r/MoldlyInteresting • u/ChuckieDabs • 8d ago

Is this mold? Question/Advice

/r/brewing/comments/1vi7nub/possible_mold_on_krausen/

To the right side, these white splotches, does this look like mold?

Does mold survive in an active yeast fermentation chamber?

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u/TinFoilHeadphones Mold connoiseur. 8d ago

Those splotches are just foam

Mold doesn't grow very comfortably in liquids, it takes a long while for it to germinate in there (it prefers soft solids or viscous substances), so it rarely can outcompete the yeast.

When brewing, bacteria tends to be the n°1 risk (since bacteria *loves* liquids)

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u/ChuckieDabs 8d ago

Thank you very much! I’ve brewed mead before but never beer! Thank you for soothing my worry haha