Mold in Fermentation Chamber

bluenose · Post by **bluenose** » Mon Jun 02, 2014 8:13 pm

So I got busy and I kind of forgot about a couple of batches for a while. I opened up the fermentation freezer and as the title says there's mold in the chamber.

The carboys are glass and the airlocks are still full of starsan so I'm wondering if the batches are screwed or if there's a chance they're still ok. I haven't tasted or smelled them yet.

What are people doing to combat moisture in their fermentation chambers?

bluenose · Post by **bluenose** » Mon Jun 02, 2014 8:18 pm

I just gave them each a whiff and they don't smell off. I'm going to go ahead and keg them anyway, but hold off on giving them any co2 until I hear back

adams81 · Post by **adams81** » Mon Jun 02, 2014 8:58 pm

If I had a fermentation chamber I would use Damprid from CT. It is a dessicant (CaCl2 I think) that you would just place in the chamber. I use it in my keezer and it works great.

bluenose · Post by **bluenose** » Mon Jun 02, 2014 9:18 pm

cool, I'll be sure to get some of that

I pulled a sample of each as I filled the kegs and they didn't taste noticeably off... worst case ontario I have some sacrificial suds to give to moochers I don't want coming back for more

CartoonCod · Post by **CartoonCod** » Mon Jun 02, 2014 10:12 pm

Its happened to be before and the beer turned out fine. The spores would have a hard time making it in there with an airlock with sanitizer. Next time, you might want to spray around the bung before you take it off to kill anything on the surface.

jtmwhyte · Post by **jtmwhyte** » Mon Jun 02, 2014 10:19 pm

bluenose wrote:I just gave them each a whiff and they don't smell off. I'm going to go ahead and keg them anyway, but hold off on giving them any co2 until I hear back

I'll take those off your hands to dump since they are obviously ruined

CorneliusAlphonse · Post by **CorneliusAlphonse** » Mon Jun 02, 2014 10:50 pm

What cartoonCod said. I would have pulled it out,wiped the carboys down,let the air settle, then transferred.

MarkPower · Post by **MarkPower** » Tue Jun 03, 2014 10:50 am

Dollarama sells a knock off Damprid that I use in my fermentation chamber. Completely fixed up the moisture issue for me.

mikeorr · Post by **mikeorr** » Tue Jun 03, 2014 11:05 am

I'm going to pick up an Eva-Dry 500 http://www.eva-dry.com/products/eva-dry ... umidifier/ for my keezer / part-time fermentation chamber. I like that it's reusable/rechargeable, nothing to dump/replace, sounds like it lasts a long time.

AllanMar · Post by **AllanMar** » Fri Jun 06, 2014 6:27 pm

mikeorr wrote:I'm going to pick up an Eva-Dry 500 http://www.eva-dry.com/products/eva-dry ... umidifier/ for my keezer / part-time fermentation chamber. I like that it's reusable/rechargeable, nothing to dump/replace, sounds like it lasts a long time.

I've got one. Works great, damp rid would freeze up on me. Got mine at kent

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