Greetings all.
I just went to check up on a wild blackcurrant/blueberry wine that went into the secondary about one week ago, and I observed a white crust on the surface of the wine inside the carboy. To me this is strange, as the wine is still undergoing pretty consistent fermentation (a bubble per four seconds in the airlock). It went into the secondary after 5 days in the open primary, and was hit with sulfites in the beginning. I'm having a difficult time believing it is contaminated, especially during this stage in the fermentation (it's quite early, no?). Does anyone have experience with contamination during the first week of the secondary?
Attached are some photos
Thanks guys,
Jacob
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I just went to check up on a wild blackcurrant/blueberry wine that went into the secondary about one week ago, and I observed a white crust on the surface of the wine inside the carboy. To me this is strange, as the wine is still undergoing pretty consistent fermentation (a bubble per four seconds in the airlock). It went into the secondary after 5 days in the open primary, and was hit with sulfites in the beginning. I'm having a difficult time believing it is contaminated, especially during this stage in the fermentation (it's quite early, no?). Does anyone have experience with contamination during the first week of the secondary?
Attached are some photos
Thanks guys,
Jacob
![20160929_201909[1].jpg 20160929_201909[1].jpg](https://cdn2.imagearchive.com/winemakingtalk/data/attachments/28/28066-0180bb27a72b64c39b0b2c189941857e.jpg)
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