White mold on surface of cider.

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White mold on surface of cider.

Postby CMcPherson on Mon Mar 07, 2016 12:13 pm

I have a batch of hard cider destined for cider vinegar.
It's open fermenting so it will oxidize and I will add mother of vinegar when it is dry.
I am concerned though because I am getting a white/translucent film of mold on the surface.
Is this something that I should be concerned about?
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Re: White mold on surface of cider.

Postby Christopher Weeks on Mon Mar 07, 2016 12:26 pm

Hopefully someone who knows better will come by, but my guess is that it isn't mold. I bet it's just some wild yeast that leaves a floaty residue. It's been a few years since we brewed any cider, but when I saw stuff like that, I'd just churn the surface under a couple times each day.
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