Is this normal?

Wrights1983 · Oct 17, 2013

Hello. newbie homebrew scrumpy maker here.

Just discovered my cider with this weird stuff at the top

Is this normal?

What is it?

Robbo · Oct 17, 2013

I've not made scrumpy before but that looks like fruit pulp on the top. I sometimes get the same when brewing an elderberry wine. I just rack it off into a clean demi and leave the pulp behind.

Grumpy Jack · Oct 17, 2013

Entirely normal with some brews, don't worry, just when it comes to racking off, try to avoid syphoning it. Leave it alone for now, it'll be fine...

Wrights1983 · Oct 17, 2013

The more i look at it the more it looks like left over yeast. I used a whole packet of yeast & only 8 ounces of sugar.

The juice was off the supermarket shelf so surely that wouldn't create fruit pulp?

Chippy_Tea · Oct 17, 2013

The juice was off the supermarket shelf so surely that wouldn't create fruit pulp?

It looks exactly like the pictures of tomato wine i have seen in the forum, i see this a lot when i make orange or mango based wines.

Wrights1983 · Oct 17, 2013

Ah. This was apple & mango juice so that could explain it

Chippy_Tea · Oct 17, 2013

I have 2 DJ's of apple/mango on the go and they have been fermenting a few days (they are actually bright orange in colour not dull as in the picture)

The left is apple/mango + rose grape juice

The right is apple/mango + WGJ.

Robbo · Oct 17, 2013

Whoops.....sorry, I thought you were using fresh apples with you saying you were making scrumpy.

Wrights1983 · Oct 17, 2013

Thanks for all the help people.

Much appreciated.

oldbloke · Oct 17, 2013

Some of the stuff I've brewed is even more spectacular than that. My kid calls it The Living Sponge Of Death. Usually it sinks just before it's time to rack the brew, so it's not hard to get rid of.

tonyhibbett · Oct 18, 2013

Some carton 'juice', such as mango, are pulpy, and can cause this effect, while others, like grape, are clear and usually don't. Mixing different types of juice can also have strange effects.

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