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I made some brie a couple of weeks ago and sprayed the outside with some P. Candidum culture as per the norm.
I checked it today and noticed an unexpected growth, anyone guess what it is?

Looks like brain matter, did u apply electrical charge too, maybe its alive now

have seen it before, dont recall though, has the size shrunk, mass shriveling from fluid evaporation.

No it's not a fluid thing, definitely a growth. I've uploaded a picture of the whole cheese so you can see an area (centre left) where no growth has occurred.
At first I thought it was a yeast but it's quite solid. I'm thinking possibly fungal as I'd normally recognise most bacter.
Where's a microscope when you need one?

My wife says it looks like Chenille.

I think I may have created a new life form.

it looks like a skin that has formed on winemaking batches that caught some,,,,,viniger bacteria or something, thats were I found it. Does it have an off smell? maybe its ok, time will tell, see if it starts to drip.

Your wife is right
My cardboard box cheese went like that when it was left in the loft sealed up in a plastic sandwich box for too long. It smelt like the worst end of a babys nappy. I cleaned it up and several weeks later it now smells much nicer, but it's going to be a strong one Jackie still thinks it smells of ****** ******* Modesty precludes me from posting the actual words.


Dave

BC beat me to it, it looks bacterial to me, only question is whether they are nice bacteria or not. I did a touch taste on mine and wasn't hospitalised, so are you feeling so lucky

Dave

It smells OK (in fact it smells too good at this stage, normally I'd expect something stronger).
I've tasted a piece of it and I'm still here...so far!!!

Just make sure you keep it locked in a secure vault! I've seen movies that started like this.