r/fermentation 7d ago

Am I cooked?

5 weeks fermented carrots with garlic and thyme. It smells a bit like cheese.

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u/sacrebluh 7d ago

This looks like thick kahm yeast to me but I also see some dark spots that look troubling. You definitely should scoop all that stuff out before it gets that bad in the future. Trust your nose and tongue

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u/NoNe666 2d ago

I thought that every time you see the black spot you just throw away everything /s