Mold avoidance

So after my first mold contaminated batch of dunkel, im curious as to if there are any easy ways to prevent the stuff? I read that damp conditions during fermentation can create mold, but I doubt a small, dark blanket closet is very damp. Humidifier?

Sanitize, Sanitize, Sanitize...

and then Sanitize some more...

SOB said:

Sanitize, Sanitize, Sanitize...

and then Sanitize some more...

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+1

After loosing a batch to dirty racking hose I pay a lot more attention to sanitation.

Damp conditions would not effect it during fermentation or secondary. The airlock acts as a atmospheric barrier. So moisture outside the carboy would not effect it. Its all sanitation.

Displaced MassHole said:

After loosing a batch to dirty racking hose I pay a lot more attention to sanitation.

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I have been real lucky lately. I was using obviously moldy racking hose for about 4-5 batches and never had any of them infected! I was too much of a procrastinator to buy new hose so I would just sanitize the crap out of it and cross my fingers. I got to the point where I had to rig up 3 racking canes separated by 3 inches of hose each to do some transferring. After that, I finally bought some new tubing.

Here's to moldy tubing but no moldy beer!

All sanitation. Must have been a nasty chunk somewhere that didn't get cleaned before it was sanitized. I've stopped racking through the valves on brewing buckets, now I just use a cane.