Elmer
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I was starting a 1 gallon batch of green tea last night.
I added all the Ingredients etc...etc...added yeast!
I took out some must with a turkey baster and put it into my giant test tube, check SG with Hydrometer.
Dump back into must.
Then I noticed that at the bottom rim of the giant test tube was a small batch of mold ( smaller than 1/8 of an inch).
Now prior to this I had cleaned/sterilized all my equipment with one step. But the mold spot was in the bottom inner ring, and not visible until I turned the tube to a certian angle.
I had not added any campden tabs to my must because I was using lemon juice ( I find the 2 dont play well together to work toward fermentsation ).
should I be worried?
Is there anything I can do?
Or just give it a good dose of K-meta at the end?
from now on I will inspect all my equipment with the Inquisitiveness of Sherlock Holmes!
I added all the Ingredients etc...etc...added yeast!
I took out some must with a turkey baster and put it into my giant test tube, check SG with Hydrometer.
Dump back into must.
Then I noticed that at the bottom rim of the giant test tube was a small batch of mold ( smaller than 1/8 of an inch).
Now prior to this I had cleaned/sterilized all my equipment with one step. But the mold spot was in the bottom inner ring, and not visible until I turned the tube to a certian angle.
I had not added any campden tabs to my must because I was using lemon juice ( I find the 2 dont play well together to work toward fermentsation ).
should I be worried?
Is there anything I can do?
Or just give it a good dose of K-meta at the end?
from now on I will inspect all my equipment with the Inquisitiveness of Sherlock Holmes!