guiness002
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Well, my first attempt at wine making and I have found what look like small dead maggots in the fermenting bucket. I hand picked around 4 pounds of sloe, washed them, soaked them in boiling water overnight with campden tablet. Next day added the yeast and sugar. 3 days later, it all looks fine and is brewing away nicely. Apart from I have found a few small white/silver coloured bugs, about 8mm long. Are they maggots? If so, how did this happen? Could they have developed over the fermentation, or was they already present, as I never noticed them?
Im thinking now that I should just throw this batch away, as it has put me right off!
Im thinking now that I should just throw this batch away, as it has put me right off!