mold in airlock

[jvr06]

Hey guys, I have a question. So, I noticed there was some mold buildup in my airlock from a batch of red welchs that I racked over about 2 weeks ago. The wine is about 3.5 months old, this was my 3rd racking. I fill my airlock with K-meta and I change the solution at every racking.

Is this common or is it an indication of something else going on? Thanks for any info.

 

[Julie]

Joe, the indication is you are not cleaning out your airlocks. I'm confused on how you ended up with mold in an airlock that has a k-meta solution. Did your wine boil up into your airlock. If this happen's you should always clean the airlock out immediately.

 

[Thig]

Hey guys, I have a question. So, I noticed there was some mold buildup in my airlock from a batch of red welchs that I racked over about 2 weeks ago. The wine is about 3.5 months old, this was my 3rd racking. I fill my airlock with K-meta and I change the solution at every racking.

Is this common or is it an indication of something else going on? Thanks for any info.

I just use cheap vodka in my airlock and have never had a problem with mold. I can see where it might be a problem with water, even with kmeta in it.

 

[winointraining]

I've had this happen with a welches in a s-shaped airlock with k-meta . I changed to 3 piece airlocks . I was scared of the wine so I dumped it because I just wasn't sure of it.

 

[jvr06]

Thanks for the advice. I don't believe the wine boiled up into the airlock. I should have mentioned it's a 3 piece airlock that I'm using.

 

[Turock]

If you're having mold in the airlock, then the meta solution might not be strong enough. Vodka is also another good solution, as Thig stated.

 

[dralarms]

I've only used water. The only mold I've ever got was in the crack of the bung base where water collects if you over fill the airlock. That said I do not bulk age mine for months. I don't have the room, I finish, sweeten, clear and bottle.