brentG
09-12-2014, 04:31 PM
Hello all!
Last Christmas I made my first batch of mead. I went with JAOM, only I used D47 instead of bread yeast.
Long story short: I made it at my wife's mother's house. We mixed the ingredients in the fermentation bucket, then put it in the crawlspace for a month and a half. I then drove back there and racked it into a carboy. Then, three or four months later I racked it again.
At the time, I didn't have a hydrometer or know anything about making mead (at least now I have a hydrometer). The crawlspace was too cold (upper 50s), so I put it in a closet about 3 months ago.
I just checked it for the first time in a long time, and noticed there is a white film around the edges. On the surface, there are patches that look like a type of mold, but after closer inspection it could be air bubbles; but, the stuff along the edge is definitely a white film.
How bad is this? Is there anything I can do? Is it ruined? I'm kind of panicking here...
I tried taking a picture, but dropshots changed and I can't seem to figure it out, and the uploader on this site said I maxed my limit.
As always, thanks for the help.
Brent
Last Christmas I made my first batch of mead. I went with JAOM, only I used D47 instead of bread yeast.
Long story short: I made it at my wife's mother's house. We mixed the ingredients in the fermentation bucket, then put it in the crawlspace for a month and a half. I then drove back there and racked it into a carboy. Then, three or four months later I racked it again.
At the time, I didn't have a hydrometer or know anything about making mead (at least now I have a hydrometer). The crawlspace was too cold (upper 50s), so I put it in a closet about 3 months ago.
I just checked it for the first time in a long time, and noticed there is a white film around the edges. On the surface, there are patches that look like a type of mold, but after closer inspection it could be air bubbles; but, the stuff along the edge is definitely a white film.
How bad is this? Is there anything I can do? Is it ruined? I'm kind of panicking here...
I tried taking a picture, but dropshots changed and I can't seem to figure it out, and the uploader on this site said I maxed my limit.
As always, thanks for the help.
Brent