OMGTheyKilkenny
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Last night, I made a 5 gallon batch of pretty simple mead (15 lbs grocery store honey, topped up with Deer Park spring water, yeast nutrient, white wine yeast). This morning I saw what I feared to be the beginnings of a pellicle, and after 24 hours, this is what it looks like: http://imgur.com/a/QaFOE
I've been brewing beer for over a year, but I'm still pretty new at mead (ie, don't really know what it should smell like at this point). Is this typical or a sign of infection? If it's infected, my plan is to pasteurize the must and repitch, maybe with some fruit to cover up the off flavors. However, I'd obviously much rather not do this if everything is fine.
I've been brewing beer for over a year, but I'm still pretty new at mead (ie, don't really know what it should smell like at this point). Is this typical or a sign of infection? If it's infected, my plan is to pasteurize the must and repitch, maybe with some fruit to cover up the off flavors. However, I'd obviously much rather not do this if everything is fine.