastes and smells really good. Whatever they are they are either having no effect or making it better. Ill just skim these guys off the top when I bottle it. Thanks for the insight. Now my wife will drink it because you guys said it cant hurt. She was very gun shy before. Thanks.

 

[PudlersBrewhaus]

looks like fungus/ mold (the pink/white fuzzy balls)

 

[Beernip]

Looks like yeast bubbles to me.

 

[Aschecte]

so what was the outcome?