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Joe Giller
 
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Default White film on chardonnay

My friend has a white film on his chardonnay in a 2.8 L carboy.
Haven't seen it so I do not know if it looks like mother or not. He
says its very white. A little history:
Fresh grapes
The other 7.5 gal from the same batch is on oak. No noticeable film in
the barrel.
No sulfite added yet.
Natural yeast.
No off-odor present.
Cannot comment on thickness or ease of breaking it up.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks (again).

Joe

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Joe Giller
 
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Sorry that should be 2.8 gal not 2.8 L carboy

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"Joe Giller" > wrote in message
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> My friend has a white film on his chardonnay in a 2.8 L carboy.
> Haven't seen it so I do not know if it looks like mother or not. He
> says its very white.


He has 2.8 gallons of Chardonnay that is well on its way to spoiling, if it
isn't already lost. My guess is that the carboy has a fair amount of
headspace above the wine.

If the wine in his barrel is still OK, he should NOT use the carboy for
topping the barrel. He should sulfite the wine in the barrel and keep it
topped up with known, good wine until bottling time.

Tom S


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