Walk in Kolpak Moisture and Mold

[RJS]

Aloha from Kauai, new to the site and have some questions. I will start with our biggest challenge at our monastery.

We have a large walk in fridge for keg conditioning and storage at 40F. There is a white, powdery mold-like growth everywhere and im wondering if anyone can help solve this. After about a month, a whole keg is coated.

I recently inquired about some moisture reducing panels from Lowermyhumidity.com, which recommends their ProTEC Green Air Junior panels for $280 each, needing two. Anyone use these?

Thanks.

Rajan
Head Brewer of Kauai's Hindu Monastery.

[gitchegumee]

Are you sure it's mold? We've not seen mold like this before. If it is mold, I've found that the best defense is cleaning--not humidity control. Use a quaternary ammonia compound and a foaming sprayer to coat everything. Be meticulous. Hope this helps!

[Ted Briggs]

Quat is more of a preventative- use soapy bleach water to remove and kill mold, THEN apply quat to keep it from coming back. Biggest thing in walk-ins is keep them dry: turn off hoses when not in use, fix leaks etc.

[RJS]

Awesome

will begin following the advice.

Many Mahalo's

[RJS]

Are you sure it's mold? We've not seen mold like this before. If it is mold, I've found that the best defense is cleaning--not humidity control. Use a quaternary ammonia compound and a foaming sprayer to coat everything. Be meticulous. Hope this helps!

We did some lab testing and found it to be a mold-like-substance. I wasnt closely involved...