FlashJT
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Ok, so I've tried searching on here and various other sites to see what these "floaties" in my finished/bottled Pear wine could be. So far I haven't found a good / satisfactory explanation so I'm hoping you guys can help me out. Here's all the details:
When looking at my bottles of this Pear wine recently, I noticed "floaties" inside many/most of the remaining bottles. We've consumed about 5-6 bottles so far, mostly right after bottling, and did not notice any of these "floaties" when those bottles were consumed.
Here are a few of my thoughts:
With all that said....any ideas? Mold? Something else? Safe to drink? Toss them and move on with life?
- 5/10 - Started Pear Wine from can of juice available at LHBS
- 5/29 - Fermentation completed and added sorbate and bentonite
- 8/2 - Racked off sediment/lees
- 8/18 - Bottled 2 bottles of finished wine, then added 1.5L of Welches Peach+White Grape 100% juice to the remainder of the wine.
- 8/25 - Bottled 7 bottles of wine/juice blend, then added 1 cup of sugar and bottled remaining 8 bottles.
- By my calculations, the first 2 bottles were ~12.7% ABV and the remaining 15 bottles were 11% ABV
When looking at my bottles of this Pear wine recently, I noticed "floaties" inside many/most of the remaining bottles. We've consumed about 5-6 bottles so far, mostly right after bottling, and did not notice any of these "floaties" when those bottles were consumed.
Here are a few of my thoughts:
- The first thing that pops out at me is that my log doesn't show that any Kmeta was added at the end. Not sure if I just forgot to include that in my log, or if I actually didn't put any in at the end. I normally put both in at the same time, but I also normally keep detailed notes. I suppose either is possible.
- I don't think it's tartrate crystals that are sometimes said to be what is floating in some wines after aging for a while. These done seem like crystals.
- I don't think it's just sediment that's fallen out over time either, as the "floaties" are more "organized" in nature. What I mean by this is that they aren't just little particles, but almost seem to be blobs or something.
- Part of me says mold. I'm not sure how common mold is in wines, especially at 10+% The blobby floatie things kind of resemble mold, or at least what I would imagine mold to look like in wine. I have a pretty strict sanitary practice so I'd be surprised if it was mold, but who knows.
With all that said....any ideas? Mold? Something else? Safe to drink? Toss them and move on with life?