Hello,
This is my first post, and I definitely an amateur homebrewer. A prime example of this is, Sunday I made the wort for an Oktoberfest, and as it was cooking I forgot about until today, which is a Thursday. Life and work got hectic, and I usually let it cool overnight, but I completely forgot about it until I saw it after work today. So my wort was just chilling at room temperature for 4 days...
There were 2 colonies of a white mold which I got rid of, sanitized the piss out of my equipment, and then pitched the yeast.
Should I just pour out this batch and start another one? I'm a little paranoid that it will either get infected or have botulism. Sorry for the poor brewing practices, I only make the occasional 5 gallon batch when I'm bored, but it's still no excuse. Thanks on advance for any advice!
This is my first post, and I definitely an amateur homebrewer. A prime example of this is, Sunday I made the wort for an Oktoberfest, and as it was cooking I forgot about until today, which is a Thursday. Life and work got hectic, and I usually let it cool overnight, but I completely forgot about it until I saw it after work today. So my wort was just chilling at room temperature for 4 days...
There were 2 colonies of a white mold which I got rid of, sanitized the piss out of my equipment, and then pitched the yeast.
Should I just pour out this batch and start another one? I'm a little paranoid that it will either get infected or have botulism. Sorry for the poor brewing practices, I only make the occasional 5 gallon batch when I'm bored, but it's still no excuse. Thanks on advance for any advice!