Mold on Cucumber Pickles

Kimchi, pickles, sauerkraut, and more!

Moderator: Christopher Weeks

Mold on Cucumber Pickles

Postby lollygator on Thu Sep 04, 2008 3:48 pm

I've made successful cucumber ferments before and wasn't afraid of a little scum forming on top. This latest batch has some white mold which, according to Sandor's website, is okay to just scoop out. That's fine, but there is also a very small amount of grey mold. The pickles otherwise look and smell fine and are nice and crunchy. Are these going to be okay or should I dump them? Thanks!
lollygator
 
Posts: 1
Joined: Thu Sep 04, 2008 3:43 pm

Re: Mold on Cucumber Pickles

Postby Bunny Speakman on Thu Sep 04, 2008 6:17 pm

They will be fine just keep skimming the scum. You might find a whitish film in the bottom of the lot later on, that will indicate that what you had growing on top may have been yeasty not moldy.
Bunny Speakman
 
Posts: 17
Joined: Wed Sep 03, 2008 8:24 am
Location: Missouri Ozarks

Re: Mold on Cucumber Pickles

Postby scallops on Thu Oct 09, 2008 8:07 pm

I've come to the board with a similar question/problem.

Lollygator, Are you saying the white/yeast is okay?

I neglected a crock of pickles, and found quite a bit of scum + patches of grey, pink, blue growing on top. I skimmed what I could easily, then took the pickles out. Some have a white film (??) around them, but feel fairly firm and smell pickley.

I've made these before & they've worked out great. I'm thinking to just make up a new solution of brine and store them in the fridge.

Thanks,
Sarah
scallops
 
Posts: 1
Joined: Thu Oct 09, 2008 7:58 pm


Return to Vegetable Ferments

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 12 guests