Ciderman62
Member
I made a 25l batch of cider from fresh apples earlier this year that had a larger headspace in the fermentation bucket than I would have liked.
Once the primary fermentation had slowed I checked & discovered a thin white layer on the surface which I was told was pellicle I checked through the forums on here and the weight of advice seemed to be to attempt to take most of it off with a ladle.
I left the cider to finish fermenting & then carefully removed enough of the film to allow me to get a syphon into the bucket.
I racked off into a newly sterilised bucked & left it to stand for 24 hours & there was no sign of the pellicle so I bottled it off.
I have just checked a bottle from this batch and can clearly see a white film at the top of the bottle which clings to the neck as I slowly start to tip the bottle
I suspect this is pellicle
What can I do? is it safe to drink
Once the primary fermentation had slowed I checked & discovered a thin white layer on the surface which I was told was pellicle I checked through the forums on here and the weight of advice seemed to be to attempt to take most of it off with a ladle.
I left the cider to finish fermenting & then carefully removed enough of the film to allow me to get a syphon into the bucket.
I racked off into a newly sterilised bucked & left it to stand for 24 hours & there was no sign of the pellicle so I bottled it off.
I have just checked a bottle from this batch and can clearly see a white film at the top of the bottle which clings to the neck as I slowly start to tip the bottle
I suspect this is pellicle
What can I do? is it safe to drink