Unusual substance on my white wine

EVANS310711 · Feb 5, 2016

Hi there
I've been brewing the white wine from the range. My first two batches were spot on however I've noticed a strange substance on top of my third batch. I've attached a photo. This has happened after fermenting for a fortnight. It's yellow and chalky but the wine tastes fine underneath. Any ideas?

Chippy_Tea · Feb 5, 2016

Welcome to the forum : cheers:

I have not made the white (made plenty of their rose) so cannot compare, if its still fermenting and smells/tastes fine i wouldn't worry.

EVANS310711 · Feb 5, 2016

Thanks. Do you think I need to scrape this substance off before I move to the next stage i.e adding finings and stabiliser?

Chippy_Tea · Feb 5, 2016

I would follow the instructions and see how it turns out, i know other members have made this wine so you may get more feedback later.

EVANS310711 · Feb 5, 2016

Ok thanks there's nothing specific in the instructions about this so hopefully someone else who's also seen this can confirm

FatDad · Feb 5, 2016

KILL IT - KILL IT WITH FIRE!

Seriously though, I would leave it and let it ferment out as normal. I've never seen this before but I tend to leave my wine to it's own devices.

EVANS310711 · Feb 5, 2016

Ha ha ok thanks. Should I try and remove the layer or just add the stabiliser and finings and stir in

islaybrew · Feb 5, 2016

Looks alright to me if, had the same on some wine I made, also I have a tc on the go the now and that's what it's like. Picture to show what I mean.

EVANS310711 · Feb 5, 2016

Excellent Thanks for your help I would have been distraught if I'd had to throw it away

cheapbrew · Feb 5, 2016

Looks fine, you can give it a little wobble, or stir with sanitised spoon to loosen any dead yeast which will sink, good yeast will stay floating, this will help it to clear quicker

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