Frognostic
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Started a mead yesterday, pitched with a harvested yeast cake, 24 hours later no sign of fermentation so I went to re-pitch with some bread yeast.
Took the covering off the bucket, turned my back for a moment to get the yeast from the drawer, when I returned there was a fruit fly floating in there.
Fished the fruit fly out with a teaspoon and it seems like it flew away, either that or it got pinged off the spoon.
I know those flies carry aescetic acid bacteria on them so I guess it's a waiting game to see if I end up with mead instead of vinegar.
I hope it's not inevitable.
If it did fly away it was probably only in there for a few seconds and maybe it'll be okay but if it had been floating dead in there for hours I'm guessing it'll be contaminated.
Not a good start to the year's brewing.
Took the covering off the bucket, turned my back for a moment to get the yeast from the drawer, when I returned there was a fruit fly floating in there.
Fished the fruit fly out with a teaspoon and it seems like it flew away, either that or it got pinged off the spoon.
I know those flies carry aescetic acid bacteria on them so I guess it's a waiting game to see if I end up with mead instead of vinegar.
I hope it's not inevitable.
If it did fly away it was probably only in there for a few seconds and maybe it'll be okay but if it had been floating dead in there for hours I'm guessing it'll be contaminated.
Not a good start to the year's brewing.