Fermentation Support Forum

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!

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.

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