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So I made a batch of Pickles out of some smallish slicer cukes. i added some thai chili, dill and garlic. They taste great, but there is some whitish stuff growing on the cucumber rinds...it looks like colonies of bacteria, or something....I just rinse the stuff off before eating them...its not very thick or anything, just a thin little film in patches. Anyone have any clues or experience finding stuff growing on ferments that seem otherwise harmless?
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Re: I've got whitish stuff on Pickles after fermenting...
Sun, January 25, 2009 - 11:37 PMmaybe I didn't wash them thoroughly beforehand? -
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Re: I've got whitish stuff on Pickles after fermenting...
Mon, January 26, 2009 - 6:47 AMActually the whitish film is quite normal and harmless. It is a form of yeast called kahm.
It's a sign that everything went well.
I always get this on my beet kvass and it doesnt bother me so I drink it as it is.
Of course it's fine if you wash it off too as it doesnt really look that appealing.
You could also add some water to the jar so the white kahm is floating and skim it
off with a spoon.
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