Hi all,
I managed to create a (very) tasty pyment, I was surprised! It consists of 2 litres of grapefruit-juice, added water to 1 gallon, and wild-flower honey. I bottled only 1 liter just to be able to taste and test it and even my friend liked it very much
Thats why I started another batch. Normally I always do first fermentation in an airlocked carboy, but this time I decided to do an open fermentation, as this makes it easier to stir / aerate. After 5 days I saw little mold on the suface. It was white colored, and only about 3mm in diameter. It were only a few molds, so I just took a spoon and removed them.
After that I put the mead in a carboy and now, after 3 days, everything looks fine. My question is: is it normal to have mold during open fermentation, or is it a sign of bad sanitizing? (I used a towel on the top of the open fermenter to seal it, which accidentaly fell in the mead, so maybe this could be the cause?)
I managed to create a (very) tasty pyment, I was surprised! It consists of 2 litres of grapefruit-juice, added water to 1 gallon, and wild-flower honey. I bottled only 1 liter just to be able to taste and test it and even my friend liked it very much
Thats why I started another batch. Normally I always do first fermentation in an airlocked carboy, but this time I decided to do an open fermentation, as this makes it easier to stir / aerate. After 5 days I saw little mold on the suface. It was white colored, and only about 3mm in diameter. It were only a few molds, so I just took a spoon and removed them.
After that I put the mead in a carboy and now, after 3 days, everything looks fine. My question is: is it normal to have mold during open fermentation, or is it a sign of bad sanitizing? (I used a towel on the top of the open fermenter to seal it, which accidentaly fell in the mead, so maybe this could be the cause?)
