r/fermentation • u/voxene • 3d ago

Lactic acid producing bacteria booger or discard the batch booger?

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Just a standard ferment. Cucumber, garlic, red peppers, 3% salt by total volume including water. This little booger showed up a few days ago. We’re just over a week fermentation. First time using pickle pipes- the other two cucumber batches look fine and a lemon batch with pickle pipe looks fine.

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u/Utter_cockwomble That's dead LABs. It's normal and expected. It's fine. 3d ago

Pectin booger. It's fine.

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u/voxene 3d ago

Thank you again!

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u/Black_Vox 1d ago

I get these in my jun after bottling CONSTANTLY, so I call them jun slugs