I racked a batch of orange wine two days ago and now I notice there are
littlespots of white mold floating on the top. Is this something I should be
concerned about. I'm wondering if it is starting to spoil. It smells ok. Can
someone tell me?

Thanks,
Bill

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"Bill Orr" > wrote in message
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> I racked a batch of orange wine two days ago and now I notice there are
> littlespots of white mold floating on the top. Is this something I should
be
> concerned about. I'm wondering if it is starting to spoil. It smells ok.
Can
> someone tell me?
>
> Thanks,
> Bill

Bill, molds do not grow directly on or in wine. The white spots are
probably a film yeast. It needs oxygen to grow, so reduce the amount of
head space and you should be OK.
lum

Hi: You should skim it off and float some bisulfite on the surface. Also,
I found that pouring a little bit of hi proof alcohol keeps the mold from
forming again.

Joe
"Bill Orr" > wrote in message
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> I racked a batch of orange wine two days ago and now I notice there are
> littlespots of white mold floating on the top. Is this something I should
be
> concerned about. I'm wondering if it is starting to spoil. It smells ok.
Can
> someone tell me?
>
> Thanks,
> Bill
>
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> http://home.earthlink.net/~billbernice1/
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