big white fungus, bacteria? please help

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  1. jjjjdub

    jjjjdub Initiate (0) Jan 14, 2014

    I open a 5 gallon bucket that was brewed about a year ago. Found this White bubbly looking stuff on the top. Is it bad to drink? It smells slightly like cider.
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    #1 jjjjdub, Jan 14, 2014
  2. HerbMeowing

    HerbMeowing Maven (1,295) Nov 10, 2010 Virginia
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    If you rack beneath the mold..and don't disturb the mold...and just say no to the mold...it just might could be OK.

    Only way to know fer shur is to bottle...age...and sample.
     
    #2 HerbMeowing, Jan 14, 2014
  3. PapaGoose03

    PapaGoose03 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,057) May 30, 2005 Michigan
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    I agree with Herb, it could be okay. But I'm curious, what style of beer is it?
     
    #3 PapaGoose03, Jan 14, 2014
  4. mcc1654

    mcc1654 Initiate (0) Mar 20, 2011 Illinois

    Why did you have a beer in a bucket for a year? And with that much headspace?
     
    #4 mcc1654, Jan 14, 2014
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  5. ssam

    ssam Pundit (997) Dec 2, 2008 California

    Um, no I wouldn't drink that. And if you do and let others try it, don't show them this photo.
     
    #5 ssam, Jan 14, 2014
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  6. jlordi12

    jlordi12 Pooh-Bah (1,856) Jun 8, 2011 Massachusetts
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    I just tasted one of my beers that looked like that and it tasted like puke. Ymmv
     
    #6 jlordi12, Jan 14, 2014
  7. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    First forum post. I smell something, but it's not cider.
     
    #7 VikeMan, Jan 14, 2014
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  8. OddNotion

    OddNotion Pooh-Bah (1,915) Nov 1, 2009 New Jersey
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    The beer is infected but probably not with the bacteria that would make it any good. Worth a taste I guess. I have the same questions as @mcc1654 though.
     
    #8 OddNotion, Jan 14, 2014
  9. jae

    jae Initiate (0) Feb 21, 2010 Washington

    I agree. I don't buy it.
     
    #9 jae, Jan 15, 2014
  10. Ilanko

    Ilanko Initiate (0) Aug 3, 2012 New York

    Some yeast strain start to produce that kind of stuff in very short time. meaning if it's smell like beer or white wine it's probably ok.
    From the picture I assume there's not much beer left in this bucket, considering one to two inches of yeast on the bottom. I wouldn't bother.
     
    #10 Ilanko, Jan 15, 2014
  11. jesskidden

    jesskidden Grand Pooh-Bah (3,145) Aug 10, 2005 New Jersey
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    Sure you didn't get your white buckets mixed up and that's not just dry dog food? :grimacing:
     
    #11 jesskidden, Jan 15, 2014
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  12. HerbMeowing

    HerbMeowing Maven (1,295) Nov 10, 2010 Virginia
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    Dry dog food FTW!
     
    #12 HerbMeowing, Jan 16, 2014
  13. paulys55

    paulys55 Initiate (0) Aug 2, 2010 Pennsylvania

    If you were brewing Ovaltine, it's ready.
     
    #13 paulys55, Jan 16, 2014
  14. kjyost

    kjyost Initiate (0) May 4, 2008 Canada (MB)

    I make sure all my beers get that coating, then I peel it off and eat it! Yum!
     
    #14 kjyost, Jan 16, 2014
  15. epk

    epk Pundit (849) Jun 10, 2008 New Jersey

    But what's the angle?
     
    #15 epk, Jan 16, 2014
  16. MLucky

    MLucky Initiate (0) Jul 31, 2010 California

    Strange as it may seem, not everyone who uses the internet is a nice, well-adjusted person with rational motives for what they do. Some are lonely, bored, twisted little freaks who have nothing better to do than post things that they hope will cause consternation. I think probably in their minds, this makes up for the lack of attention they receive in the real world.
     
    #16 MLucky, Jan 16, 2014
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  17. epk

    epk Pundit (849) Jun 10, 2008 New Jersey

    Oh, trust me, I know well what the dregs of the interwebs hold. Just trying to speculate the reason in this case as most the time on this board a suspicious post is usually trying to sell us something (trolls are few and far between here… or I'm just missing them). Meh, suppose just wanting attention will have to do.
     
    #17 epk, Jan 16, 2014
  18. jjjjdub

    jjjjdub Initiate (0) Jan 14, 2014

    Sorry, hadnt checked post for a few days. I orignally brewed about 8 gallons of red ale. kegged 5 gallons of it a year ago. I forgot about it and the airlock dried up. So that made me not want to keg it. So it sat there for about a year until last sunday when I decided i wanted to do something with it.
    Truly, it doesnt smell like puke. It smell slightly sweet, like cider.

    Will the mold or what ever that stuff is have dangeous bactieria in it, or just bacteria that might make it taste bad, or could it be a sour red ale by now.

    Arent sours aged for a year or so?
     
    #18 jjjjdub, Jan 17, 2014
  19. ssam

    ssam Pundit (997) Dec 2, 2008 California

    Tummy ache in the worst case I'd say, maybe regurgitation. Probably neither.
     
    #19 ssam, Jan 17, 2014
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