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==Identifying Mold==
===Examples===
The following table shows examples of pictures of mold or pellicles from the Milk The Funk Facebook group, and the consensus on whether mold is present or not.
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! Mold or Pellicle? !! Determination
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| [[File:Mold ex1.jpg]] || [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1307766339251577/ Pellicle, not mold.]
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| [[File:Mold ex2.jpg]] ||
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| [[File:Mold ex3.jpg]] || [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1281301335231411/ Undetermined; the small green area in the middle of the pellicle might be mold.]
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| [[File:Mold ex4.jpg]] || [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1281110501917161/ Occurred in a clean dubbel after adding prunes; pellicle, not mold.]
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| [[File:Mold ex5.jpg]] || [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1288996467795231/ Mold growth during kettle souring (''Lactobacillus'' was the only thing added to the wort).]
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| [[File:Mold ex6.jpg]] || [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1290759167618961/ Mold growth on top of blackberries.]
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| [[File:Mold ex7.jpg]] || [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1298079910220220/ Small amount of pellicle, not mold.]
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| [[File:Mold ex8.jpg]] || [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1298147566880121/ Green and fuzzy mold.]
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| [[File:Mold ex9.jpg]] || [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1299174613444083/ Mold growth on an oak barrel bung. Beer is ok if the mold is scrubbed and removed; recommended to use rubber or silicon for the bung instead.]
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| [[File:Mold ex10.jpg]] || [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1310084279019783/ Pellicle on top of green grapes, not mold.]
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| [[File:Mold ex11.jpg]] || [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1314877468540464/ Mold growth on fruit that is floating above the surface of the beer.]
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| [[File:Mold ex12.jpg|500px]] || [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1316713918356819/ Partial pellicle on a kettle sour; probably a wild yeast contamination from the added fruits. Not mold.]
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| [[File:Mold ex13.jpg]] || [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1322465991114945/ Mold growth from under-pitching with only one bottle of commercial beer dregs.]
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| [[File:Mold ex14.jpg]] || [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1325350184159859/ ''Brettanomyces'' activity, not mold.]
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| [[File:Mold ex15.jpg]] || [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1328332617194949/ Probably not mold, but growth from an unidentified and potentially unwanted microorganism.]
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| [[File:Mold ex16.jpg]] || [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1332631583431719/ Partial pellicle, not mold.]
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| [[File:Mold ex17.jpg]] || [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1343440315684179/ Pellicle, not mold.]
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==See Also==