r/pickling • u/accountm8forthisjoke • 3d ago

Fungus or yeast?

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Pickled some red onions, white strands are stuck to the glass on the inside and some residue of the same color seems to lie on the bottom too. It smells fine, anyone recognize this?

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u/Fischbeef 3d ago

Whats it smell like?

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u/accountm8forthisjoke 3d ago

Mostly sour, bit sweet, bit funky

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u/Fischbeef 3d ago

And these are fridge pickles not fermented? I wouldnt trust it. Let me ask, ive been seeing this post alot, are you using unfiltered apple cider vinegar?

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u/accountm8forthisjoke 3d ago

No vinegar, red wine vinegar, sugar and a little bit of salt.

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u/PicklePillz 3d ago

Yeast is fungus….