Unusually cloudy-ropey?

[Sleepyemt]

Hey all!
getting ready to bottle my mead and noticed it is unusually cloudy and ropey. In particular when I racking my cane seems to become lost somewhat behind it and the rim? Infected? I've used metabisulfite with it. It has had 5-6 months to settle out, I'm pretty sure it's not the yeast ... lactic acid? I seem to recall reading something somewhere ....
Any help will be greatly appreciated!
-sleepy

 

[jkpq45]

It might not be clear because it hasn't sat long enough. What was your OG, current SG and yeast used? Do you have a picture of this phenomenon?

 

[Yooper]

Sounds like a ropy infection. It's caused by bacterial contamination, and it's called "rope" because it actually looks like strands of rope in the wine or mead. I don't think it's correctable at this point.

 

[david_42]

Had a stout go ropy 5-6 years back. It's a total loss.

 

[Sleepyemt]

Damn! Thanks for the help .... Anyone know where I can read up on this, or on causes? So this is one that time doesnt heal .... bummer ....
thanks again