The wine was infected with what is described as "Fowers of Wine' on jack
keller's website. A waxy film covered the surface of the wine and, as I
discovered when I tossed it, also coated areas inside the carboy. My
wine-making has come to a halt, as I can't use these two carboys until I'm
sure I won't infect what I put in it.

I'll try a bleach solution this weekend.



> wrote in message
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>I do not know what you mean by waxy build-up? Is the build up soft or
>hard?
> In my case, I used CLR (calcium remover). I sprayed the inside of the
> carboy with CLR and wait for a few hours. Then I scrub the inside of the
> carboy with a brush until the marks are gone. After that I rinse several
> time, sanitized and rinse again. Before use I sanitize and rinse again.
> Other times when calcium remover is not working I have used automobile
> tire cleaner soap. I spray the inside of the carboy, wait for about 5 -
> 10 minutes, scrub, rinse and sanitize.
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> "Matthew Givens" > wrote in message
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>> Okay, I had an infection with a batch of wine. It was a waxy buildup,
>> and I finally ended up tossing the wine. (sigh) Tears the heart to do
>> that, but...
>>
>> Anyway, when I emptied the wine I found waxy patches in large areas
>> inside the carboy, and the same in another carboy I had earlier used to
>> rack the wine. I've hot-water rinsed them, sanitized them, and scrubbed
>> with a carboy brush numerous times, but the stuff is still there. The
>> carboy brush simply scratched through the buildup in thin stripes, one
>> for each bristle. I don't dare put wine in the two affected carboys, and
>> I hate to ditch them. Any cleaning ideas that may help? How do I get rid
>> of this residue so the carboys will be safe to use again?
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