Post #660747 by Swanky on Thu, Dec 6, 2012 8:38 AM

As a side note here...

I had made a batch of allspice dram and instead of storing it in the fridge, I had it on the shelf. That is a similar mix of sugar syrup and high octane booze. But, last night I found there was mold growing on the surface and the entire full bottle had to be pitched. Sucks.

I am going to run my bottles through the dishwasher I think and keep it in the fridge in the future. I am not sure what is the root cause. Dirt in the bottle, or something coming in after bottling, or it is a fact of life. You might be able to skim the mold off the surface and use the product, but, I am not chancing it. And this is why it is good there is St. Elizabeth availabel at the store...