Guest guest Posted September 11, 2002 Report Share Posted September 11, 2002 I have made the ginger ale a few times and the raspberry orange drink and had the same thing happen. I just scooped the mold off and am still drinking them. If there are ill effects i don't notice them. I think i remember reading in the book to do that and only if the smell is really offensive that you shouldn't drink it. Elaine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2002 Report Share Posted September 11, 2002 I have made both and did not get mold. Jill Nienhiser Webweaver www.westonaprice.org www.realmilk.com -----Original Message----- From: Rudisill [mailto:megan@...] Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 11:04 AM Subject: Moldy Beverages I made 2 of the beverage recipes from NT, Ginger Ale and Punch, and after day 1 and day 2 I have mold growing on the top of both. Just a few small patches of white fuzzy stuff. I washed the jars very well before using them and covered them tightly. Does anyone else have experience with making these drinks, and does anyone know if the mold is good or bad?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2002 Report Share Posted September 11, 2002 White and fuzzy sounds like mold (Not good, throw it away), white and flaky is yeast (Just part of the process). Kat http://www.katking.com ----- Original Message ----- From: " Rudisill " <megan@...> < > Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 8:03 AM Subject: Moldy Beverages > I made 2 of the beverage recipes from NT, Ginger Ale and Punch, and after day 1 and day 2 I have mold growing on the top of both. Just a few small patches of white fuzzy stuff. I washed the jars very well before using them and covered them tightly. Does anyone else have experience with making these drinks, and does anyone know if the mold is good or bad?? > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2002 Report Share Posted September 11, 2002 Thanks, I think I will try again with the ginger ale, alot of little spots. However, I might skim off the 2 spots on the Punch and try it. I made salsa at the same time with no mold problems, so I wonder why I had mold on the beverages. I have read many times that when people used to make crock sauerkraut and pickles a layer of mold would grow on the top and was just skimmed off. Maybe this is normal? I am sending for kefir culture right know so I will try it with kefir whey when I get a chance. ----- Original Message ----- From: kili94 Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 11:24 AM Subject: Re: Moldy Beverages I asked Sally about this once (as I got mold on my beet kvass). She said if it doesn't bother you, just lift the mold off with a spoon. If it worries you, throw it out and try again. (BTW, it worried me! Also, the mold wasn't floating on top, it was on the sides of the jars & thus, difficult to " lift off. " I'm going to try again using kefir whey this time.) > I made 2 of the beverage recipes from NT, Ginger Ale and Punch, and after day 1 and day 2 I have mold growing on the top of both. Just a few small patches of white fuzzy stuff. I washed the jars very well before using them and covered them tightly. Does anyone else have experience with making these drinks, and does anyone know if the mold is good or bad?? > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2002 Report Share Posted September 11, 2002 I asked Sally about this once (as I got mold on my beet kvass). She said if it doesn't bother you, just lift the mold off with a spoon. If it worries you, throw it out and try again. (BTW, it worried me! Also, the mold wasn't floating on top, it was on the sides of the jars & thus, difficult to " lift off. " I'm going to try again using kefir whey this time.) > I made 2 of the beverage recipes from NT, Ginger Ale and Punch, and after day 1 and day 2 I have mold growing on the top of both. Just a few small patches of white fuzzy stuff. I washed the jars very well before using them and covered them tightly. Does anyone else have experience with making these drinks, and does anyone know if the mold is good or bad?? > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2002 Report Share Posted September 12, 2002 At 09:03 AM 9/11/2002 -0600, you wrote: >I made 2 of the beverage recipes from NT, Ginger Ale and Punch, and after >day 1 and day 2 I have mold growing on the top of both. Just a few small >patches of white fuzzy stuff. I washed the jars very well before using >them and covered them tightly. Does anyone else have experience with >making these drinks, and does anyone know if the mold is good or bad?? > > One thing you can do is use kefir whey -- it seems to depress mold a lot. I have not had luck with any other kind of whey (same problem: I get mold). Heidi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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