r/fermentation • • 5h ago

White lines?

Fermenting peppers onions and garlic to make a hot sauce and I’m seeing some white lines on some of the peppers and one of the glass weights. Nothing on top of the brine. Can anyone tell me what it is?

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u/uxgpf 4h ago

Dead lactobacillus.

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u/Luncheon_Lord 3h ago

I believe the pepper seeds try to germinate and then detach. The other user isn't wrong, you'll likely see some very tiny dead bacteria eventually but the stray floater in each photo I see looks like a Taproot minus the seed