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Post time 2022-9-9 23:18:31 | Show all posts |Read mode
it smells like normal cider now, its bubbling but looks like small specks of white\green mold. What should i do?

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 Author| Post time 2022-9-9 23:19:38 | Show all posts
its made with organic pears btw, i just added campden tablets and yeast and sugar
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Post time 2022-9-10 16:14:30 | Show all posts
Welcome. Can you tell us a little bit about this batch? That looks a lot like a Pellicle? You may find conflicting opinions on weather you should dump it or try to save it but I wouldn’t drink it. Has this happened before?
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yes its my first brew made with pears i picked. im using a 30 litre bucket with about 5 inches of space at the top. i dont think too much oxygen is a factor as it is sealed well.
the photo was taken on the 10th day of fermentation.
it had just started to smell like cider, started bubbling and developed this heavy foam, with some small pieces of mold like you find on bread.
theres no unusual smells but i was concerned about the mold even though some say its normal and most of it is yeast, it does look like pellicle as you say.
Others have told me to just scrape it off and see how it develops, so i did that but i also heard that i shouldnt do that as it can remove yeast.
i had been stiring it everyday but i stopped as people where saying that can cause over exposure to oxygen. im not sure whether to stir or not.
is there anything i can do to save it?
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Post time 2022-9-11 11:44:20 | Show all posts
Taste it and if it looks ok, transfer to secondary from the bottom if you have spigot, gently. Leave behind enough to leave pellicle in existing fermenter. Add sorbate, metasulfite and ascorbic acid and bottle or keg after 3-4 days.
I have saved a couple of batches in past like that.
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