n2everythg
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I did a search of the forum and couldnt find an answer.
Question for all you experienced brewers. I'm new to this thing but having fun.
I am working on some elderberry wine. currently fermenting in primary for last 4 day.
Initial recipe was:
15 lbs of cleaned ripe elderberries
water to 6 gal = 3.25 gal water
Sugar to 1.098 sg
acid blend to .525 TA
campdon, nutrient, pectic enz, mont. yeast - yada yada.
My question is this. Fermenting nicely in the primary. But I have this thick green/brown sticky slime layer in the primary. It mostly seems to float until I stir it. It sticks to the plastic spoon and I cant get it off any way I have been able to figure out. It is all over the inside of the food grade bucket of my primary.
What the heck is this stuff and how do I remove it from my equipment?
I havnt taken a second SG reading yet but it is a lot less sweet and fermenting like crazy. Dont think there is any issues with my ferment. But what is the byproduct? stems I missed? How do I remove? Think it will settle out before I move to secondary?
Anybody else run into this when making elderberry wine?
thanks in advance
N2
Question for all you experienced brewers. I'm new to this thing but having fun.
I am working on some elderberry wine. currently fermenting in primary for last 4 day.
Initial recipe was:
15 lbs of cleaned ripe elderberries
water to 6 gal = 3.25 gal water
Sugar to 1.098 sg
acid blend to .525 TA
campdon, nutrient, pectic enz, mont. yeast - yada yada.
My question is this. Fermenting nicely in the primary. But I have this thick green/brown sticky slime layer in the primary. It mostly seems to float until I stir it. It sticks to the plastic spoon and I cant get it off any way I have been able to figure out. It is all over the inside of the food grade bucket of my primary.
What the heck is this stuff and how do I remove it from my equipment?
I havnt taken a second SG reading yet but it is a lot less sweet and fermenting like crazy. Dont think there is any issues with my ferment. But what is the byproduct? stems I missed? How do I remove? Think it will settle out before I move to secondary?
Anybody else run into this when making elderberry wine?
thanks in advance
N2