Mould on juice!

[fenbrewer]

Hi guys/gals
New to forum so hello to all first.
We pressed out around 100lts of pear juice just before Xmas, I went to it yesterday to draw some of to ferment it but when I opened the barrel there was quite a smell of vinegar and a large blob on the surface, the barrel has been stored in a cool place and sealed. This morning I looked in the fermenters and there is some white specking on the surface I haven't added any yeast yet as I wanted it to warm up before adding. Any ideas? Is it worth keeping or is

 

[fenbrewer]

Sorry didn't finish last post! Pressed send by mistake! Was going to add is it a write off?

 

[HopSong]

Sounds to me like you didn't do anything to preserve it. Either by using metabisulphite or by freezing it. Wild yeasts or bacteria took over. Sad…...

 

[EpicCider]

Sadly, It would be my guess that it is gone.

Freezing it would have been the way to go if you weren't going to use it for 3+ weeks.

 

[fenbrewer]

As they say you learn with experience!!! I pulled 50lts out and put it in 2 fermenters dropped some yeast in and it's bubbling away nicely, so time will tell I guess!!!!