Hi everyone,
New guy here. Making my first serious mead here (Had a previous attempt that failed miserably) and I've seen something a bit worrying now that fermentation has started to pick up.
I made this mead with pumpkin, apple and juniper, which may have been a little bit adventurous for a first time brew and I messed up pretty badly with the proportion of honey to water, but I was happy to see fermentation really get going today.
The issue I have at the moment, though, is this fuzz that's appeared on some of the fruit slices. I've tried looking this up, and I can only find references to mold growing on the surface of the mead, but nothing growing inside it.
Does anyone know what it might be and how much should I worry about it?
Here's a photo (You can see it on the apple slice in the middle). It's also on a few more slices of things, but there is less of it everywhere else.
*EDIT: sorry, forgot to post recipe
- 2000g raw multifloral honey
- Roughly 3 L spring water
- A small tin of roast pumpkin, sprinkled with cinnamon and nutmeg
- 2 dark red Gala apples
- 1 pack of Wine yeast
New guy here. Making my first serious mead here (Had a previous attempt that failed miserably) and I've seen something a bit worrying now that fermentation has started to pick up.
I made this mead with pumpkin, apple and juniper, which may have been a little bit adventurous for a first time brew and I messed up pretty badly with the proportion of honey to water, but I was happy to see fermentation really get going today.
The issue I have at the moment, though, is this fuzz that's appeared on some of the fruit slices. I've tried looking this up, and I can only find references to mold growing on the surface of the mead, but nothing growing inside it.
Does anyone know what it might be and how much should I worry about it?
Here's a photo (You can see it on the apple slice in the middle). It's also on a few more slices of things, but there is less of it everywhere else.
*EDIT: sorry, forgot to post recipe
- 2000g raw multifloral honey
- Roughly 3 L spring water
- A small tin of roast pumpkin, sprinkled with cinnamon and nutmeg
- 2 dark red Gala apples
- 1 pack of Wine yeast