I recently gave a shot at a couple of small batches of a melomel for the first time. Its not really a full melomel; I used really small amount of blackberries, but I have them growing myself so ifigured i'd toss a handful in.
Everything has been going fine up until now. Its been about 3 and half weeks and what was once a bit of froth is now a thicker, white substance that is
a bit flaky in nature. Also its not all at the top, some of it is floating around in the upper top half of the bottle. I'm just wondering, since this is my first try, is this mold/bacteria/fungi? Or is this just a normal residue that forms?
This may not be relevant, but I also used a little apple juice and a tiny bit lower amount of honey than I should have.
My gut is telling me its obviously gone bad, but I just want to confirm.
Everything has been going fine up until now. Its been about 3 and half weeks and what was once a bit of froth is now a thicker, white substance that is
a bit flaky in nature. Also its not all at the top, some of it is floating around in the upper top half of the bottle. I'm just wondering, since this is my first try, is this mold/bacteria/fungi? Or is this just a normal residue that forms?
This may not be relevant, but I also used a little apple juice and a tiny bit lower amount of honey than I should have.
My gut is telling me its obviously gone bad, but I just want to confirm.