Hello there. I’m a beginner at fermenting and started 3 different mash ferments in fido jars. I started woth no brine and 3.5% salt with fresh out the garden hot peppers.
After 6-7 days i noticed some yeast and maybe the beginning of some mold (tiny little fuzzy flakes). What I did is remove about 1/2 inch of the top mash, cleaned a bit of the top of the fido jar, added 3% brine almost to top and added some newly bought mason weights. Its been maybe 3-4 days now and i havent seen any mold again or yeast. In my opinion it smells alright (strong pickled like vinegar smell) and the brine got a little darker and slimy. What I’m wondering is, slime os bad or good? Should i toss it out? Sjould i wait longer? I dont want to make sauce and get someone sick.thx!
After 6-7 days i noticed some yeast and maybe the beginning of some mold (tiny little fuzzy flakes). What I did is remove about 1/2 inch of the top mash, cleaned a bit of the top of the fido jar, added 3% brine almost to top and added some newly bought mason weights. Its been maybe 3-4 days now and i havent seen any mold again or yeast. In my opinion it smells alright (strong pickled like vinegar smell) and the brine got a little darker and slimy. What I’m wondering is, slime os bad or good? Should i toss it out? Sjould i wait longer? I dont want to make sauce and get someone sick.thx!
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