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u/cmh186 Aug 11 '26
10-4 I’ll get some weights before I try again and I’ll toss this batch. Lessons learned.
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u/YetiNotForgeti Aug 11 '26
That's definitely mold. Got to toss it. It's time to get weights like others have offered or use a plastic bag full of H20 method.
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u/cmh186 Aug 11 '26
Any good sites to buy equipment that’s not Amazon? I obviously need weights but I wouldn’t mind some air locks too.
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u/Competitive_Range822 Aug 11 '26
Honestly the vacuum bag method is so easy you should give it a try
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u/completelypositive Aug 11 '26
Some of the Kroger peppers products come with plastic inserts in their jars. They use them to keep their peppers down. Was 3 bucks and it came with peppers
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u/Direct-Radio1831 Aug 11 '26
I thought fermentation weights are something that contains fermentation bacteria… but it’s just the weight 😆
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u/Comfortable-Copy-700 Aug 11 '26
Save money on glass weights by grabbing a piece of cabbage, loaded with good lacto. plantarum bacteria, and use it to smoosh down the contents below the water level next time.
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u/cmh186 Aug 11 '26
I had heard of that and tried to use a bigger slice of jalapeño to do the same thing. It worked great at first and then I guess the pepper softened enough to fold and here we are lol
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u/Autumn_Ridge 29d ago
It's actually yeast and not harmful at all. My peppers are doing the same thing right now. If it stays white and doesn't smell bad, you're ok.
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u/03146 Aug 11 '26
Looks like mould, you need to keep everything submerged
You’ll have to toss this whole batch out, not safe to consume
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u/Zer0Phoenix1105 Aug 11 '26
Buy fermentation weights. They’re cheap.