Oooops! Mold in my primary!
 

I made a batch of apple wine about 6 months ago and forgot to clean out my
primary after transfer. Anyway, it has set for all that time with gross
lees and a bit of liquid in it ever since. Now I'm ready to make some
grape wine and am worried about cleanliness. There is a deep layer of mold
that smells horrible on the bottom. I have campden tablets, but I'm afraid
this won't negate the smell of funkiness coming from the plastic. Should I
use bleach then campden tabs or what??? Please help!!!

Oooops! Mold in my primary!
 

"Dumpster" > wrote in message
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> grape wine and am worried about cleanliness. There is a deep layer of
> mold
> that smells horrible on the bottom. I have campden tablets, but I'm
> afraid
> this won't negate the smell of funkiness coming from the plastic. Should
> I
> use bleach then campden tabs or what??? Please help!!!

I'd soak it in bleach for an hour or so, rinse well, and then
try either an enzyme deodorizer or an oxygen-based cleaner
such as Oxy-Clean - or maybe both.