fermenting Cloudy Brine

[xbowmike]

Hello. I'm making two batches of fermented hot sauce. One jar has a nice cloudy brine no mold on top. Other jar has a cloudy brine but also has small clouds of floating white stuff. No mold on top. Is it still good? What is that stuff?

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[Siv]

It's likely Kahm yeast. Google it for some pictures. You can scrape it off when you're done fermenting - if half way through, just leave it.
 
If it's fuzzy and any colour other than white then it's mold. The best test is with your nose - let the ferment go for as long as you intended then give it a good sniff when you open it. If it's bad, it'll smell bad.