Growth on top of carboy

zadvocate · May 6, 2016

Any idea if this is a concern? It's been sitting for a couple of months and I just looked and I saw this growth on top of my wine.

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Jericurl · May 7, 2016

Someone more experienced than me will come along and answer, but, I've had one or two batches do something similar.

When I noticed it, I racked it, trying not to get any of whatever that is floating into the new carboy, then hit it with a dose of K-Meta.

Mine ended up fine.

salcoco · May 7, 2016

follow Jericurl's actions. It looks like flower of wine which is a surface bacteria that converts alcohol to water. I would also check ph and adjust if necessary.

ColemanM · May 7, 2016

Did you use the fining agents? I had a batch that looked like that, it was the first I tried without fining agents. Tossed them in with extra kmeta and solved it.

zadvocate · May 9, 2016

No fining agents. This was a juice bucket. I will have to rack it and through in some Potmeta.

PhilDarby · May 9, 2016

It could be lighter particles from the sediment ie less dense than the wine I would syphon it off and have a taste if it is fine would drink it. Also follow jericurls advice as well, that should cover it.