Eeek. Vinegar fly in my starter!

[Damson]

Hi there! This is my first post and I need your advice.

I had just started my burgundy yeast off for my damson wine must, but when I lifted the tin foil lid of the jar to check on it to my horror discovered a fruit fly flying above the foaming surface. It wasn't there 15 mins before! Having got rid of fly and put jar in cupboard I'm now wondering whether to chuck it and start again or not. If I do chuck it, I'll have to wait til Thursday to add a new one. Might it be OK as fly couldn't reach liquid as it was so foamy.

What do you think?

Damson

[wipka84]

Stick with it, I'd hope that it would nt do any harm.

No point wasting potentially good wine just in case!

Bump for someone to correct me!

Welcome btw and good luck, lots of useful information

[lockwood1956]

Flying above the surface it is unlikely to have done much harm, but you need to be a bit more careful with your starters, how did the fly get in?????

this is your wine in its very embryonic stages, take a little more care

these small details are important

not meaning to lecture.....

but.....great wine isnt made by sloppy proceedures

regards
bob

( semi kidding, but a valid message herein)

[ms67]

hehe damson, it won't be long 'til you can detect a vinegar fly from 100 yards, even by sound alone, another skill to add to your CV