On Mar 27, 6:13*am, Joe Sallustio > wrote:
> On Mar 26, 7:43*pm, JaeRae > wrote:
>
> > I'm new to this group and new to winemaking and I need some help. *I
> > began a secondary fermentation on some white wine on Feb. 19th and it
> > seems to be getting small spots of mold on top. *Is it ruined and what
> > did I do wrong? *I washed everything with B-Brite and added potassium
> > metabisulfite prior to the primary fermentation. *I started some red
> > wine last fall and it seems to be doing fine.
>
> It sounds like it's been exposed to air, wipe out the spots with a
> paper towel or overflow the carboy to get them out. *Wipe everything
> clean, top up and sulfite at 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon *of your sulfite to 5
> gallons US. * Make sure you have a good seal on the container.
>
> Joe

I followed your directions and I'm keeping my fingers crossed. The
wine still smelled good when I removed the airlock. Thanks so much
for the help!