I am trying for the very 1st time a mixed veggie ferment, it's about 1.5 weeks old n ow.
I used a 5% brine, and it contains jalapeno pepper, red hot peppers, sweet red peppers, cauliflower, sweet yellow peppers and carrots.
I also added a few garlic cloves, as I love garlic
I was shocked today to notice that the few pieces of garlic seem to be turning BLUE!
Is there a logical reason for this??
I haven't opened the mason jar yet because I don't want mold to start growing if I lose all my c02, but when I sniff the airlock, it smells kinda like a fart to me.
I'm wondering if something is wrong with this, or it's just my inexperience shining through.
Interestingly, the silicon rubber lid that I have made out of a bowl cover (which I'm guessing is food safe, as it's sold as a cover for a bowl full of food!) seems to be the same color as the blue spot on the garlic, but this is weird because it's ONLY the garlic turning blue, and it is not in contact at all with the blue silicon lid.
So what's happening here?
Any thoughts?
Is this bad??
See attached pics please