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Re: Mold on wort, should I taste?
« Reply #16 on: June 24, 2013, 09:50:14 am »
I also thought it looked like a pellicle.
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Re: Mold on wort, should I taste?
« Reply #17 on: June 24, 2013, 11:00:16 am »
A friend once made a "beetweizen".  You couldn't really tell there were beets in it.

A friend of mine made a beet beer - smelled like dirt, tasted like dirt but was this psychedelic purple color. It's become the stuff of local legend now.

But back to the OP... I like sour beers and all, but that picture doesn't inspire confidence. Looks pretty gnarly! 
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Re: Mold on wort, should I taste?
« Reply #18 on: June 24, 2013, 11:09:49 am »
I think it looks like a pellicle - possibly with some mold growing on top (brown specs?).

Most times the pellicle keeps the mold out - I normally skim off any mold-like specs, but in a carboy I wouldn't risk stirring it up.

You could rack off - but I would just put an airlock on it and see what it tastes like 8 months or so!
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