bennywilliams
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Hi Guys,
Im new to this site and to cider making, coming from herefordshire i thought I ought to give it a try finally. Anyway, using a batch of apples from my garden tree, I have accumulated about 15 litres of cider which is now in its 3rd week in airtight bottles with an airlock (3 x 5ltr bottles). Everything was going fine, to the book so to say, sediment has gone to the bottom, cider clearing nicely and this weekend I am due to transfer them to little glass cider bottles with a pinch of sugar to store and drink in a month.
Today though I have noticed that 2 of the batches have developed a very fine layer of white...'scum'...strands linked together which look like mould of some kind. There is no green or blue which is probably good but I am obviously concerned as to what to do now?? Various other sites have a cavalier attitude to moulds but this being my first attempt I didn't want poison anyone or myself. Can anybody offer some advice on this for me? After all the effort and the success leading up to this point I would be devastated to fail!!
Ben
Im new to this site and to cider making, coming from herefordshire i thought I ought to give it a try finally. Anyway, using a batch of apples from my garden tree, I have accumulated about 15 litres of cider which is now in its 3rd week in airtight bottles with an airlock (3 x 5ltr bottles). Everything was going fine, to the book so to say, sediment has gone to the bottom, cider clearing nicely and this weekend I am due to transfer them to little glass cider bottles with a pinch of sugar to store and drink in a month.
Today though I have noticed that 2 of the batches have developed a very fine layer of white...'scum'...strands linked together which look like mould of some kind. There is no green or blue which is probably good but I am obviously concerned as to what to do now?? Various other sites have a cavalier attitude to moulds but this being my first attempt I didn't want poison anyone or myself. Can anybody offer some advice on this for me? After all the effort and the success leading up to this point I would be devastated to fail!!
Ben