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===Mold vs Pellicle Examples===
The following table shows examples of mold or pellicles from the Milk The Funk Facebook group, and the consensus on whether mold is likely present or not based on the image. Note that it is likely that barrel aged beer with pellicles can also contain at least some mold. It is not possible to determine whether mold is present or not based only on visual inspection; lab analysis is required to determine for sure if mold is present or not <ref>[https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5637/7/3/174 Piraine REA, Leite FPL, Bochman ML. Mixed-Culture Metagenomics of the Microbes Making Sour Beer. Fermentation. 2021; 7(3):174. https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation7030174.] See also [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/posts/7494013197293496/?comment_id=7495644597130356&reply_comment_id=7495757290452420 this MTF post by Dr. Bryan Heit]</ref>.
Also, search the [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/search/?query=mold Milk The Funk Facebook group] for examples of identifying mold versus yeast activity.