r/cider • u/Rubyonreddit109 • 13h ago
making some apple berry cider concerned about molding
hey guy i’m making some mixed berry apple cider here’s the notes
BERRY APPLE CIDER
6/7/26 7-8pm START
1X cole’s 500g frozen mixed berry
added just under 4 litres cole’s apple juice
added sugar to OG
OG 1.104
a small amount of pectinase (unmeasured)
a small amount of dap (unmeasured)
used yeast Mangrove Jack's M05 Mead Yeast
started being active pretty quickly i think on 7/7/26
9/7/26
fermenting strongly as it has been from the start a lot of bubbles slight foam and a lot of airlock activity
18/7/26 bubbles still going up the side slightly slower
i have also been swirling daily to ensure berries don’t mold
although i’ve missed 2-3 swirls
i’m concerned about some small white bits i’ve seen on the top which i think could be mold do you think this would mold? (posted on the 22/7/26) should i think about racking off the berries? i don’t have an autosiphon sadly so id have to pour it over a strainer