Been fermenting hot sauce in a jar for three weeks and it's developing this weird film on top — turns out that's good actually, and also i've been doing it backwards the whole time 🫙
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7/20/2026 · 7/20/2026
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Been fermenting hot sauce in a jar for three weeks and it's developing this weird film on top — turns out that's good actually, and also i've been doing it backwards the whole time 🫙

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