mold

Hi, this is my first time brewing, I was using a goose gone wild brewing kit and it said throw in Lactobacillus (didn't get to the step to add yeast) and let it ferment for 4 days. I think my batch went bad. If I sanitize the pot, can I still use it for cooking normal food?

I need the input of those more experienced than I. I have several different batches of mead going and forgot to keep an eye on the air lock water levels. All of them got two low and now I'm trying to figure out if they've grown mold, oxidized, or something else. There's nothing fuzzy growing and...

Hey everyone, I'm an absolute novice home brewer. I bought a kit from my local grocery store and I'm trying out brewing at home for the first time. I know using a kit isn't really getting into the real nitty gritty of home brewing, but it's where I'm starting for now - baby steps. Following...

Hello everyone, Hoping to get some help with this one. I've been scouring threads but cannot quite find anything like this. I started a traditional batch of mead about a week ago. 3lbs of Great Lakes honey, spring water, D47 yeast and some yeast nutrients. About half of the honey was...

Today i noticed that some small stuff is floating inside and on my cider, is my cider contaminated?

Hello, I signed up for this forum to get a second set of eyes/opinion. I have been fermenting tomatoes, jalapenos, garlic, and onions for two weeks and was wondering if the substanced pictured on top of the water is dangerous mold or yeast.

I'm trying to ferment a jug of grape juice with fleischmanns bread yeast. A very thick layer of bubbles formed on top of it after a couple hours, but the top half of said bubble layer is a very dark purple. The drink itself is kinda that same colour, but I still worry that it might be mold...

Hi everyone, I am reasonably new at brewing. In the bottom of my secondary micro batches of Mead, is something I've not seen before in my other (first) batch. It looks kind of like a white, fluffy, sediment. I have taken photos. This has been my process so far... I made a traditional mead in...

Hi All, I am trying to make grape wine in a claypot, stirring it every two days. It has been 10 days now and I'm seeing this white stuff outside pot. Is this fine? I didn't notice anything in the inside though.

Hello and happy new year to all! I started my 1st ever kombucha brew 7 days ago. Noticed this on the surface of the pellicle yesterday when checking on it. I know mold is typically dry and fuzzy. This is dry, not fuzzy. It's got a strange color to it tho... Being a 1st time brewer I guess I...

Hey everyone! I was recently brewing a batch of seltzer water (not fermented tea, but close) and I saw a weird growth pop up. It showed up on about day 3 of fermentation in primary. I thought it might be mold, but low and behold, within a couple of days, it turned into just a residue on the...

Kettle soured beer at the end of fermentation. Came to look at it before cold crashing and found this. Wtf am I looking at? Process: created my wort. Soured down to 3.1ph before boiling off and transferring to fermenter. US05 yeast to ferment. Found it like this. I started my cold crash and...

it smells like normal cider now, its bubbling but looks like small specks of white\green mold. What should i do?

Hey all, so I started a batch of hard cider and during the third day of fermentation I noticed little circles of green mold on top of the cider. Was wondering if there is a way of salvaging this batch or if it's a lost cause and best to just dump it.

Before people beat me over the head, I know I am an idiot. So I let my two 7 gal stainless steel kettles with double ports, two bazooka screens, and a hop spider sit half rinsed for a week covered with lids. Mostly due to laziness, then getting sick and postponing. I was wondering if anyone...

Belgian Tripel, been in a stainless conical for 4 months. Is this mold? Is it ruined?

Hello! I'm amateur cheese maker and produce cheese using a modified Stracchino recipe, though I ripen it longer, aiming at creating a thin layer of tasty mold on the outside. Problem: as my geotrichum develops slowly, other molds colonize my cheese: a thinly spreading orange mold buds of blue...

Hello, I know there is tons of post similar to mine, but I couldn't find any pictures that looks like mine. I am trying my second Kombucha brew, but as I was about to do the second fermentation I saw those white spot on the scoby. I did my research, but I am unsure. They do not look like the...

This is my first time trying to make a wild fermentation cider so I haven't added campden tablets and have not pitched commercial yeast. I milled and pressed the apples myself. It's day 4 of sitting in my carboy and I noticed these small white things floating at the surface of the cider. I am...

Hi HBT, Does this starter look infected? It is a 2L starter of white labs 2206 Bavarian Lager yeast. I used one pack manufactured 7/16/2020, two cans of Propper starter, and two bottled-waters. I did a stir starter one week ago for a 36 hours and chilled in my keezer for 3 days at 45F. MOLD...