Hello, I have been fermenting for many years and I always wonder about the whole mold. I have heard some say just scrape it off and you'll be fine. I wondered your opinion. Hear is a pic of my odd pickle mold.
Thanks for your help.
Kelly
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Hi Kelly,
There are different kinds of mold and with those different concerns. The smaller white molds are okay and can be scraped off — once you get into pink and black molds you should throw it away. I also find that if it is a shredded sauerkraut scraping off mold will get you to a layer that has been anaerobic and safe from the mold, however, like in your pickles below that mold is on a cucumber that goes through the whole jar and I consider this to be more infected.
I hope that helps,
Kirsten
Others have had mold on their pickles, be they cucumbers or other vegetables in a brine. Here are some other troubleshooting articles that you might want to check out as well:
Deborah opens her pickles after two weeks of fermenting and is greeted by Fuzzy Mold! Deborah asks about types of mold that can be scraped off and those that lead to throwing out the batch.
Ted wants to know what’s up with the different colors of his lacto fermented pickles. Kirsten responds with a description of the various phases of fermentation with pickles and the resulting coloring.