Has mold ruined my mead?

[Levin]

Hi there,

I'm fairly new to brewing and just had a look at fourth batch, which made me worried.

I'm trying to make a Cyser, following this recipe:

Apple Cyser Mead Recipe - 1 Gallon - Home Cider Making

Learn how to make a gallon of apple Cyser with this simple recipe. Cyser is a blend of an apple cider and a mead which is also called a Molemol; fruit and honey wine. This magnificent blend of the two delicious recipes makes a fine drink that will disappear quick!

www.homecidermaking.com

I've scaled it up times three, otherwise I've followed it exactly (within an error of 100 grams honey).
Everything went smoothly until now, about six weeks after starting. I opened it and saw white spots on the top of the mead. It doesn't look like mold as I know it, but maybe it is? Is my mead ruined?
See attached picture.

OG was 1.102, last measured SG was 1.002.

 

[EricHartman]

So long as it doesn't taste terrible it looks pretty normal to me. Thing to remember is that yeast and mold are both fungus. Depending on the colony form our yeast will look very similar to the mold we've all seen floating in that drink we left beside the couch for 5 days!

 

[Levin]

So long as it doesn't taste terrible it looks pretty normal to me. Thing to remember is that yeast and mold are both fungus. Depending on the colony form our yeast will look very similar to the mold we've all seen floating in that drink we left beside the couch for 5 days!

Thanks for your reply. In that case I'll try to bottle it and see how it tastes.