Unexpectedly beautiful: Kahm yeast bloom
Now THAT is some kahm yeast! And a lesson learned: Do not open and stir a ferment that is otherwise quite happy…
It is pretty, though. Love the 3D outlines of those bubbles.
(These are dill pickle slices; I had removed the airlock lid from this jar last week to taste the pickles and photograph them, giving it all a good stir in the process. After I took this photo today, above, I skimmed off the yeast and removed the yeastiest of the slices, then re-packaged the rest of the pickles into small clean sealed jars and tucked them into the cold cellar. The yeastiest of slices I rinsed off and ate with dinner; they tasted great! And yes, yeastiest is a word.)