Well, about three weeks ago I did a third racking on 2 one gallon batches, adding toasted oak, cinnamon, and an anise star in one of the batches. I did a quick visual today, and found muck all around the cinnamon stick in the one batch where the cinnamon stick landed close to edge of the carbouy.
I'm calling it a nasty thing, since there is no other sediment or anything except around the broken cinnamon stick. When the carbouy is moved or disturbed, there are nasty stringy things that rise up, like a nasty fungi thing. I call it toilet water now, since thats where its going...
Sorry for the lousy image, this is the best I could get with the thick bottom glass, and trying to stuff my lighting fixtures in my tiny mead storing area.
I'm calling it a nasty thing, since there is no other sediment or anything except around the broken cinnamon stick. When the carbouy is moved or disturbed, there are nasty stringy things that rise up, like a nasty fungi thing. I call it toilet water now, since thats where its going...
Sorry for the lousy image, this is the best I could get with the thick bottom glass, and trying to stuff my lighting fixtures in my tiny mead storing area.