Blæinger
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I searched a few forums (including this one) and didn't come up with anything...
About 4-5 days into the primary fermentation, I took a look at the bottle, and noticed little (-1/2") verticle strings that were thicker near the top and going to a point at the bottom, clinging to bubbles on the surface of the Mead. They were similar in color to the yeast (muddy brown) and were gel-like...
My first thought was to flick the bottle, and the nearest one sunk, so I continued until all that were near the edge had been sunk as well. The only ones I couldn't sink were near the center of the surface.
Afterwards, I thought that maybe they were living off the air in the bubbles and that by sinking them, I might kill them?
What are those things?! ... I have never read about or seen them before.
Is my batch ruined? Anything I can do or should have done?
(I will see if I can get a picture of the remaining ones tomorrow and post it.)
About 4-5 days into the primary fermentation, I took a look at the bottle, and noticed little (-1/2") verticle strings that were thicker near the top and going to a point at the bottom, clinging to bubbles on the surface of the Mead. They were similar in color to the yeast (muddy brown) and were gel-like...
My first thought was to flick the bottle, and the nearest one sunk, so I continued until all that were near the edge had been sunk as well. The only ones I couldn't sink were near the center of the surface.
Afterwards, I thought that maybe they were living off the air in the bubbles and that by sinking them, I might kill them?
What are those things?! ... I have never read about or seen them before.
Is my batch ruined? Anything I can do or should have done?
(I will see if I can get a picture of the remaining ones tomorrow and post it.)