B0B wrote:
> "alien" > wrote in message
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>>I have some Elderberry wine that I started early september. I maxed the
>>alcohol out on the yeast (about 18%) and it's turning into quite a nice
>>port style wine.
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>>A few days ago I noticed that something large was floating on the
>>surface. I sulphited it and left it, but it didn't go away. So today I
>>racked it. The large something was left behind and looked like sediment
>>that had clumped together (about half of it). When I rinsed the
>>demijohn it dissolved under the water pressure very quickly.
>>
>>Only one demijohn has done this, the other hasn't. Any ideas as to why?
>>Is it something simple such as gasses getting trapped and lifting it up?
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> Sounds like "Mother of Vinegar" a floating mass of vinegar producing
> bacteria....
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I hope not, no vinegar smells yet. I'm keeping a close eye on it. I
stabalised the wine with sorbate/sulphite, would that be enough to stop it?