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is my mead infected?

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drako824

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is this batch infected?
here is a picture
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here is a close up without flash
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that white stuff showed up after the first time I checked its gravity after the first racking
 
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alexdog

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That's probably just a little krausen from some yeasts waking up and finding some more sugars after the racking.
 
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Did you check the specific gravity? If it's still got any sugars in it, it's probably just your yeast finishing the job.

Usually, if it smells and tastes OK, it's not infected. What comes to the surface like that usually depends on what's in your honey, what kind of fruits, what kind of yeast...
 
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drako824

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It doesn't smell bad, but I don't know what its supposed to smell like as this is my first batch. It started at 1.100, I racked it at 1.017, which according to the calculator would be 11% which was the tolorence of my yeast(Wyeast sweet mead yeast). The white growth appeared at 1.005, and now its at 0.998.
 
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