Suggestions on how to deal with contamination?

When I was about to leave this morning, I noticed that one of my carboys has this white mold growing on the surface.

In 8 years of homebrewing, this is the first time it happens. This is a braggot I've been aging for 6 months and I had recently racked it off to remove some sediment. I guess something got inside during that process.

I was thinking of racking it tonight and discard the head and hopefully, that could help it? Any other suggestions?

Thanks!

Topic contamination racking homebrew

Category Mac

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Racking to secondary probably introduced the contamination. You can try to kill the contamination by racking from under it and also adding Campden or metabisulfite chemical in the amounts recommended by the manufacturer (typically this is 1 Campden tablet per gallon, or equivalent). Also, taste the batch -- it might already be souring or otherwise not taste very good, in which case you might want to dump it out. Otherwise it is best if you can drink it as soon as possible before the contamination has any chance to progress any further.

Good luck.

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